Mexico. What’s a Missionary to Do?
April 2000 we crossed the border into Mexico for the first time as missionaries. It was an intimidating experience, partly because it was unfamiliar but even more because of the reputation of the border agents as corrupt, capricious and unpredictable. To make matters worse, it was raining, one of those occasional desert cloud bursts that […]
De Piñatas y Reyes Parte IV Salomón el Sabio
El Rey Salomón, el rey sabio…¿tal vez no tanto? 1 Reyes 1-11, 2 Crónicas 1-10 Estamos estudiando la guerra espiritual por medio de un estudio de los reyes del linaje real de David. Aprendimos que la guerra espiritual no está desconectada con la vida cotidiana aquí en la tierra en la carne. Lo que sucede […]
Do You Know What Your Child is Reading?
Recently I discovered one of our junior high boys reading Albert Camus’, The Stranger. Camus was an existentialist although he claimed not to be and was surprised that people associated him with the existentialism of Sartre. Look him up in Wikipedia. The article there says Camus contributed to a philosophy known as absurdism. Absurd is […]
De Piñatas y Reyes III- Los Reyes de Israel en la guerra espiritual: David vs. Saúl
Los Reyes de Israel en la guerra espiritual: David vs. Saúl En I y II de Reyes y I y II de Crónicas todos los reyes de Judá son evaluados en comparación con su padre David quien siempre fue fiel al Señor su Dios. El grado de éxito de los reyes de la dinastía de […]
Should you consider getting a Mexican Passport?
Recently I responded to a query on a subscription blog asking if anyone had a Mexican passport. This person was interested in options for overseas expat living. I responded as follows: My wife and I have lived in Puebla, Mexico for 13 years. We opted for a permanent resident visa. It gives us nearly all […]
De Piñatas y Reyes – Parte II – La Guerra Espiritual
La Guerra Espiritual En la primera parte de esta serie (aquí) hablamos de la costumbre de la piñata. Descubrimos que siempre estamos enseñado algo si queremos o no, si creemos o no. Argumenté que la forma en que se practica la costumbre de la piñata hoy en día enseña más la avaricia que lo que […]