But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. One of my absolute favorite aspects of Brazilian culture is the rodízio. For the uninitiated, a rodízio is a steakhouse where various cuts of meat are brought to your…
It was somewhere towards the end of 1995, and I was sitting in the dorm room at the Cariri Baptist Seminary in Crato, Brazil, shooting the breeze with my college roommate. Inevitably, our conversation turned towards marriage. My friend, a studious individual with an accomplished academic career ahead of him, said “If I were to…
The last three weeks have seen some major progress in our camp construction project. First we had a Pastors and Wives retreat. Then we were able to make major progress on the kitchen. And then last week, thanks to a generous donation from one of our area pastors, we were able to turn a portion…
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. As we continue in our study of the book of James, we see that the author has packed a lot into the first four verses. He has challenged us to…
Our Instagram account has been fairly active of late. Here are some highlights of our life since our last “snapshots” post: I was on TV…for the fourth time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) This guy is now officially a teenager. View this post on Instagram A post shared…
For the second week in a row I was able to spend a few days at camp, overseeing the kitchen construction project. Here are a few pictures highlighting the progress. Stay tuned, there is a lot more exiting news to come! Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil….
James 1:4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. In my ever-so-humble opinion, one of the most underrated films of recent days was Disney’s reboot of The Lone Ranger. One of the “running gags” of the movie involves Tonto, hilariously interpreted by Johnny Depp, making dubious…
As Itacyara and I look back on last weekend, our hearts are full as we contemplate how almost a decade of investment, blood, sweat, and tears have finally paid off in the form of a Pastors and Wives retreat at the Mount Zion Baptist Camp. And as of two weeks ago it wasn’t even on…
Wow…only two books this month. I really must read shorter books! The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm by William Manchester and Paul Reid I have finally completed Manchester’s three-volume series on Winston Churchill. I was a little apprehensive upon beginning this last volume, as Manchester only lived long enough to compile the material and…
…knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. In last week’s installment of our verse-by-verse examination of the book of James, we noted that the author gives us a somewhat counter-intuitive instruction. In the face of trials, we are to “consider it joy”. Consider is a mind word, not a emotion word. James is…