It was Saturday evening. A large group of well-wishers looked on as the blushing bride walked down a grassy lane, and a nervous groom crooned the words from a popular love song. When bride and groom met at the altar, the turned around and waited as their nine children came up the aisle with their…
The Story Luke Tells: Luke’s Unique Witness to the Gospel by Justo Gonzalez Church historian Justo Gonzalez looks at Luke’s writings. I liked his overall approach and he had some good insights. The author’s soft spot for Liberation Theology is kept to a minimum. Worthwhile if you are studying Luke or Acts. The First American…
Here’s what’s been going on over at our Instagram account for the past couple weeks. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) View…
A few weeks ago I blogged about the month of May being family month in many Brazilian churches, including ours. This year our ladies society planned several activities in conjunction with this event, the last of which occurred yesterday: a family picnic. While not everybody was able to attend (several of our men have jobs…
Here in Brazil, among evangelical churches, yesterday was “Pastor’s Day” – a Sunday where churches take a moment to honor the men who serve the flock by bringing them the Word week in and week out, “in season and out of season”. We actually celebrated the event twice this year, once on Saturday at an…
In the course of a recent online discussion on the merits of a pluralistic society, particularly where Christianity is concerned, a good friend recommended that I read up on eminent sociologist and theologian Peter Berger (1929-2017). Selecting his last work, The Many Altars of Modernity: Toward a Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age, I…
I am reviving the book reviews I used to do here, with a little change in the format. In stead of occasional “drive-by book reviews”, I’ll be sharing my reading at the end of every month. So to begin, here are some of the books I have read in May. I hope you find this…
Found this great video on Facebook, had to share. This is our adoptive home! Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.. This means that clicking on these Amazon links and making purchases is one way you can help our…
On Saturday we had the privilege of presenting the above-mentioned theme at a family conference hosted by the New Life Baptist Church in the Maiobão neighborhood. It was especially neat for me as I got to put on my “history teacher” hat and give a background on post modernism. I had two hours, which means…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) You can read about the missionary conference here, and see a video of the orchestra here. View this post…