Today is Randy’s birthday, and we wanted to post some thoughts on his blog (without his permission!) to let him know the impact he’s had on our lives and how much we appreciate him.
Here at Eternal Perspective Ministries, we receive some wonderful notes and letters from readers letting us know how Randy’s books have blessed them and helped them develop a deeper walk with Christ. Randy and the rest of the EPM staff are always encouraged and humbled to read these responses.
In the last blog post, I shared the story of the civil lawsuit that caused me to resign as a pastor and begin Eternal Perspective Ministries.
I had written about God's ownership in my book Money, Possessions and Eternity, which came out in 1989, only months before I became involved in civil disobedience. Little did I know while writing that I would literally own nothing—including that book itself—within a year of when it came out.
This month marks the 20th anniversary for Eternal Perspective Ministries, the nonprofit ministry I founded in 1990. Some of you who read my blog might not know much about EPM, so thought I’d share in two blog posts about the abortion clinic lawsuits that led to my resignation as a pastor and to the beginning of EPM.
Guest post from Kathy Norquist, Randy's executive assistant.
Since we get asked this question from time to time, and because we’re celebrating our 20th anniversary this year, we thought it might be fun to give you a sneak peek into the daily happenings at Eternal Perspective Ministries. Much of our time is taken up connecting with people through email, phone calls, and snail mail. They may want to order books, tell us how God has used a book in their life, ask a question related to an issue Randy writes and speaks about, or inquire about his availability for a speaking engagement or phone conversation.
I want to share the following, written by my friend Denny Hartford, the director of a terrific organization I highly recommend, Vital Signs Ministries (FYI, that's not Denny in the picture, it's Martin Luther). Denny works in the ministry with his wonderful wife Claire.
As I research the subject of evil and suffering, and interview many people who have suffered much, my heart is being touched with God's grace, as well as with a longing for the day when at last He will make all things right in the new heavens and new earth.
Last year I ...
Today was Stephanie Hallman’s wedding. She's been married to Dan Anderson for three hours now. They must be both relieved and exhausted, and by now are in route to their honeymoon. God bless them.
Nanci and I and EPM staff members had a great time at the wedding and reception. Steph worked with us at EPM last year and again this year while a student at Corban college. When she returns from her honeymoon, she'll be working for us full time.
Steph's the one who conducts the book giveaways on this blog, and does a lot ...
If you haven’t been here since Tuesday, you missed the final Bonhoeffer blog. You can page down to get it. I’m not waiting to post this until next Tuesday, both because it’ll be Christmas, and a LA Times column printed today prompted me to write this.
If you want something Christmas related, here are my answers to some questions about Christmas. And here’s the first article I ever wrote for publication, on the Christmas Shepherds. In the next blog, by New Years, I hope to show some family pics from 2007.
Now, the man in the ...
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