Resources by Topic: About Randy

In this clip from the Building Excellence podcast with Bailey Miles, Randy talks about some of his mentors, particularly the Christian authors he read.

In this clip from the Building Excellence podcast with Bailey Miles, Randy discusses how he got involved in ministry and became a pastor.

In this clip from the Building Excellence podcast with Bailey Miles, Randy shares how sports have been a part of his life through playing, coaching, and doing outreach to professional athletes.

In this clip from the Building Excellence podcast with Bailey Miles, Randy shares how his faith grew following his conversion.

In 1988, I was on staff as a missions pastor at our church. Nanci and I sensed God’s leading to take our daughters, Karina and Angela, who were then nine and seven, and spend two months visiting our church’s missionary families in Egypt, Kenya, Greece, Austria, and England.

Randy spent time talking with the staff of Hope Chapel Maui and answered their questions, especially related to the prolife subject.

I had a great two-part conversation with Dennis Rainey for his podcast “Inspiring Courageous Faith.” In part two, we talked about faith, Heaven, and the realities that shape courageous living.

I’ve long appreciated Dennis Rainey, a great brother. Dennis has a new podcast called “Inspiring Courageous Faith.” He and I had a great conversation, and in part one we talked about my wife Nanci’s cancer, my grief since she went to be with Jesus, and God’s sovereignty.

Last year, I was a guest on the Building Excellence Podcast with Bailey Miles. Bailey asked me some great questions, including about coming to faith, how I got into ministry, and my experience of becoming a writer. We also talked about mentorship, stewardship, sports, and adversity.

Randy was a guest on the Building Excellence Podcast with Bailey Miles in 2025. He shared his story of coming to Christ, how he transitioned into ministry, and his experience of becoming a writer. Randy and Bailey discussed mentorship, stewardship, and how adversity affects faith, as well as the role sports played in Randy’s life and the characteristics of a good coach.

In this clip from a talk with students in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University in 2012, Randy says that often, truth found in old books has stood the test of time, and warns about heresy, which often consists of old falsehoods packaged as something new. He also explains the reading he did in preparation for writing his book Heaven.

In this clip from the Do Hard Things podcast with The Rebelution in 2022, Randy explains that the hope of Heaven is not simply wishful thinking. He shares that we know more from the Bible about the future, post-resurrection Heaven, which will be on the New Earth, than we do about the present Heaven.

In this clip from the Do Hard Things podcast with The Rebelution in 2022, Randy shares how God worked in his wife Nanci’s life to draw her deeper into the Word. He talks about how her study of God impacted her cancer journey.

Today is the 33rd anniversary of the death of my childhood best friend, Jerry. In God’s providence, earlier this summer I ran across my 2007 blog about him. I’m reposting it in honor of my friend, and in the hope that readers will find this tribute to friendship to be encouraging.