“Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” After his monumental failure of denying the Lord, Peter is reinstated to his ministry by Jesus in John 21:15-19. While many dismiss the differences in the two Greek words used for “love” in this passage (agape and phileo), I believe the Holy Spirit inspired John to choose […]
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“And the Lord worked with them”
Ana Paula has been married to Tercio for over two decades and has been a follower of Jesus for twelve of those years. She found Jesus in a small congregation in the rural town of Delmiro Gouveia, AL, a six-hour drive from Recife. Her brother Antonio is the preacher there. Tercio rising from his watery […]
From learning English to living Jesus
One of the highlights of the School of the Bible is that you get to know people’s stories. You are able to see God working through different people and events to bring together life change that you could not predict otherwise. Edson with fellow students at the School of the Bible. Edson, 60, is one […]
And we will share a meal together – Rev. 3:20b
Like many, Carlos, 22, was born into a divided house. As Jesus warned, it could not stand. When he was four-years-old his parents separated, and he went to live with his grandmother until he was 13. He then lost the home he had with her and had to go stay a week with his mother, […]