Classes have begun at the Bible Institute, with an enthusiastic group of students. This semester I’m teaching Old Testament Survey, one of my favorites. Please pray that God would raise up more men and women willing to stand up and prepare for leadership and service in the church. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider…
Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. If you don’t have some kind of prayer notebook, I would highly recommend setting…
It’s been a busy but rewarding week since our last Snapshots post. Here are some highlights. As always, be sure to follow our Instagram account to get these updates as they happen. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying…
Perhaps nobody did as much to popularize the Brazilian Bossa Nova style as Frank Sinatra. A close second may belong to sax man Stan Getz (more on him later), but his influence pales in comparison to “Old Blue Eyes”. Though his best-known adaptation of a Brazilian song was “Girl from Ipanema”, he also did others,…
For this week’s ministry update, I thought I’d give you a little glimpse of what a typical Sunday looks like at Ebenezer, focusing on the people who minister there each week. We are truly blessed to be able to participate with these people who, week in and week out, take an active role in our…
They are ubiquitous throughout small-town USA. Today they mostly serve as houses, sheds or chicken coops, but once they were a fixture, an integral part of every community. You can still usually tell them apart from other houses, sheds, or chicken coops by their rather unique structure. I am referring, of course, to the one-room…
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. I chuckle a little every time someone from…
Barely enough to justify a snapshots post this week…but interesting nonetheless. Be sure to follow us on Instagram to see these updates as they happen. ____________________ 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…
Back towards the middle of 2023 we received an invitation to speak at the Carnaval retreat of the First Baptist Church in Barreiras, Bahia – attended by a former student of ours. At that time I was not pastoring a church, and there was no retreat of our own planned at the Mount Zion Camp,…
We’ve covered a lot of ground since our last snapshots post. Here are some pictures, which, as always, you can see in “real time” by following us on Instagram. ___________________ 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…