Randy Alcorn

The Courage to Follow Him

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To follow Christ is not about being comfortable—it’s about being sold-out to the God with the nailed-scarred hands.

Oregon’s Natural Beauty Reflects Its Creator’s Magnificence

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The beautiful 4-minute time lapse video in this blog uses footage shot in Oregon.

Field Trip to a Junkyard

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How can we teach our children the emptiness of materialism in a direct and memorable way? Take them to visit a dump or junkyard. It can actually be a great family event. 

Overcoming Temptation by Looking Past It—and Looking Up

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In this video from Desiring God, Ben Stuart offers advice for overcoming temptation: looking down stream to anticipate where the temptation leads, and looking upstream to God.

The Treasure Principle and God’s Delightfully Surprising Ways

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The Treasure Principle is a book that has shocked me (surprise isn’t strong enough) in the response it has generated. 

What About Student Debt?

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I encourage you to seek the Lord’s will through the reading and study of His Word, prayer, and the wise counsel of others before you make the decision to take out a loan.

God Working in You, and You Working to Follow God

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Scripture says of believers, “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness” (2 Pet. 1:3). 

Walking Through Depression: God Is With You

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I have known depression first-hand at different times in my life. Several years ago, for no apparent reason, a cloud of depression descended on me. 

Heaven Is for Real, the Movie

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Since I’ve written a book on what the Bible says about Heaven (though I’ve never been there), I’ve been asked a lot of questions about the Heaven Is for Real book, and now the movie.

G. K. Chesterton on the Resurrection

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The physical resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of redemption—both for mankind and for the earth.