Because Jesus Is Our Stability, We Can Be Open-Handed with Our Friends

By Kelly Needham February 10, 2020

In her book Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion, Kelly Needham skillfully points us toward true biblical friendships. She shows us the beauty and necessity of biblical friendships and the ways friendships can assume the wrong place. Hope you enjoy this excerpt from the book.

God Has Given You a Unique Platform

By Randy Alcorn February 7, 2020

Whether you are a grocery clerk, an assembly line worker, a salesperson, a flight attendant, a stay-at-home mom, or a professional athlete, or whether you have a primary ministry of prayer or encouraging people, God has given you a unique platform.

The Faces of Choice Video Reminds Us Abortion Is About a Child, Not a Choice

By Randy Alcorn February 5, 2020

I have met abortion survivors who have told me their stories, just as I have met people conceived in horrific acts of rape and incest. In each case these are precious people, made in the image of God, with the same value in His sight, and the same right to live as the rest of us.

The Ethics of Ghostwriting: Does It Matter Who Actually Wrote a Book?

By Randy Alcorn February 3, 2020

Years ago, I wrote a critique of the practice of ghostwriting in Christian publishing, which put me in multiple difficult discussions with publishers and ghostwriters alike. I also joined several dozen other Christian writers in signing a letter to our publishers expressing our ethical objections to ghostwriting.

Addressing the Exodus of Young People from the Church

By Samuel Bodnar January 31, 2020

This article is well done and is on a vital subject I’m deeply concerned about: the numbers of young people leaving the church, in what this article calls “the church exodus crisis.” I encourage pastors, parents, and those serving with youth to read this and take it to heart.

What Will It Be Like to See Our Savior Face to Face?

By Randy Alcorn January 29, 2020

I sometimes ponder what it’ll be like to see Jesus, to fall on my knees before Him, then talk with Him and eat with Him and walk with Him as a resurrected person living on a resurrected Earth. 

Why We Rescued, and the Encouraging Growth of the Prolife Movement in the Thirty Years Since

By Randy Alcorn January 27, 2020

It is, admittedly, difficult for many people in 2020 to understand our actions then, as there is much that has been lost in translation or misunderstood over the past thirty years (indeed, our involvement was greatly misunderstood by many even back in the day). I hope the following will provide some further clarification for those who wonder, “What exactly did you do, and why were you compelled to do it?” and “Was it worth it, and if so, why doesn’t rescuing happen now?”

Phan Thi Kim Phuc’s Story: The Beauty of Forgiveness, and a Powerful Example of Romans 8:28

By Randy Alcorn January 24, 2020

One of the best-known photographs from the Vietnam War is a Pulitzer Prize–winning picture of a young burn victim running in terror. After months of hospitalization and multiple surgeries, nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc returned to her family. What doctors couldn’t heal, Kim Phuc says, was her heart: “The anger inside me was like a hatred high as a mountain.”

Christians Grieve the Death of Believing Loved Ones, But We Don’t Grieve Without Hope

By Randy Alcorn January 22, 2020

For Christians, death is not a wall but a doorway. Death is not a last good-bye but a “See you later.” We grieve differently, yet honestly and openly, precisely because we look forward to our reunion and to a New Heaven and a New Earth.

Joy Is Found in Being Rich in Good Works: Tom and Bree Hsieh’s Story

By Randy Alcorn January 20, 2020

Tom Hsieh worked for a successful network and communications provider, and he later became CEO and co-owner of a telecom consulting firm. Tom and his wife, Bree, chose to live in Pomona, California, then the fourth-largest city in LA County—and the second poorest. They decided to live at or below the median household income there in order to fit in with the neighbors they wanted to reach.