Randy Bayne
@randybayne.bsky.social
Thinker, photographer. Writer of thoughts. Reader of many things. Follower of Jesus.
Articles: randybayne.substack.com.
Photos: Flickr.com/arbayne.
Articles: randybayne.substack.com.
Photos: Flickr.com/arbayne.
The darkness that was 2025 did not overcome the light. In 2026 the light will only grow more bright.
December 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The darkness that was 2025 did not overcome the light. In 2026 the light will only grow more bright.
Joy is not the absence of trouble—it is the presence of God.
Joy to the World (Even Here?)
On shepherds, ordinary lives, and the joy that interrupts everything.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Joy is not the absence of trouble—it is the presence of God.
In the Beginning
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In the Beginning
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
In the Beginning
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“We usually imagine “Silent Night” as a gentle lullaby wrapped in candlelight and nostalgia. But heaven was not quiet. Heaven was erupting with glory, with angelic choirs warming up their voices, with divine joy leaking through the seams of the sky.” open.substack.com/pub/graceint...
Silent Night (But Heaven Was Singing)
Adventures in faith, noise, Amazon boxes, and unexpected holy moments.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“We usually imagine “Silent Night” as a gentle lullaby wrapped in candlelight and nostalgia. But heaven was not quiet. Heaven was erupting with glory, with angelic choirs warming up their voices, with divine joy leaking through the seams of the sky.” open.substack.com/pub/graceint...
Thankful for the graces not yet attained, fellowship nearer to Christ not yet reached, and heights of communion not yet ascended.
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Thanksgiving 2025
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever
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November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thankful for the graces not yet attained, fellowship nearer to Christ not yet reached, and heights of communion not yet ascended.
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Found these images I made published in four different publications. They have a Creative Commons license, and I had no idea they had been published. Not complaining. Bragging. I’m honored they were used.
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Found these images I made published in four different publications. They have a Creative Commons license, and I had no idea they had been published. Not complaining. Bragging. I’m honored they were used.
If I have any regrets about moving from California it would be that I won’t be able to vote for Betty Yee for Governor.
I made the image with Betty at the microphone at a CA Democratic Party meeting some years ago. A copy is (or was) on display at the party headquarters in Sacramento.
I made the image with Betty at the microphone at a CA Democratic Party meeting some years ago. A copy is (or was) on display at the party headquarters in Sacramento.
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
If I have any regrets about moving from California it would be that I won’t be able to vote for Betty Yee for Governor.
I made the image with Betty at the microphone at a CA Democratic Party meeting some years ago. A copy is (or was) on display at the party headquarters in Sacramento.
I made the image with Betty at the microphone at a CA Democratic Party meeting some years ago. A copy is (or was) on display at the party headquarters in Sacramento.
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Through adversity nature finds a way to thrive. This tree found a way to grow through a brick wall at the roofline of a building in downtown Newnan, GA.
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Tree Growing on the Roof
A small tree struggling to survive as it grows out of a wall near the roof of a brick building.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Through adversity nature finds a way to thrive. This tree found a way to grow through a brick wall at the roofline of a building in downtown Newnan, GA.
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Thank you Flickr for including my fall color image in your beautiful gallery.
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My Flickr photo: flic.kr/p/2nYFeTd
Three Red and a Green
Colorful leaves getting ready for their fall journey to the ground.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Thank you Flickr for including my fall color image in your beautiful gallery.
My Flickr photo: flic.kr/p/2nYFeTd
My Flickr photo: flic.kr/p/2nYFeTd
A post on Substack by my cousin, Ryan.
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God Invites Us to Be Generous
Let’s be honest: generosity sounds great… until someone actually asks you to be generous.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A post on Substack by my cousin, Ryan.
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Least Sandpiper at Panama Beach, FL, Nov. 2017. During I processing I noticed the blue string that had become entangled around the sandpipers leg. These things happen, but we can all do a better job of taking care of our environment and perhaps keep these things from happening quite so much.
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Least Sandpiper at Panama Beach, FL, Nov. 2017. During I processing I noticed the blue string that had become entangled around the sandpipers leg. These things happen, but we can all do a better job of taking care of our environment and perhaps keep these things from happening quite so much.
I’m standing on the Rock of Ages,
In safety I may here abide;
The surging waves will not o’erwhelm me,
I’m fearing neither wind or tide.
I’m standing on the Rock of Ages,
The angry winds go sweeping by;
No storm can shake the rock beneath me,
I’m singing as the waves dash high.
In safety I may here abide;
The surging waves will not o’erwhelm me,
I’m fearing neither wind or tide.
I’m standing on the Rock of Ages,
The angry winds go sweeping by;
No storm can shake the rock beneath me,
I’m singing as the waves dash high.
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I’m standing on the Rock of Ages,
In safety I may here abide;
The surging waves will not o’erwhelm me,
I’m fearing neither wind or tide.
I’m standing on the Rock of Ages,
The angry winds go sweeping by;
No storm can shake the rock beneath me,
I’m singing as the waves dash high.
In safety I may here abide;
The surging waves will not o’erwhelm me,
I’m fearing neither wind or tide.
I’m standing on the Rock of Ages,
The angry winds go sweeping by;
No storm can shake the rock beneath me,
I’m singing as the waves dash high.
Hey Everyone, I’m back from my break from writing at Substack.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hey Everyone, I’m back from my break from writing at Substack.
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Flying through the night sky at the Kiwanis Coweta County Fair.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Flying through the night sky at the Kiwanis Coweta County Fair.
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Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
August 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
“There is nothing little in God; his steadfast love is like himself—it is infinite. You cannot measure it.”
— C. H. Spurgeon
— C. H. Spurgeon
August 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“There is nothing little in God; his steadfast love is like himself—it is infinite. You cannot measure it.”
— C. H. Spurgeon
— C. H. Spurgeon
August 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Robin in my backyard, March 3, 3025. I don’t seek bird photos much these days, but sometimes when my camera is nearby…
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July 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Robin in my backyard, March 3, 3025. I don’t seek bird photos much these days, but sometimes when my camera is nearby…
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