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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. 

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.

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 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.  

I love Josh and Sean McDowell, and I also love how as father and son they have teamed up in such remarkable, eternity-impacting ways. Listen to what Sean has to say in this article about how God has used doubt in his life, for great good (including impacting tens of thousands of people through his books, writings, and podcasts!).

In this clip from his Q&A with Baylor University, Randy shares about trusting God, and the importance of looking at Jesus’ suffering to learn how God cares about us and our own suffering.

It helps to remember the genre of Ecclesiastes (wisdom literature) and the author’s purpose in writing (to show the futility of seeking happiness in worldly things; of living with a perspective limited to only this present life). 

In this clip from his Q&A with Baylor University, Randy shares about his wife Nanci going to be with Jesus, grieving well, and biblical lessons learned in loss, as well as getting back to speaking and writing.