{"id":296,"date":"2021-08-20T15:34:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prayingthepsalms.com\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:57:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prayingthepsalms.com\/?page_id=296","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Blog Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/prayingthepsalms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pages-divider.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0%|||&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.3)&#8221; top_divider_style_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; top_divider_style_phone=&#8221;&#8221; top_divider_style_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Author Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 70%|#f4f4f4 70%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;70%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#f4f4f4&#8243; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;0%&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-117px|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|0|8px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;70px||120px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;0px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;70px||70px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Nunito||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-39px|40px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rich Ronald has always had a shepherd&#8217;s heart. He spent a career in the business world, where he often found himself caring and praying for his colleagues. He then transferred to full-time ministry, serving as pastor for over a dozen years. He enjoys leading Bible Study tours to Israel and works alongside ministry leaders to help them execute the vision God has given them. He and his wife, Linda, also serve regularly in a marriage ministry in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Praying the Psalms<\/strong> is Rich&#8217;s fourth devotional book. 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