My Bible verse to express my aspirations, prayers, and hopes for 2004 is 2 Timothy 4.5: "But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry" (NIV).

Read James Burton's commentary on this verse.

Read about The Snuggery, my place of work, my partial bibliography, and even details of my bio.

LISTS

Christian Poets -- discussion, crits, poetry, and more.
Cloudburst Poetry -- a weekly, spirited poem of rhyme and meter in your inbox.
Forthright Magazine -- daily articles for spiritual edification.
UPLift -- get a lift with UPLift, fresh quotes, short verse, pithy perspectives, sometimes taken from Random Variables.
BZeal news and reports -- stay up to date with our work and the church's progress.

SITES

Christian Poets -- the real action is on the email list.
Forthright Magazine -- the online version, where you can pipe up.
Brazilian Zeal -- news of the work and church in Brazil.
Alcance -- our main Brazilian website.

HANGOUTS

Bible Study Forum -- Solid stuff.
church-of-Christ email group -- a really friendly and supportive bunch. I'm the most absent moderator. :)

CONTACT

Mailing address:
Caixa Postal 11
Sao Jose dos Campos, SP
12201-970 -- Brazil

Telephone: (11-55-12) 3942-7753

Messenger (seldom connected):
AOL/AIM: randalmatheny
Yahoo: randalmatheny
ICQ: 304284039
MSN: randal32916{{at}}hotmail.com

EMAIL ME: RIGHT HERE

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A few links

• Official site of city of São José dos Campos with photo gallery
• My favorite state park, Crowley's Ridge
• E. Hemingway's connection to Piggott, Ark.
• Gainesville, Ark., church, where I was baptized (The Stonewall church building didn't have a baptistry.)
• Hometown newspaper, Paragould Daily Press
• Hospital where I was born, though it didn't look like that then. Non-IE users beware!)
• Photos along the Crowley's Ridge Parkway

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PLACES I HAVE LIVED

For years 1-18: In Greene County, Ark.: Hooker, Stonewall, Lafe, Marmaduke, Paragould.

Henderson, Tenn. (college, 1975-79)
Shiloh, Tenn. (1979-80)
Ashland, Miss. (1981)
Abilene, Tex. (1982-83)
Paragould, Ark. (Jan.-Nov. 1984)
Belo Horizonte (MG) Brazil (1984-94)
Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil (1995-present)

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BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS

My reading list
My wish list