I have never forgotten a phrase I heard when a seminarian in Recife of the late Presbyterian pastor Joo Campos (there is one still alive with the same name and living in Sao Paulo): I think unknowingly summed up in a nutty the secret of being progressive without being liberal and why neoliberal theologians lack […]
Teclava is desperately running out of time for the story’s big plot to be cast into the nets. Agile fingers that carefully obey thoughts designed to gain more and more followers. The plot, the network ready. The mind that worked, the fingers they prepared (mine). The word was thrown into the lawless ring of rhetorical
Verse of the day: Blessed is the constant man in the fear of God (Proverbs 28. 14). The fear of the Lord is the beginning and foundation of all true Christianity. Without solemn fear and reverence for God, there is no support for the brightest virtues. He whose soul does not worship the Lord will
One thing I always liked about the old German and American liberals was the radicalism of their ideas and creativity. He was impressed by his courage as he crossed the lines that clearly marked the holy land of the Church’s historical faith. I never really understood how someone did it. They did not believe that
Verse of the day: it will not crush the broken rod, nor will it extinguish the smoking crowd (Isaiah 42,3). This means that I can count on a kind treatment from my Lord. In fact, at best, I feel so weak, malleable and unworthy as a cane. Someone said, “You’re worthless. ” These words, although
Verse of the day: And it shall come to come to the place where you were told, You are not my people, you will be told, You are children of the living God (Osseas 1. 10). God’s sovereign grace can turn strangers into children; and the Lord declares his purpose in this verse by treating
This article is a summary of Filipe Fontes’ lecture at the Interactive Faithful Youth Conference 2020. Before addressing the issue, it is important to note that what will be discussed will be the gender ideology itself and not gender dysphoria (i. e. unease with the biological condition itself), it is important to clarify this to
This article is a summary of Gilson Santos’ lecture at the Interactive Faithful Youth Conference 2020. Brazil is a legalistic country. We have countless laws and some of them don’t even make sense. When we think of the Lord’s law, we approach this concept as if it were a bitter and boring food that we
This article is a summary of Daniel Gardner’s lecture at the Interactive Faithful Youth Conference 2020. In O Peregrino, the Christian character, on his way to the heavenly city, goes through the swamp of discouragement for a moment, there he falls into the mud and all the guilt of his sin becomes a weight that
Audio Transcription: Just considering this idea is heartbreaking. My answer is:? No, wouldn’t I?T. Et, it would be like destroying the cornerstone of a father’s broken heart at the time. The reason for this? I guess that’s what they want to know, not just whether I’m going or not. Why don’t you go? First of
