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RDC 11B. An Appetite for Sainthood

by | August 31, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

This is the continuation of a Rainy Day Conversation with author Jen Michel regarding her book A Rule for the Rest of Us. I’ve not met many who have thought as deeply and as carefully about the on-the-ground practices that make for a life of faithful discipleship. I...
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RDC 11A. An Appetite for Sainthood

by | August 24, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I’m excited to introduce you to Jen Michel. Jen is the author of five books, with the sixth to be released on September 8. Jen has agreed to talk with me about that book, A Rule for the Rest of Us: An Ancient Practice for Making the Daily Decisions that Shape Faithful...
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On Being Outed as a Mystery Writer

by | August 17, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Third Monday / August, ’26 Hello! Third Monday posts are more incidental, personal, and situational updates touching on my life in general and on the possibilities and circumstances of ministry. We encourage you to also subscribe to our newsletter. You can do so here....
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Reset 32. I’m Better Than You

by | August 10, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Someone somewhere has said that “comparison is the thief of joy.” It is also the seedbed of all kinds of misery and is the source of a toxicity that has been the ruin of many. It’s hard, especially for those laboring in small churches in small places to believe they...
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RDC 11B. An Appetite for Sainthood

Aug 31, 2026 |

This is the continuation of a Rainy Day Conversation with author Jen Michel regarding her book A Rule for the Rest of Us. I’ve not met many who have thought as deeply and as carefully about the on-the-ground practices that make for a life of faithful discipleship. I...

read more

RDC 11A. An Appetite for Sainthood

Aug 24, 2026 |

I’m excited to introduce you to Jen Michel. Jen is the author of five books, with the sixth to be released on September 8. Jen has agreed to talk with me about that book, A Rule for the Rest of Us: An Ancient Practice for Making the Daily Decisions that Shape Faithful...

read more

On Being Outed as a Mystery Writer

Aug 17, 2026 |

Third Monday / August, ’26 Hello! Third Monday posts are more incidental, personal, and situational updates touching on my life in general and on the possibilities and circumstances of ministry. We encourage you to also subscribe to our newsletter. You can do so here....

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Hey there, I'm

Randy!

The author and pastor behind Greatheart’s Table. I currently pastor Covenant Presbyterian Church in Oviedo, Florida.
My years of pastoral experience have fed my concern for the ordinary pastor. Pastors, particularly those of smaller churches, long to be validated and encouraged but are often instead beaten down by the enormous and unreachable expectations of modern Christian culture. I began writing and producing Greatheart’s Table to provide an alternative narrative that encourages pastors, especially those in smaller churches, to be comfortable in their pastoral skin. There is great value in simply being a pastor and many pastors, and those who care for them, need to be reminded of that.
Prior to Greatheart’s Table, my writing has appeared in a variety of venues, from the family worship guide As for My House to the web site of The Gospel Coalition. In 2020 Christian Focus Publications published my book Something Worth Living For, a presentation of historic Christianity based upon the content of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. I blog, though less frequently these days, at RandyGreenwald.com.
I grew up in a small town outside Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from Michigan State University I taught seventh-grade English for three years before attending and graduating from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. I pastored a church on Florida’s gulf coast for twenty-five years before being called to my current church in 2010. I am married to Barb and we have been blessed with six children and an innumerable multitude of grandchildren.