Almost a year ago God gave my wife and I the opportunity to spend a couple weeks in Paris, with side trips to London and Mont Saint Michel. This excursion impacted me in ways that I am still processing. After a year of reflection, I am ready to put some of my thoughts down in…
“So this is the mighty Judean warrior who slew Goliath?” The skepticism in King Achish’s voice was evident. “Yes, my lord.” The soldier standing before him was insistent. “I was there, I saw it happen! And I’ve seen him at the front of Shaul’s army many times since then. And we’ve all heard the song…
During our recent BMM Brazil conference we were able to get away for an afternoon, together with some of our missionary colleagues, and visit a truly remarkable place in Recife: the Instituto Ricardo Brennand. The “Instituto” is actually a large museum featuring artwork and artifacts from the huge collection of its late namesake. It is…
As is our yearly custom, the Baptist Mid Missions missionaries serving in Brazil met together two weeks ago for fellowship, edification, and to take care of mission business. This year’s conference took place in the beautiful city of Recife. This year we had the privilege of hearing challenging, convicting, and encouraging messages from Pastor Rich…
You may remember that back in November we purchase a piece of property for a new sanctuary for the Ebenezer church. In January, we began construction. What follows are some pictures of the process from the beginning until now. We are hoping to be moving into our new facilities by May or June. Please pray…
Doeg stood with a couple of the king’s herdsmen as they awaited their turn to bring the animals they led for the sacrifice. The king was quite particular about making sure the correct sacrifices were made – something Doeg had learned in his relatively short time in Shaul’s service. Another thing Doeg had learned was…
Abner, general-in-chief of King Shaul’s armed forces, had grown used to awkward family dinners. When the king’s oldest son and heir to the throne was best friends with a man the king hated with the heat of a thousand suns, and when one of the king’s daughters was married to him…well…conversations tended to die out…
Abner spurred his horse ahead, trying desperately to keep up with his master, Shaul, king of Israel. For his part, Shaul rode like a man possessed. Ever since trying, and failing, to skewer David to the wall with his spear, the king had descended even further into the darkness, forgetting his royal duties in his…
As we jump feet first into 2026, here are the last pictures from 2025. As always, you can see these 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…
Yesterday I posted this picture on Instagram and Facebook, with the caption “Look closely”: And to be honest, it is not hard to focus on what is going on in the foreground and miss the 727 casually parked next to a gas station. I’m publishing this as a “Best of Brazil” post because this illustrates…