Bible Study 
The Philosophical Ethics of Jesus(3)
Do you ever get a whim to write about something different, off the subject? I do on occasion, so today I decided to tackle something different, the ethics of Jesus. I’ve been studying along these lines and felt compelled to put it in writing. Jesus is the ultimate philosopher although he is not given much [...]
Full Story»Privileged to do the Chapel Service in Portuguese
I had a blast today at language school. Each week, we have a chapel service and this week I was asked to give the message… in Portuguese! We had an interesting study in John 15:1-17. “I am the Vine and you are the branches”. This is not a new topic for any of us, but [...]
Forgiveness Reigns as an Impactful Topic
This afternoon, we spent some time discipling a couple from the church plant we are working at in Ribeirao Preto. It was a simple study of “forgiveness” but turned out to be a really impactful time in their lives. Forgiveness is one of those topics that everyone needs for one reason or other, or at [...]
Church Plant in Ribeirao Verde
There is an interesting little bedroom city just outside of Ribeirao Preto. It’s called Ribeirao Verde and has 82,000 people. We have been assigned to participate in a church plant that is going on there as the final part of our language studies. I guess that means we’re doing pretty good! Interestingly enough, there are [...]