Randal, plain and simple
Randal, plain and simple
Randal
My name is Randal. Missus and I have lived in Brazil since 1984. Key word: Grateful.
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God be thanked: For his protection and care and security; For my getting the Forthright editorial written today; For the prayers of friends and fellow laborers in the Kingdom of God. And his goodness be praised! Took a Bible tonight,...
Three things I thank God for, yeah, four: Bad scare this morning, with the specter of surgery, turned out to be much less serious than suspected. Great time last night doing a last-minute online group, sort of an “Ask Anything” within...
Upcoming teaching opportunity on Saturday in the city of Taubaté. New Bible reads well, feels good, is a great size, a possible new version to move to. (More on that later.) Water from the street is back on. ¶ Middle son of a sister in...
The temps are up and down, The weather is back and around; But we complain In sun or rain, Dissatisfaction unbound.
God be thanked, first of all, for these three good things: a productive day; a seminar getting worked out in record time (for the 30th); electricity and indoor running water. In the middle of a conversation, I wrote to a friend ─...
Have been trying to write a post for days. A half-finished piece is laying in a corner somewhere starving. Radio program went well this morning, I’m still dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s. Or is it the other way around? Either way,...
For these three things I thank God: Abundance. Grace in all its many forms and manifestations. Divine providence and patience. SUNDRIES: John 8.21 caught my attention and has me pondering. (See also 7.34.) God sees, God knows, God holds,...
3 good things I'm thankful for Finished the poem: “Unseen”, coming to a variety magazine near you. Had a poem published today by said magazine. Editor showed pity. Whipped out an article in record time this afternoon. A good one, too....
I thank the Heavenly Father for three good things: friends who feel comfortable inviting themselves for breakfast (R&M); solid sleep; inner peace and contentment that comes from peace with the Lord. ¶ The meeting of the whole group to...
Thankful for 3 good things: a new day to start anew; balance, or moderation, as a goal; the guarantee of victory. God is good and to be thanked always. ¶ Wednesday studies are progressing along nicely. Tonight, we'll work on D. Pharr's...
Thankful to God for 3 good things: his many gifts of talent; books that have changed my life; the act of writing, and pens. ¶ Took advantage this morning of work flowing well, until it stopped. Then I took a break. Is powering through...
There are a lot of factors that create a memory or reputation. That's reflected in the saying that the winners write the history. Of course, the Lord God is the one whose opinion really counts, is it not? At the same time, we all want to...
(Found this on a spot to prepare articles. It dates from 2022, was for Forthright, but it's probably not online at the moment.) Why was Peter left in prison for seven or more days, Acts 12.1-11, when the Lord could have sprung him at any...
Back in the heady days when email was new, I started an e-zine called ImoNet toward the end of 1996. A friend got me an email account at ibm.net. How, I’ve no idea. I’ve tracked ImoNet up to 2010, where by that time it was done in PDF...
Simple! He said. Don’t go beyond My Word – stay close to the Sacred Text. The Bible is guide and power and bond, And window to know what happens next.