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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“How long, O LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?” Psalm 79:5. As the psalmist looks out upon the rubble of his life—perhaps the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 586 BC—he expresses the same...
Your sins will find you out. So says the Word, as a matter of fact. Feel not the smallest doubt: God’s justice is sure, his knowledge exact. First line comes from Numbers 32.23, Moises speaking to the men of Gad and Reuben.
Come near, O God, and flood my heart, Your Spirit in my soul; My others see in me the Lord, Your glory the greater goal. The morning sun in splendor grows Arising through the skies; In me the grace of kindness flows To illumine darkened...
“So now, what are you waiting for? Get up and be immersed [into Christ], and have your sins washed away as you appeal to His name [i.e., to Christ's authority].” Acts 22.16 AUV. This is an extended translation, maybe bleeding into...
“Love me,” cries the introvert, “But keep your distance!” From others’ gaze his eyes avert With feared insistence.
Help us find ourselves in your will, O God. Help us lose ourselves in your love, O Father. Help us plant ourselves in your truth, O Light. Help us busy ourselves in your harvest, O Lord.
Night has fallen, coolness seeping. The head is heavy, with weakened limbs. A final prayer midst fainting hymns. All is still. Humans sleeping.
I like the Oxford Bible Commentary in many ways. But the author of the commentary on Mark can't stop telling the reader how confused and wrong the gospel is. Time to find another one as I read through the gospel. NBC21 is pretty good....
YEAR 40 | 2024-10-01 | SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS (SP) BRAZIL Over 30 people came to hear teaching for couples, called “From Inside to inside,” Sept. 28 in the congregation Jardim Presidente Dutra, in the city of Guarulhos. We left home at 3.30...
The second hand is sweeping ’round the clock. It mocks the man who strives to make it stop; Who deems that time is money ─ not enough hours In a day; who vainly seeks to increase his powers. And still the falling finger moves ahead,...
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.” (Luke 11:43-44 ESV) Горе вам, фарисеям,...
Great God and Father in Heaven, Show us the way today as we read the Word and seek to apply it to our moments and challenges. Help us to do our work with gratitude, zeal, and excellence. Glorify yourself in us that others might see your...
Notes float on the breeze Music wafting from unknown An enchanting tune
YEAR 40 | 2024-09-14 | SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS (SP) BRAZIL Vicki spoke at a regional women’s event in the city of Ribeirão Preto, upstate, on Saturday, Aug. 17. She was one of three speakers. The theme was on Mary as an example for women....
In the slow process of going through tons of papers, a journal entry appeared from January, 2003. Daughter and I watched a fictionalized account of a spiritual figure (in VHS, of course). Finding mentions of moments like these are good...