Randy Alcorn

I had a great two-part conversation with Dennis Rainey for his podcast “Inspiring Courageous Faith.” In part two, we talked about faith, Heaven, and the realities that shape courageous living.

I’ve long appreciated Dennis Rainey, a great brother. Dennis has a new podcast called “Inspiring Courageous Faith.” He and I had a great conversation, and in part one we talked about my wife Nanci’s cancer, my grief since she went to be with Jesus, and God’s sovereignty.

I read these words from one of Charles Spurgeon’s sermons, and found them both timeless and encouraging.

The true biblical doctrine of Heaven is far more attractive than the dull, inhuman view of the afterlife that has long prevailed in evangelicalism. That off-putting perspective still imprisons many believers. Based on countless interactions I’ve had with readers of my book and others over the past sixteen years, here are eight persistent misconceptions about Heaven.

It’s hard to put it in words, but sometimes I sense a definite prompting from God—call it the still small voice or whatever. Often, I’m prompted to pray for someone, speak to someone about the Lord, or to give them a book.

If I were to say, “It’s bright outside. It’s a sunny day. The sky is blue. There's not a cloud in the sky,” have I said four different things? No, I've said one thing in four different ways. The same thing is true with the Hebrew and Greek words for happiness and joy and gladness used in Scripture.

If you encountered a web with its geometric artistry without knowing spiders existed, you would marvel, wondering what human made them, and how. Whether we or spiders themselves appreciate their work, surely their Creator does.

ክፋትንከሚጠላአምላክጋርእንዴትመታረቅእንችላለንየሚለውችግርየታሪክታላቁችግርነው።በመንግሥተሰማያትእግዚአብሔርአምላካችንንከማየታችንበፊት፣ሥርነቀልበሆነመልኩመለወጥያለበትነገርአለ።ይህደግሞከተቀየሰውታላቅመፍትሔያላነሰይጠይቃል።

Het probleem hoe we ons kunnen verzoenen met een God die het kwaad haat, is het grootste probleem in de geschiedenis. Voordat we God in de hemel kunnen zien, moet er iets radicaal veranderen. Dit vraagt om niets minder dan de grootste oplossing die ooit bedacht is.