Off to teach in a moment in the city of Guaratingetá, about an hour and a half away, where our brother Jorge has been teaching family members and neighbors. We hope it will develop into another congregation for our region, the third, after SJCampos and Taubaté, to reach the millions between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

"Here is what we put on the church sign

God made Adam and Eve
Not Adam and Steve

'Nuf said, Manly"

Tony Blair said, in his annual speech Tuesday at the Labour party's annual conference in Brighton:

"I have changed as a leader.

"I have come to realise that caring in politics isn't really about 'caring.' It's about doing what you think is right and sticking to it."

I know a few brethren who need to change like Blair. Not that one ever stops "caring" (a leftist catchword). But that one does not let caring damage truth, for only by adhering to truth can one truly care for God and neighbor.

"What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God." --Eleanor Powell

It's not true.

Go read, among other passages, 2 Corinthians 3:18.

I sometimes leave material at the padaria on the square close to my office. One fellow picked up The Voice of Truth International and called to invite me to write a column in a construction magazine he's launching this month.

Article's written, sent off to friends for reactions, and to the revisor for tweaking. Let's see what they say.