Beyond Outreach: A Mark on Your Hand and a Band on Your Forehead

Beyond Outreach: A Mark on Your Hand and a Band on Your Forehead: When I was a teenager, I liked wearing Christian tee-shirts. My cousin had the one I admired most. It said simply, “I’m a fool for Jesus. Wh...

A Bible Storying Journal - Brazil: Bible Storying is not a Silver Bullet

Bible Storying Journal - Brazil: Bible Storying is not a Silver Bullet: When I was first encouraged to begin this blog some years ago by Bryan Thompson, he told me that I ought to post on everything, “warts and all...

Trusting Jesus

Even when His power does not serve my end, my confidence in Him remains because of who He is. --Ravi Zacharias on trusting Jesus.

…if necessary use words?

More people are amazed by our silence than are offended by our message. –Alvin Reid

I Will Travel to Baton Rouge

I will travel to Baton Rouge, arriving August 3rd and staying until August 28th. Once I have confirmations, I will post my preaching schedule here.

Love and Marriage

Satan doesn’t want us to hate our spouse…he just wants us to take them for granted! – Perry Noble

Vacation Bible Schools

We’ve just received a group of 5 Canadian college students here in Juiz de Fora. They will be helping our church in two Vaction Bible Schools. All together we should have between 300-700 kids. (hard to predict)

A Bible Storying Journal - Brazil: Cutting back to twice a week.

A Bible Storying Journal - Brazil: Cutting back to 2 times a week.: My family and I have been doing three oral Bible studies a week. On the one hand, it feels like we’re living the dream, discipling people an...

Stephen's Cochlear Implant: 20 out of 30 correct hearing responses

Stephen's Cochlear Implant: 20 out of 30 correct hearing responses: I am on program three of map five. In yesterday’s visit to the audiologist, I was given a list of 30 sentences. I read them aloud one by on...

When the Unexpected Happens

Sunday, I filled the pulpit for a 5th consecutive Sunday at Igreja Batista da Vitória. I fell ill while preaching and had to be carried out and taken to the hospital. The church turned to prayer and the result was a first time visitor coming to faith in Jesus! I am fine, now, after a day of bedrest.

Dear Pastor: Expect Scars

If a pastor cannot handle confrontation, he cannot be a shepherd of the Lord's flock.  -http://www.joemckeever.com/mt/archives/001267.html

Free Bible Software: E-Sword

Giving away Bibles has been a ministry hobby of mine for a long time. I have a tendency to give my own Bible away too often. In another blog I wrote all about E-Sword, which you can download for yourself by for free.

I am posting again here in order to build up a resources section on this blog. God bless.