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I'm Pastor Rich Bitterman…rural church pastor, husband, and writer. I help people slow down, open their Bibles, and rediscover the old paths.
In addition to pastoring Cedar Ridge Baptist Church, I’m a published author with articles featured in Baptist Press, The Pathway (Missouri Baptist Convention), Kentucky Today, Thinke, Christian Grandfather Magazine, and Media on Mission. I write to connect biblical truth with real-life stories that often drawn from the hills of the Missouri Ozarks hoping to encourage believers and strengthen the church one word at a time.
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—Janet, Missouri
“Thank you, Pastor Rich, for your transparency, sir. I love hearing the lessons you have learned in the ministry. I love your wit and genuine wholesome humor in your stories, but experience the gravity when your pen gets serious. “
—Pastor Ron, California
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