“Even now there are thousands of beings in heaven watching what is going on down here—a “great cloud of witnesses,” the Scripture says. It reminds me that there is so much more to our existence than what we can see. What we do reverberates through the heavens and into eternity. Try for a whole day […]
Pigs fly, donkeys talk, christians belch
Ok, this is probably going to get me in trouble… When we are trying to attract the world to Jesus, why must we use language that is guaranteed to drive them away? Just as an example — I do not know the writer, nor have I read the blog– the title of a blog came […]
Dona Creusa needs some hair
Most women in Brazil who are married or out of their twenties are called “dona” as a means of respect. A rough translation would be the way we use the word “Miss” in the south — Miss Francis, Miss Mary, etc. Miss Creusa is an individual who carries quite a story. In the clutches of […]
Am I adopted?
Poverty is such a cruel taskmasters. Especially to children. Seed of Hope is trying to address the problem, teaming up American sponsors with Brazilian children. For $1 a day a sponsor can provide a child with a nutritional meal each day, clothing, rudimentary medical care, and educational assistance. They also get to meet Jesus. At […]
Weirdo #2
I think the desert must breed weirdism. Meet Márcio and Meire. He was the small groups pastor for a very large church in Fortaleza and earning $2000 (US) a month. Because the church has a school, his kids were going to private school for free and his wife was working for the church. Nice, huh? […]