Laslo Bock is the vice president in charge of hiring and managing personnel for Google. He gave an interview for The Times that has gotten a lot of attention. He pointed out that, though a college education and good grades certainly do not hurt young people looking for a job in Google, they are looking […]
Questions about Portugal: Is there persecution?
We get asked that question a lot and the easy answer is no, in Portugal there is no religious persecution. The laws in Portugal give each person freedom to choose what religion to follow. When the present constitution was approved in 1975, Portugal became a country with no official state religion. As for the population, […]
Sunday Missions Devotional: Will you teach them?
“Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, […]
Ben, the Illusionist
Whenever we are in a church, part of what I do is telling people about Portugal. Actually, I try to get people excited about Portugal. That is not hard to do because I am excited about Portugal. Recently, in South Carolina, I had the privilege of meeting my friend Benjamin Gerard. Ben in 14 (almost […]
50 Great Missions Quotes
There is no shame in admitting that someone has said it better that you could ever say it. Here are a few quotes that I’ve collected from different sources. “It is more important that you should know about the reverses than about the successes of the war. We shall have all eternity to celebrate […]