Musical Interlude: Wonderful One-man Recording

My house is strewn with boxes, the phone is ringing off the hook, and my schedule just keeps filling up. The term “mayhem” seems especially appropriate today. So, after a week off while hosting the FOCUS missions team, here is this week’s collection of random links. More than a Dream A fascinating interview with Phil…

A few days ago I posted a picture of the attendees of our annual Baptist Mid Missions do Brazil conference. This is the second of two conferences that we attend in a year. The first is the Northeast Regional conference, made up of the missionaries who serve in the northeastern section of Brazil. Resident shutterbug…

Indulge me in a quick break from my normal subject matter. I’ve been tweeting a lot today about the horrible murders committed by abortion “doctor” Kermit Gosnell. Over the last 24 hours there has been a sustained social media campaign to shine the light on this. It is obvious that the largely pro-abortion media is…

If you have been following our posts at all, you know that for the last month my parents, Harold and Judy Comings, have been visiting us here in Brazil. To say that it has been a great time would be a tremendous understatement. Mom and Dad’s presence has been encouraging, uplifting, and edifying. As we…

Last week Michael was officially inducted into the Tiradentes Military Academy. Here are a few pictures: Students at parade rest, waiting for the ceremony to begin. Michael in line, waiting to march out and receive his beret. First year students, preparing to take their oath of allegiance. Michael is in there somewhere. Michael with his…

Last week I was able to spend a few days at the camp. I hired a bricklayer, and we began laying the foundation for the wall. Here is what has been accomplished so far: Digging the trench. Receiving the rocks. Transporting the water tank. Building the foundation. Putting up support columns. On Monday I will…