It’s been two weeks. The pickin’s are kind of slim…either the internet is getting less interesting, or I am getting more busy…or both. A freaky poem that uses all the same letters…in the same order…to create two different meanings. Time Travel Back to the San Francisco Earthquake Lego Creation of the Week 1 The English…
Pastor Izaías is one of my colleagues here in São Luís–pastor of the First Baptist Church–and a very good friend. God has given him a talent for writing worship songs, and his daughter Abigail a talent for singing them. Here she sings one of her father’s pieces, entitled Quero te Adorar (I Want to Worship…
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Since we moved to São Luís, our own involvement in puppet ministry has all but come to an end. We have put on a couple programs for VBS, but other than that, our foam friends are enjoying somewhat of an extended sabbatical. On the other hand, Cicero and Nice Braga–our former partners in puppet-crime–continue to…
This past Sunday marked our first ever service at the Ebenezer Regular Baptist Congregation. The name “Ebenezer” was chosen due to it’s meaning (hitherto hath the Lord helped us). The fact that it is the Brazilian title of my all-time-favorite hymn (Come Thou Fount) may have also entered into the considerations. Whatever the case, the…
This is a great time to be living in the city of São Luís. 400 years ago, tomorrow, the French Huguenot explorer Daniel de la Touche landed with a small expedition on this fair island. The ensuing four centuries saw the little city he founded fall into the hands of the Portuguese, the Dutch, the…
History is much more than dates and names. It is people, events, lives. Many history books tend to lean too far one way or another–either they get lost in facts and figures, or they get so caught up in the “personal aspect” that they lose the big picture. In his book December, 1941–31 Days that…
It’s been a while since we have featured a review of The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max here. Stepping up to end the drought is Shaun at Bible Geek Gone Wild, who posted a very generous review of the book earlier this week. Money quote: The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max is a fun-filled adventure…
Fighting an annoying fever today, but the Monday Mayhem must go on! From here in Brazil A creative, and beautiful, use of plastic bottles. On Second Thought Forget everything I just said. And While You’re At It …forget everything Pat Robertson says, too. Cute Couple A romance made someplace other than heaven. Coca Cola and…
It’s election time in the US, and I hear the term “electoral noise” batted around, of course referring to the competing voices of the candidates and their minions. Here in Brazil, however, the term “electoral noise” would have a much more literal meaning. Political candidates rent sound trucks and have them drive around the city…