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Mon, Dec 19, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Fun
children, christmas, fun, jesus, kids, video

The Christmas Story

Christmas video This video was produced by Portland Christian School a couple of years ago, but I just saw it after my friend Dale Walker sent it to me. It features preschool children being asked about the Christmas story.

Wed, Dec 07, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Christian Life
children, courageous, letter, note, randy alcorn

A 10-year-old Boy’s Response to the Courageous Novel

Praising God Last month I received this letter from a 10-year-old Canadian boy named Christian. He had read the Courageous novel and wanted to share with Alex and Stephen Kendrick and me what he had learned from it.

Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Marriage and Family, Recommended Reading and Resources
21 day dad's challenge, children, courageous, dads, fatherhood, fathers, focus on the family, money, stewardship, treasure

The 21-Day Dad’s Challenge

21 Day Dad's Challenge

Focus on the Family has a new book out titled The 21 Day Dad’s Challenge: Three Weeks to a Better Relationship with your Kids. After watching Courageous, men all over the U.S. will emerge from movie theaters wanting to be better dads, and this is an excellent next step.

Mon, Oct 03, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Missions
children, giving, giving sacrificially, kimberly smith, make way partners, missions, orphans, randy alcorn, story, sudan

Heartbreak and Hope for Hannan

Hannan

I have spoken before of Make Way Partners and our sister Kimberly Smith and recommended them as a worthy ministry to support. But this recent letter about a girl named Hannan in Sudan (who Kimberly met on a recent trip), touched me on multiple levels.

Wed, Feb 09, 2011
Randy Alcorn
Culture and Worldview
alex and brett harris, books, boys, children, literacy, parenting, read, reading, rebelution, wall street journal

An Alarming Trend: the Illiteracy of Boys

boy reading My friends Brett and Alex Harris, on their wonderful website www.therebelution.com, cited a Wall Street Journal article about the importance of reading, and the great decline in reading among boys. I have often cited this as one of the most alarming trends of our day.