Just a few pictures this week…but some good ones in the mix. As always, follow our Instagram account to see them as they happen. At long last, we finished a family project. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) It was great getting to know the brethren from this local…
Many times I have been asked to describe the beauty and splendor of Brazil’s Iguaçu Falls…and many times I have failed for want of vocabulary. There are simply no words that can express the magnitude and wonder of it all. You really have to see it for yourself. But if that is impossible, the next…
Last week I reported here about the retreat being held by the First Regular Baptist Church in São Luís at the Mount Zion Camp. At that time, the retreat had just begun and I only had a few pictures. Now that the entire event has happened, there are more, and I share some of those…
“Some buildings have collapsed in New York.” Those words were spoken to me by my wife at around 9am on September 11, 2001. They barely registered in my mind as I rolled over and pulled the covers up over my head. I had worked the overnight shift at McDonalds, and was trying to squeeze in…
Some great pictures this week. Lots of excitement, both here and in South America. Enjoy! How did this guy get to be 20 already? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) We’ve done a lot of neat things this furlough, but this was our first-ever truck pull. View this post…
I’ve decided to revive an ancient tradition here at the blog – a weekly collection of interesting and relevant links from around the interwebs. I shouldn’t need to say it, but I probably do, so…linking someone in this post does not mean I agree with his or her body of work as a whole. Here…
The Canon of Scripture by F.F. Bruce I’ve been working through F.F. Bruce’s “The Canon of Scripture” for the last couple of months, and it has been time well spent. Bruce here does a deep dive into how the canon of our Bible came to be the 66 books we know today. While my commitment…
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled…
I’ve posted before about my interactions with a group of sixth graders who are super fans of everybody’s favorite fictional missionary, Missionary Max. Until recently, all of said interactions have been virtual, me being in Brazil and they being in the US. Two weeks ago, however, I was able to visit their classroom and spend…
Over the years we have accumulated several pieces of art to accompany the Missionary Max series. I’ve decided to post them all in one place. Future artwork will be included here as well. Cover Art It has been a pleasure to work with Brazilian artist Zilson Costa, who has made the outstanding cover art for…