What used to be a relatively easy three hour drive from Fortaleza to Ubaúna has turned into a six hour nightmare. Holes big enough to swallow your car with hundreds, literally, of holes the size of a plastic dirty clothes hamper and, no kidding, thousands of holes the size of beach and basketballs, litter the […]
Always
Nothing like the desert of northeastern Brazil to get you thinking a bit clearer. The local folks have a saying: “God is a Brazilian.” For the longest time I used to think that was a sick joke. Droughts, floods, poverty, hunger, disease and pestilence, ignorance… “God-forsaken” is the term that would spring instantly to mind; […]
Exotic and Enchanted Brazil
Brazil: The land of exotic enchantment… Not! For some of my newer readers, I make frequent trips to Brazil. I don’t go to the “exotic” and “enchanted” locations; I go to the desert of the northeast. I’ve actually been to many of the exotic and enchanted spots and, much like Chevy Chase in National Lampoon’s […]
What am I supposed to do?
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Paul is a stickler for getting it right. Don’t get caught up in the law, run after the Spirit. Make sure you know where you are placing your trust. Sitting here in the interior of Brazil, I have to ask myself: what are my motives, what […]
Grumpy
I had a dream last night in which the Spirit was continually putting things in front of me that I had to do. If I didn’t complete the tasks, the Kingdom couldn’t advance. I actually woke up with a sense of dread. I didn’t get it all done and I felt like I’d failed. Guess […]