Sex as God intended—in marriage, between a man and a woman—is a pleasure to be celebrated (see Proverbs 5:15-19). Sex outside of marriage brings serious negative consequences—emotional, physical, and spiritual. Promising long-term pleasure it can’t deliver, addiction to sex and pornography enslave and degrade everyone involved.

In this panel discussion with Desiring God in 2013, Randy Alcorn shares about how helpful and Christ-centered laughter can be in deep grief. Watch the complete panel discussion here.  

In this clip from his interview on the Think Eternity podcast, Randy shares about happiness, rejoicing in God, and how happiness in Christ is not shallow nor is it the opposite of holiness.

This issue includes: There's No More Important Question Than Who Jesus Is by Randy Alcorn, The Name of Jesus by Kevin DeYoung, 4 Reasons God's People Ought to Be Gentle by Dane Ortlund, 9 Ways to Make Social Media More Christian by Karen Swallow Prior