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In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about his journey into ministry, his pro-life stance, his ultimate resignation from pastoring, and the beginning of Eternal Perspective Ministries. 

We can think of our lives in terms of a dot and a line, signifying two phases. Our present life on Earth is the dot. It begins. It ends. It’s brief. However, from the dot, a line extends that goes on forever.

Randy had a conversation with his son-in-law Dan Franklin at their church, looking at what Proverbs 5 has to say about purity. 

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about several authors who have influenced him both before and after seminary, and how God has used them deeply in his life. 

What may, at this moment, seem like it didn’t turn out may, because you were obedient regardless of the consequences, have far-reaching and positive outcomes you won’t know about until you’re in Jesus’ presence.

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about how he enjoyed seeing C.S. Lewis’ personality come through his writing and how his writing impacted Randy’s worldview.   

There’s a common saying: “God won’t give you more than you can handle” or “…more than you can bear.” Certainly, God gives us things which we can’t handle by ourselves. But He also promises that He is sufficient and able to sustain and strengthen us.

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares his advice for others who are grieving their spouses or close family. He talks about how Jesus understands and brings encouragement in our grief. 

In this clip from his Q&A with Baylor University, Randy talks about what books he is currently reading and studying, and shares what books he read as a young Christian and which classic Christian authors he recommends reading. 

It sounds like you have followed Randy's advice of informing the couples you’ve counseled. As for follow up, our further advice would be that this not be a matter of church discipline.

We should recognize the differences and celebrate that God’s image-bearers come in all shapes and sizes and colors, and we are the beneficiaries of His providence in creating us this way.

In this clip from his Q&A with Baylor University, Randy talks about being careful of the good distractions in life, as well as shares cautions about entertainment and instant information, which can easily take up too much of our time.

God knows everything, including every contingency, and He knows what is ultimately best in ways we cannot. God can see ultimate purposes and plans that we can’t.

In this clip from his Q&A with Baylor University, Randy shares about how he learned to say “No” to the vast majority of great things, so that he can say “Yes” to the small number of things that God really wants him to do with the limited resources he has.