What Age Will We Appear in Heaven?

By Randy Alcorn August 7, 2020

A few years ago I was a guest on Desiring God’s Ask Pastor John podcast. In this episode, host Tony Reinke and I discuss the question, “What age will I appear in Heaven?” The following is a lightly edited transcript, and you can also listen to the audio of our conversation.

Would a Loving God Purposely Wound Us Through Trials?

By Randy Alcorn August 5, 2020

God does not love us on our preferred terms, but on His own. We think to “love” means to “do no harm,” when it really means “to be willing to do short-term harm for a redemptive purpose.” A physician who re-breaks an arm in order for it to heal properly harms his patient in order to heal him.

Encouragement for Parents of Adult Children Who Aren’t Following Christ

By Randy Alcorn August 3, 2020

Over the years, I’ve talked to many parents who experience guilt over the struggles of their grown kids. The following are some thoughts I’ve shared from time to time, including with friends who have grown children who aren’t following Christ and making wise decisions.

David Mathis on Work Ethic and How Laziness Is Profoundly Unchristian

By David Mathis July 31, 2020

This is a great article from Desiring God’s David Mathis concerning the problem of laziness and how God’s indwelling Spirit enables us to overcome it. 

Charles Spurgeon on the Sweetness of Tasting God’s Word

By C. H. Spurgeon July 29, 2020

In the following introduction to his sermon on Psalm 119:103, Charles Spurgeon encourages his listeners to actively “taste” God’s Word. May we too experience the sweetness of Scripture—today and every day!

Planned Parenthood Finally Admits Founder Margaret Sanger’s Racism, But Will They Change What They Do?

By Randy Alcorn July 27, 2020

Thirty years ago I spent many hours in a Portland library reading and photocopying article after article in years of original issues of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Review. I was shocked at the blatant racism I found.

The Case for the Resurrection: Sean McDowell Interviews Lee Strobel

By Randy Alcorn July 24, 2020

I listened to Sean McDowell’s interview with Lee Strobel, talking about how he as an atheist journalist came to believe in Jesus, through studying whether the resurrection of Jesus ever happened. I think it’s all great, but even if you don’t have time to watch it all, the first 11 minutes or so are terrific.

A Tribute and Letter to J. I. Packer, Now with His Lord Jesus

By Randy Alcorn July 22, 2020

Last Friday, J. I. Packer, one of my favorite writers and favorite people, went to be with Jesus just five days short of his 94th birthday. I will always love that man. He had a huge impact on me, particularly through his books Knowing God and The Quest for Godliness.

Black Lives Do Matter, But the BLM Organization Opposes Christian Values: So What Should We Do?

By Randy Alcorn July 20, 2020

In this blog I’ll address some difficult issues that some will misunderstand or be offended by despite my efforts to speak accurately and carefully. There are many balancing statements in this blog, which partly accounts for its length. If you take one statement out of context without those other balancing statements you can misunderstand anything I’m saying. I hope you don’t.

The Fruit of the Spirit Are Ingredients of Happiness

By Randy Alcorn July 17, 2020

It’s easy to recite the fruit of the Spirit as if it’s a list of virtues or a badge of honor. But all the qualities are ingredients of happiness. Not just joy, which is happiness, but the whole list.