Randy Alcorn

Many of the challenges and issues that pastors face in discipling and teaching those in their churches have remained the same since I was pastoring over 25 years ago. But there are also many new challenges for pastors, including helping Christians navigate digital technologies and social media platforms.

Many of those who are heavily involved in multilevel marketing are innocent of the kinds of attitudes and actions I will address in the rest of this blog. There are great examples of people who balance these things well. But just like anything else, being involved with such a business comes with its own unique set of temptations and challenges.

Pergunta de um leitor: Embora meus pais sejam boas pessoas, eles nāo aceitaram a Cristo e são céticos em relação à religião organizada  Sinto que seu tempo na terra está se acabando, e sei que se eu não lhes disser a verdade, ninguém o fará. Você pode sugerir qual seria a melhor forma de abordar meus pais não cristãos a respeito de Cristo de uma maneira amorosa, mas convincente?

Nous aimerions que davantage de passages dans la Bible nous parlent de la manière dont nous pouvons maîtriser les circonstances. À la place, il y en a beaucoup plus sur la manière de nous maîtriser nous-mêmes.

Philip Yancey, a writer I often appreciate, wrote an article about his own struggle to carve out focused attention for reading, and how his own personal experience reflects our culture at large. The decline in reading books is something I feel strongly about, as those who aren’t dedicated readers most likely won’t be dedicated readers of God’s Word.

Having strong emotions about a situation is understandable, and certainly emotions in and of themselves aren’t bad. I think there’s value in honestly confessing to God our feelings of hurt, resentment, and anger. However, we should direct our emotions (including blame) toward the proper object of our sadness, disappointment, and discouragement.

Today’s blog is about a nonprofit that’s making a big difference in the lives of kids with medical needs, and also in the lives of youth in local schools.  I think you’ll be touched by reading about their work and seeing the pictures of a child who has been helped. 

I don’t believe in painting a broad brush over certain authors when we don’t agree with them in every area. 

Dependiendo de en quién te conviertas, lograrás o no perseverar en tu vida cristiana. ¿Te convertirás en un hombre de Dios, o en tu propio hombre? ¿Dependiente de Cristo, o auto-dependiente? Las pequeñas elecciones que se toman en la vida son las que determinarán en cuál de esos hombres te convertirás.