Never mind the fact that it is just an insignificant pastor of an insignificant congregation in Florida. Never mind that similar events would be a lot more common in the Arab world if the Bible were actually allowed in the Arab world. And never mind that the whole thing is being blown out of proportion…
Confession time: my sons are fans of the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb. More painful confession time: I have been known to sit and watch episodes with them. One of my their favorite parts of each episode is when Perry the Platypus–ostensibly a household pet–goes through some amazingly intricate secret portal to HQ, where…
God, in His mercy, chose to protect Itacyara and my sister-in-law Emily from the effects of a serious accident last night. Another driver ran a red-light and collided with their car. As you can see from the picture below, God’s sovereign protection did not extend to the Rav4 they were driving. Nobody was seriously hurt…
Our oldest son has been amazingly patient and tolerant of our chaotic lifestyle over the past month. He has tolerated the packing up of our household, the giving away of his dog, the bohemian living…all because of the promise that when we arrived in Florida he would get to see the animals at our pastor’s…
Mikey and I got to spend some quality time in Belem on Sunday, visiting the botanical gardens (which also have large collections of animals) and other attractions of the city. This will most likely be our last post before arrival in the US on Wednesday for furlough. See you all there! ____________________ Did you enjoy…
We arrived in Belem this morning. Belem is our final destination before boarding our plane to the US. Our hostess here took us on a boat that cruises the coast of the city. Here are some pictures: Our cruise also included live entertainment featuring traditional music and dance from the state of Para. At one…
The Tragic Fruit of Non-Cessationist Theology True Story #1 Nina Rodrigues is a little town in the interior of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It is small, but very well kept. The populace is traditional—mostly Roman Catholic, but there are also a few Charismatic churches. In one of these Charismatic congregations not too long ago…
In case you missed it, or are American, Brazil beat Chile to advance t the World Cup finals yesterday. The score was 3 to 0. Thus, at the house where we watched the game, the following scene was repeated three times: For some reason, Brazilian player Kaka is a special favorite among the young ladies….
Last night was the final presentation of the Amiguinhos de Jesus, a puppet ministry that began sixteen years ago. Incidentally, our last presentation was at the Faith Baptist Church in Juazeiro–also the site of the first presentation “way back in the day”. I mentioned this to one of our puppeteers, and her response was “Wow!…
Here are some pictures given to me by one of our students of the Intentional Discipleship seminar and Theologcial Conference. Here is another picture of me translating for John A. Stewart. Notice how I am “one with the microphone”. Every day we began the session with prayer for the progress of the Gospel in different…