Sometimes your state of mind and what is happening around you will cause you to have a totally different perspective. This morning, a well-worn passage that I’ve camped out on during many occasions took a turn that I wasn’t expecting. I love it when that happens! It’s almost like having a direct hot line into […]
Book report, kinda
Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, Francis Chan I like Chan. A lot. His Crazy Love messed me up. I made it required reading for our staff of pastors and workers in Brazil. I highly recommend it. I purchased Forgotten God before it was published and had been eagerly anticipating it […]
Changing my mind
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. — Romans 12:2 Why is it that we so often skim over things, especially […]
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. — 1 Corinthians 4:20 You ever have the sensation that something is about to happen but you can’t quite put your finger on it? This has been my waking, and sleeping, state for several weeks now. It’s causing me to do […]
Church attacked in Tianguá, Brazil
I just received an urgent email from pastor Danilo in Tianguá stating that the church building had been broken into by a gang and totally trashed. Anything of any value, primarily a small sound mixing board, microphones and speakers, appear to have been stolen. The front door was literally ripped off it’s hinges, destroying the […]