Welcome, Jack Timothy Franklin

By Randy Alcorn August 28, 2007

At 9:00 PM Thursday, I got a phone call from Nanci as I was putting grandson Matthew Franklin to bed in the room that once was his mother’s. As Nanci talked, in the background was a loud cry, out of the mouth of Jack Timothy Franklin. Jack had just come into the world at 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and 19.5 inches.

The Blessing of Gratitude, the Curse of Complaining

By Randy Alcorn August 22, 2007

The child in this picture is NOT one of my grandchildren. But he pretty much captures what a lot of us, older and younger, behave like when we don’t get our way. (And have you noticed, we often DON’T get our way…which is actually good.)

California Vacation and Deadline Movie Script Read-Through

By Randy Alcorn August 16, 2007

Here’s a photo I took Saturday on Mount Lassen, at about 7,000 feet. The lake, the flowers, the sky—beauty popping up out of barrenness, all declaring God’s glory.

 

Why I'm Leery of Harry Potter

By Randy Alcorn August 13, 2007

As promised, here are Ann Tatlock’s insights on the Harry Potter series.

Further Thoughts on Harry Potter

By Randy Alcorn August 7, 2007

There were some interesting comments and very good questions raised regarding my last week’s blog on Harry Potter. I wish I had time to address these, and hope to do so later.

 

Harry Potter: The Debate Among Christians Continues

By Randy Alcorn July 31, 2007

Scholastic’s first US printing of the new Deathly Hallows, released last week, was an unprecedented twelve million copies. Over eight million copies sold in the first 24 hours. A newscaster said the other night that five thousand Harry Potter books are being sold every minute in the United States.

More on the International Christian Retail Show

By Randy Alcorn July 24, 2007

Okay, back to ICRS, the booksellers’ convention earlier this month in Atlanta. Yesterday, someone sent me a picture from a book signing there. That’s Jasmine I’m holding. Precious.

Days of Filming and Divine Appointments

By Randy Alcorn July 21, 2007

Yesterday was one of the most exhausting days of my life. I stood in front of a video camera nearly the whole day, answering questions about Heaven, covering nearly all the major subject areas addressed in my books.

The World of Christian Books and Writers

By Randy Alcorn July 17, 2007

I got back late last week from the annual Christian Booksellers convention. Always in July, it’s normally in a hot, sweaty southern city. This year was Atlanta, next year is Orlando. We haven’t been back to Dallas since it hit 120 degrees several years ago. Now if we could only have it in Portland or Seattle... Anyway, I’m going to spend a couple blogs talking about it.

Tell Me About Heaven: Just Released

By Randy Alcorn July 10, 2007

Tell Me About Heaven is about a grandfather helping ten-year-old Jake come to terms with his grandmother’s death. Jake has all kinds of questions about Heaven, and what his grandma is doing and whether she remembers him. When he spends two weeks at his grandfather’s house out in the country, they do things together and talk about Heaven as they go.