Back in July of 2019 we hosted the F.O.C.U.S. team, young people from our sending church, led by my brother, Pastor Daniel Comings. Part of their time here was spent in the city of Barreirinhas, famous for its vast dunes (where the Black Widow came to her untimely end, see number 4 here), beautiful river,…
I got to read some really great books this month. Check them out! 1066: The Year that Changed Everything by Jennifer Paxton First up: everything you wanted to know about the Battle of Hastings, its antecedents, and its outcomes. Shorter than the other “Great Courses” I have listened to, but very informative and enjoyable. The…
The first week of this month we were privileged to attend the annual meeting of the Baptist Mid-Missions Northeastern Brazil field council. Besides taking care of regional business, these times are always opportunities for fellowship with co-laborers and encouragement in the Word. This year that encouragement was brought by pastor Dan Mielke, who, together with…
As a missionary with a vital stake in the trends that periodically sweep the Western theological and ecclesiastical landscape, I have been following with interest the growth of a “woke” or “diversity” or “critical race” discussion that has taken place over the past several years. If I can be allowed to summarize a very complex…
Starting the year off strong with some good books read during the month of January. The Gagging of God by D.A. Carson Got this one in under the wire for 2019. Over the past couple months I’ve shared several quotes from Carson’s “The Gagging of God” on social media. Truth be told, what I’ve shared…
Three or four times a year our house is transformed into a sort of camp as kids (and some who have long since lost their kid status) from Ebenezer spend a couple days with us. It is an informal time of tree climbing, board gaming, and food-eating. Here are some pictures of the latest such…
An update on the Ebenezer fund-raising “marathon” is long past due. Despite threatening clouds, the event went off without a hitch. Several of our church members were joined by members of a couple of our sister churches at the Itapiracó park. After a word of prayer and some orientation from Pastor Francivaldo (who organized the…
You may remember a week ago I posted about the emancipation of the Ebenezer church from the mother church. On that occasion I teased about some bigger news to come on the 29th. The following week, I posted this on social media: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) And…
A busier than normal schedule and longer than normal books made for a shorter than normal list this month. Still, there were couple really great reads. Empires of the Sea by Roger Crowley Empires of the Sea is the second Roger Crowley book I’ve read. It won’t be the last. After reading his breathtaking description…
I rarely talk about my hobbies on this site, but I couldn’t resist posting this. Besides my trains, this features Itacyara’s artistry in decorating the tree and Michael and Nathanael’s work on the scenery. Michael also applied his editing skills to the video. Merry Christmas from the Comings family! Did you enjoy this post? Consider…