Randal

Brazil resident with the Missus since 1984.

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2026-07-09 22:01:54 CEST

Sometimes when we bring a burden to God, we do so much groaning over it that it seems as though God is having a dreadful time, too. In reality it does not burden Him at all. God says in effect, "It is a light thing for Me to do this for you." Our load, though heavy for us, is not heavy for Him. Christ carries the whole on one shoulder, not two shoulders. The government of the world is upon His shoulder, and He is not struggling and groaning with it. His mighty arm is able to carry all our burdens. There is power in Christ for our sanctification. Yes, the Lord can sanctify, the Lord can heal, the Lord can do anything. You must have faith in God. ─A. B. Simpson, with Bible text on Psalm 55.22

2026-07-09 13:34:30 CEST

A Bible Devotion wrote the following post Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:00:00 -0700Do You Believe In Love?#^Do You Believe In Love?
MATTHEW 5:44 NKJ 44 "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
Most people believe in force: guns and armies.
Most people believe in money: "financial power."
Many people believe in education, that "If we just educate people enough we can change the world."
Hardly anyone seems to believe in the power of love to change things. No one seems to think it would do any good to "turn the other cheek."
Jesus didn't tell us to "turn the other cheek" just so we could get beat up more. Jesus believes in the power of love. Jesus believes that evil can be overcome with good.
ROMANS 12:20-21 NKJ 20 Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
God still believes in the power of love. He believes that if you love enough, and for long enough, people will finally come to their senses and respond to that love.
JOHN 13:34-35 NIV 34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
Jesus said the mark of His believers would be their love. Where did we go wrong?
SAY THIS: Lord, help me to believe in love, and to act in love.
A Very Fine teaching here.
#love

2026-07-03 23:03:32 CEST

“Nathanael heard about Jesus. He might have just stayed where he was, and “listened on.” How many of us just “listen on”! But merely listening about Jesus keeps him waiting. When we start toward him, he sees us coming, and speaks to us just where he finds us. And he never fails to satisfy the heart. Then we know it is really he; for no mere man ever really meets and satisfies us just where we know we are.”
Source: Devotional: July 3rd - The Bent-Knee Time— www.studylight.org/daily-devotionals/eng/bkt.html
This series has been one of the more satisfying.
#devotionals #satisfaction

2026-07-01 12:02:08 CEST

Yesterday away from here we were,
To do the needed task, not what we prefer;
Today as well, to drive the recovering wife --
But isn't this the proper married life?
#SmallPoems #quatrains

2026-06-30 02:31:16 CEST

Just so you'll know, this blog post started here, but grew and grew until ...
#^https://randalmatheny.com/love-win
#love

2026-06-29 17:38:58 CEST

@Olly
In a thread started by Protonmail about RSS feeds:
https://my.talesofmy.life/photo/7a0180f4-67c2-4dce-8453-7859635edeb1-2.png

2026-06-28 01:51:01 CEST

Maybe, just maybe, another magazine has gotten done, unless an error or missing element has escaped the editor's eye.

2026-06-28 01:48:18 CEST

Surrounded by predator lists and cackling crows,
Upon the unsuspecting soul they close.
#couplets #SmallPoems

2026-06-27 20:48:34 CEST

In case you missed this elsewhere on the Fediverse, another 7Points, where I exercise my benevolent reign:
#^https://randalmatheny.com/toes-working
#blogging

2026-06-27 14:39:47 CEST

Breakfast is now out of the way: eggs, bacon and avocado.
The last of the thermas of the Minas Gerais coffee is being consumed.
Now, where was I on my work before food came along?
#life

2026-06-26 12:15:36 CEST

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@ChiaChatter There are several blooms like this, but some parts have gotten blown over or weighed down.
Isn't it amazing?!

2026-06-26 00:07:44 CEST

Neighbor planted this in the green area next to our house. Fine specimen. No idea of the name of it, but one can appreciate beauty ... a rose by any other name, etc. It's a smartphone snapshot, so no photography criticisms, please. :)
#creation #beauty #flowers
https://my.talesofmy.life/photo/9d229468-a83c-4976-8d50-5b24cd880019-2.jpg

2026-06-23 13:12:16 CEST

The sun didn't last long.
There must be clouds behind me as well as ahead of me.
I like clouds, I like rain.
It will be a happy day.

2026-06-23 13:06:00 CEST

A bit of sun is showing its face.
But heavy clouds are pushed by a front.
One will soon overtake the other.
Cold and wind and rain are coming.
Take cover.

2026-06-22 15:22:07 CEST

Wanderings 'mongst accounts aplenty,
One there was and now are many.

2026-06-21 14:22:09 CEST

On iambic.social I lamented the wide use of the phrase “poetry corner” for so many sites and pages that people put up to showcase their talents. It sounds bemeaning. In conversation I replied that I had proclaimed myself king of Poetry Empire. That seemed to be a fine way of putting it so I renamed my minor blog just that:
#^Poetry Empire
Plain and simple, rhyme and meter
#poetry

2026-06-21 13:10:47 CEST

“Where there is little faith there are many fears.” ─Daily Remembrancer
#faith

2026-06-21 02:20:37 CEST

He was a worker who became a friend.
Now he's a friend who does some work for us.
He came this afternoon and did a couple of quick jobs.
He stayed and talked for over an hour.
Should I pay him, or charge him? :)

2026-06-18 21:55:02 CEST

Psalm 63, written by David, and beautiful in expression, as he is wont to write.
#^https://bolls.life/NET/19/63/

2026-06-17 23:52:48 CEST

Off to a study about women in the work of God. Missus a bit off with a cold, so I'll be going by myself and picking up people on the way.

2026-06-17 00:52:49 CEST

Grok found an article from 2014 that someone had requested, it had gotten taken down when our sites were hacked. Pretty impressive.

2026-06-16 23:20:09 CEST

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@GoatsLive And you got the farm on top of all that!

2026-06-16 23:19:09 CEST

Having Earl Grey tea as a nightcap.

2026-06-16 23:04:56 CEST

Missus not feeling well, I did more house and kitchen tasks today, went out and got some food items as well, regular house-husband.

2026-06-16 21:27:27 CEST

Got a sudden chill. Temps are up and down.

2026-06-16 19:04:33 CEST

Moving toward a definition, needed, will bring a bit of mental relief.

2026-06-14 22:02:39 CEST

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@OCTADE I thought I had found one, single column, recent edition, great size, but it was on a yellowish paper with very light subtitles, chapter and verse numbers, and significant bleed-through.
https://my.talesofmy.life/photo/5099367a-bcdf-4065-ad2d-9f2648a56048-2.jpg

2026-06-14 21:42:17 CEST

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@GoatsLive Must have taken a lot of work back in the day to do that.

2026-06-14 21:35:24 CEST

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@GoatsLive Wow, that's cool! How did you find the KJV in digital format way back then?

2026-06-14 20:55:12 CEST

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@GoatsLive Gotcha. That's great you were able to discover a good fix.

2026-06-14 20:48:40 CEST

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@GoatsLive I've not gotten used to an app. I like the print. Another Goldilocks problem. :)

2026-06-14 19:04:00 CEST

I'm like Goldilocks with print editions of the Bible: text too small, size too large, not enough margin, too much wasted space ... :)

2026-06-13 17:18:07 CEST

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@Christopher Out of necessity haha

2026-06-13 15:14:55 CEST

Have gotten rather decent at fixing breakfast, like eggs and bacon.
#keto #cooking

2026-06-12 12:44:10 CEST

Jon G. in Glasgow UK has the word today:
#^https://forthright.net/articles/faithfulness-good-news-jesus/
#faithfulness #gospel #Bible

2026-06-12 11:29:33 CEST

“The hill of the Cross is the highest hill on earth in its significance. There hate’s worst and love’s best met, and love won. Jesus was victorious as he yielded to the pain and shame of the Cross. He did it freely of his own accord. He did it out of love. He did it for us. So, and only so, are we safe and saved. May the love of it grip us anew today!”
Devotional: June 12th - The Bent-Knee Time — www.studylight.org/daily-devotionals/eng/bkt.html
#Bible #love #devotionals

2026-06-12 01:14:36 CEST

Looks like I'm averaging every other day for blogging at the moment. That'll work.

2026-06-09 02:40:29 CEST

“
But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.” Psalm 3.3 NETB.

2026-06-08 15:07:28 CEST

Guess I've been blogging so much I forgot to post here. :)

2026-06-06 13:32:19 CEST

Coffee's done! Come have a cup with me.
#coffee #goodmorning
https://my.talesofmy.life/photo/02a3ed61-da04-4eb9-89a2-a3e7103b059f-2.jpg

2026-06-06 13:09:16 CEST

Neale T. Pryor wrote, “When we share the gospel with others, they need to see that the Gospel is not a burden, but a yoke by which all other burdens become light, a message of hope for this life and the life to come.”
─Power for Today, Jan.-Mar., 1994, p. 64.
#quotes #gospel

2026-06-05 01:34:19 CEST

The Never-Failing God
#^https://utmost.org/modern-classic/the-never-failing-god
“If we hold fast to God’s promise, we will find that we have the most amazing strength, and we will learn to sing in the ordinary days and ways”.
#devotionals #quotes

2026-06-04 17:03:53 CEST

Short but sweet blog post, with a nice chart. I asked if the creator would send it to me. I've translated it into Portuguese for use here.
#^https://randalmatheny.com/bible-timeline
#blogging #charts #timeline #history

2026-06-04 16:32:11 CEST

Forthright has posted new content, 'Glorifying God in suffering'
#^Glorifying God in suffering
Gary Hampton continues his fine commentary on 1 Peter.
#Bible #suffering
https://forthright.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/suffering-glorify-God.jpg?6a218c4773640=

2026-06-02 20:29:13 CEST

Mr M. is back at blogging:
#^https://randalmatheny.com/real-blogging
#blogging

2026-06-02 02:45:42 CEST

Things may be harder than they appear from a distance.

2026-06-01 13:57:23 CEST

Bom dia!
So what shall we do in June, besides take care of the Missus?

2026-05-31 16:39:09 CEST

“Be a light, O Lord, to our eyes, music to our ears and contentment to our heart. Be sunlight in our day, food at our table and rest in our night. Receive into your protection our body and our soul, our freedom and our life. Being about your business let us live to your glory. Amen.” ─John Cosin (1594-1672)
Source: #^https://www.methodist.org.uk/faith/prayer-for-the-day/
#prayers

2026-05-31 01:34:27 CEST

The struggle is real
The war is ongoing
The battle is fierce
And most don't know it
#yup

2026-05-27 23:25:04 CEST

Changed themes. Not sure I like the change. Will go with it for now.

2026-05-27 02:02:15 CEST

An idea.
https://my.talesofmy.life/photo/64e17ecb-6ee4-402f-9ff8-d2d76652fa1b-2.png

2026-05-23 13:58:26 CEST

People tell what they're passionate about. It's the Big Important Phrase of our Time. It's become a cliché. Time to retire it.
How about talking what you're compassionate about?
#clichés #SomethingNew

2026-05-22 01:32:25 CEST

From J.R. Miller at #^https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/47/evening :
O God, who has taught us in Your holy word to cast our burdens upon You, promising that we shall be sustained — we come to You this evening with our burdens. You have given them to us; they are Your gifts. We know, therefore, that there must be a blessing wrapped up in every one of them, something good sent from You to us. Help us to accept our burdens, and to get Your gifts from them. Let us not repine nor murmur under them, and thus miss the blessing that You have sent to us.
You have not promised to take our burdens away from us, for this would be depriving us of blessings which You have specially prepared for us in Your love. But You have promised to sustain us, to give us strength to bear the burden. Our prayer, then, is that You would give us grace to accept whatever burdens You have laid upon us, to take up whatever crosses You put upon our shoulders, and to bear them after our Savior, with quiet trust.
#burdens #blessings

2026-05-19 16:42:40 CEST

Probably pushing 90, but Hugh F. is going strong.
#^Questions about Heaven and Hell: Fulford
We all have many questions about both heaven and hell.
#Bible #EndTimes #Eschatology
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2026-05-19 14:59:28 CEST

The Bent-Knee Time - Devotional: May 19th
SELFISHNESS IS SUICIDAL - Mark 12:1-12
The Jews rejected Jesus, the Son of God and their own and the world’s rightful King. And so they rejected their opportunity to be the world’s first nation. “They left him”; utterly, severely, they left him. And so he was forced to leave them. That’s always the order. If ever God leaves a man it is only long after the man has left God. Sin is suicidal. Selfishness nails its own coffin. Rejection of Jesus is self-rejection.
#^https://www.studylight.org/daily-devotionals/eng/bkt.html
#devotionals #selfishness

2026-05-19 02:03:25 CEST

The following prayer is a highly adapted text from one found on the web, with a lot of additional thoughts:
Heavenly Father, thank you for allowing me to open up my heart to You.
You deserve praise because I can tell You everything that troubles and worries me.
You know what I think, how I feel, what tempts me, what I want to accomplish today and tomorrow.
You know and care about everything that happens in my life.
You are shaping and preparing me to live with You forever.
You are disciplining me to be holy, which will allow me to live in Your holy presence.
Teach me to live in the knowledge that You will care for me today, will care for me tomorrow and all the days of my life.
You never fail those who trust in You, so I will trust You also. Lord, I believe -- help me in my failure to believe.
Jesus is Lord and Savior, and all my hope. Amen.
#prayers

2026-05-18 23:38:02 CEST

About to give up on #nostr ...

2026-05-17 22:50:16 CEST

Doug is a good guy.
#^https://forthright.net/blog/making-up-mind-jesus/
#Bible #gospel

2026-05-17 15:22:27 CEST

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@Christopher Yup, did the same.

2026-05-16 15:33:45 CEST

Fast becoming my essential RSS feeds is #Hubzilla.

2026-05-16 15:32:39 CEST

The Daily Motivator wrote the following post Wed, 13 May 2026 22:02:00 -0700Humbling experience#^Humbling experience
When life hands you a humbling experience, take it in stride and open yourself to its lessons. Quickly move forward, stronger than ever before.
#forward

2026-05-16 14:45:50 CEST

Mornings With God : May 16
#^https://www.youdevotion.com/mornings/may/16
But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis. — 1 Kgs 5:4 BSB
This period of peace in Solomon’s reign was part of the preparation for building the temple. Times of quiet in our lives shouldn’t be times of idleness. There’s always other work to do. These are our seasons for “temple-building.” ─J.R. Miller
What season is it for you?
#quotes #Bible #work

2026-05-15 00:43:54 CEST

Some time back I set out to write my story, recollections of life. Wasn't a pleasant task, other than recounting God's good grace toward me. It soon got set aside, and now I can't recall the document name, nor does a search turn it up. Must not have been an idea approved of by the Sovereign.
#HeKnows

2026-05-13 12:41:54 CEST

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@OCTADE Tremendous, thanks!
I use several, and most throw in their studies, articles, and theologies. And ads, of course. A few avoid this. Also, I use a number of Brazilian versions, so my options are more limited. I have to jump from one app to the other.
This goes beyond my original lamentation, of course. Just sharing frustrations.
I am grateful for many a good soul who does good work voluntarily, wanting no return.

2026-05-09 14:07:18 CEST

Impressive to be able to follow some amazing people. And sometimes even interact with some, a few are nice, humble folk.
#amazed

2026-05-09 13:48:15 CEST

The Daily Motivator wrote the following post Fri, 08 May 2026 22:02:00 -0700Back on track#^Back on track
There's no need to punish yourself for slipping out of focus. Simply make the choice to restore that focus.
Take advantage of the "compellling energy" of distractions. Like that!
#distractions #energy

2026-04-30 12:58:53 CEST

Off to leave car at the shop, then breakfast with a friend.
#life

2026-04-28 21:26:40 CEST

“Legalism, in a negative sense, is adding rules on top of God’s rules the way the Pharisees did, not strict adherence to God’s rules.”
Sword Master Publications on X: / X
#^https://x.com/SwordMasterPub/status/2049122285072564596
#Bible

2026-04-28 15:01:35 CEST

Criticar e teorizar são atividades fáceis. O desafio mesmo está em fazer e mostrar o caminho superior.
#pensou

2026-04-28 02:33:37 CEST

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@Randal Reminds one of Paul in 1Cor 9.16.

2026-04-28 02:32:58 CEST

“It is hard to imagine the man who believes He has eternal standing with God even if he neglects his stewardship.”
─ Preparing for Judgment, soundteaching.org/2026/04/23/16306/
#responsibility

2026-04-21 12:28:01 CEST

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@Christopher That's an idea! Most RSS feeds I have send something once or twice a day at most, quite manageable. The one I mentioned was 10-12 the first day, so that won't work.

2026-04-21 00:53:32 CEST

“Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? Am I exhibiting the life that men take knowledge of as having been with Jesus, or am I getting more self-assertive, more deliberately determined to have my own way? It is a great thing to tell yourself the truth.” ─Oswald Chambers
#^https://utmost.org/modern-classic/have-i-slandered-god
#quotes #truth

2026-04-20 23:41:31 CEST

Signed up to an RSS feed and the timeline got overwhelmed.
#nope

2026-04-18 21:27:02 CEST

Rabbit hole of #pkm stuff. So many ways of doing it.

2026-04-15 12:05:13 CEST

Dear God of gods and Father of the faithful --
Forever is your promise to your people.
You'll not turn back from truth nor change your mind.
Your word is firm; in it are we secure.
All honor, praise and glory belong to You.
Forgive our sins, empower our fragile spirits.
We patiently await our Lord from Heaven.
In him we pray and ask your presence. Amen.

2026-04-14 23:06:01 CEST

Every site and social medium ought to have a night/dark option in a prominent place.
#options

2026-04-12 01:10:10 CEST

#thankful
So much can be solved by calm conversation -- not everything, but much can.The quiet of night refreshes.Soft background music to soothe the troubled heart.
#3goodthings

2026-04-01 02:44:50 CEST

No stairs exist to take you to Heaven's gate:
We walk below, our path is here, and fight;
There's many a step before the final date ─
But then! the Lord will sweep us up in flight.

2026-03-31 20:21:45 CEST

The pillow offers little rest,
The night brings wakened fears and sighs,
The bed was made for silent cries ─
The conscience presses upon the breast.

2026-03-31 20:13:07 CEST

Has it been eight days since I last posted, not counting replies? Say it isn't so!

2026-03-22 21:06:34 CET

Forgotten what is was like to go to two meetings on Sunday. One down to go still.
#more

2026-03-22 20:47:09 CET

“Throw your burden upon the Lord,
and he will sustain you.
He will never allow the godly to be shaken.”
Psalm 55.22 NETB.
#Bible #Psalms

2026-03-20 01:25:02 CET

Good night to all the folk of peaceful heart
May God watch over all in every part
To those who seek his face and do his will
May angels sit upon your window sill
#SmallPoems

2026-03-19 18:11:08 CET

Reading R. Niebuhr's Leaves, not sure I'll be able to make it to the end.
#books

2026-03-19 14:05:34 CET

Looks very cool, this, if my low intelligence has captured the idea:
#^Madblog: A Markdown Folder That Federates Everywhere
A lightweight blogging engine based on text files, with native Fediverse and IndieWeb support
#blogging
https://s3.fabiomanganiello.com/fabio/img/madblog.png

2026-03-18 23:29:17 CET

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@Randal Found it.

2026-03-18 23:25:06 CET

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@kepano How to make it run in the browser?

2026-03-10 11:33:19 CET

7 short items plus one. Can comment here or send an email. Email is good. We like email.
#^My jar of goodies— Observe, reflect, engage
NOTHING STAYS THE SAME ...
#blogging #writing #quotes

2026-03-10 10:50:51 CET

Nothing stays the same. Not even the internet.

2026-03-05 20:50:59 CET

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@Randal Now it shows up. Weird!

2026-03-05 20:50:33 CET

Where'd the notifications counter go?

2026-02-25 11:44:38 CET

Alone with God, is all one needs:
He satisfies and clothes and feeds
The soul, he heals the broken heart,
And makes the excluded a vital part.
#poetry

2026-02-19 10:40:20 CET

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@ChiaChatter The person is in my prayers.

2026-02-13 16:22:59 CET

Running against the clock to finish a project before the big Festival at the beginning of April ...

2026-02-10 01:08:56 CET

The final stop is a modern invention.
We should use it more.
To cease talking and writing.
Like now.
#yup

2026-02-06 20:44:12 CET

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@Christopher (Main Account) The greater probability, yup.

2026-02-06 20:24:17 CET

A bit of strangeness to this Friday ... or maybe it's just me ...

2026-01-24 02:08:32 CET

Good evening! I've been out of pocket lately. What have I missed?

2026-01-15 16:59:59 CET

Sites for reading the Bible (not apps) should be simpler.
#Bible