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Safely Home Impacts Christian Kids

It’s the beginning that sets the tone. It needs to touch the heart. It can’t be just another introduction to another class book that students are required to read for a grade.

A Divine Appointment

Dear Randy: You may not remember me, but about 4 years ago you saw me reading a Bible in the Chicago airport on your way home from a conference.

17 Countries Where Christians are Persecuted

I've edited this based on information from The Bible League, Operation World and other sources. It's intended to help us pray more intelligently for our brothers and sisters.

Do missionaries take advantage of the poor in India?

The motive of a true missionary is to proclaim the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ; he is concerned for the eternal souls of people. But he is also concerned about the whole person, which includes his physical welfare. If the missionary does nothing for the physical needs of the people around him, then he is not following the teachings of Scripture.

End of the Spear Pictures Part 2

On January 8, 1956 five missionaries were murdered in Ecuador: Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian and Pete Fleming.

Returning to the True God

An excerpt from Safely Home by Randy Alcorn

Saturday morning Ben and Quan worked repairing the chicken coop. It was unseasonably warm for early November. Ben wasn’t a skilled laborer, but he was actually enjoying learning some skills that didn’t involve high finances, budget projections, and long-term strategies. The men spoke of old classmates, dorm buddies, and campus escapades, uncovering a flood of pleasant memories that had long lain dormant.

Ming brought out a tray with water and biscuits for the men. While seated under the ginkgo, they talked and laughed a half hour.

“Li Quan is not ...

Giving and the Great Commission

The apostle Paul gave us our top priority: “What I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3).

Will the 2008 Olympics Benefit China’s Persecuted Population?

Alcorn supports the persecuted church around the world through his organization Eternal Perspective Ministries. In spite of the image the Chinese government portrays, Alcorn has found that the Chinese have very limited religious freedom. In fact, a recent Newsweek article reported that Chinese communists demolished approximately 1,500 houses of worship in just six months (“The Changing Face of the Church,” April 16, 2001).

A funny experience in a Chinese restaurant

I visited China in the Fall of 1999 while doing background research for Safely Home.

Randy Alcorn Talks About his Translated Books (video)

Randy Alcorn shares about what it means to him to have his books translated into other languages, pointing out some of his favorite covers.

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