History’s Greatest Plot Twist: God’s Son Became a Baby

By Randy Alcorn December 9, 2019

God is the Great Storyteller. With grand artistry, He brings forth a beautiful world in a spectacular universe. As the culmination of His creativity, He fashions Adam and Eve. They rebel against God, and evil enters the world. God promises a Redeemer, and with eagerness His people look for one to come forth triumphantly, overthrowing their enemies and set­ting up His kingdom. But the centuries pass without the Redeemer’s appearance.

Want to Find Out How to Live the Good Life? Discover the Beautiful, Hope-Giving Answer from Scripture

By Randy Alcorn December 6, 2019

I wrote my book Giving Is the Good Life because I wanted to clarify what Scripture actually says about how we can experience the abundant life Jesus came to give us. And the answer from God’s Word is so beautiful and hope-giving!

When Your Wife Is Dubbed a Female Chuck Norris

By Chuck Norris December 4, 2019

My wife Nanci was featured in a column Monday by Chuck Norris, our friend and brother in Christ. Chuck writes, “I know Nanci, and I know she's not happy with me placing this much focus on her, right Nanci?” He’s right. Both of us feel a bit awkward with the high praise for the two of us, but I’m nonetheless touched and grateful for Chuck sharing about Nanci’s cancer journey, and we deeply appreciate all the prayers on her behalf. 

How Giving Can Bring Us the Best Christmas Ever (and an Invitation to Partner with EPM This Giving Tuesday)

By Randy Alcorn December 2, 2019

We instinctively imagine that spending on ourselves will make us happiest. But our greatest joy actually comes when we give to others. It really is true what Jesus said: “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving” (Acts 20:35, GNT). 

When God Entered Time and Became a Man

By Randy Alcorn November 29, 2019

As we enter the Advent season, there’s no more worthy subject to set our minds on than Jesus Himself. He is “the Alpha and the Omega…the Beginning and the End” (Revelation 22:13), the One this Christmas season is all about. (And the One the rest of the year should be about too!)

Happy, Grateful People Never Get Over God’s Grace

By Randy Alcorn November 27, 2019

Happy people celebrate their conversion not just once, but over and over. They are profoundly grateful for what God has done for them.

Is It Possible to Be Happy in Christ Despite Suffering?

By Randy Alcorn November 25, 2019

The happiness described in Scripture is all the richer because it doesn’t involve denial or pretense and can be experienced amid severe difficulty. Christ-followers don’t preach the flimsy kind of happiness that’s built on wishful thinking. Instead, our basis for happiness remains true—and sometimes becomes clearer—in suffering.

Why I Believe It Can Be God-Glorifying to Share Our Stories of Giving Generously

By Randy Alcorn November 22, 2019

There’s still a lot of pushback on the idea of sharing about our giving, but not as much is there was 30 years ago when the first edition of my book Money, Possessions, and Eternity came out. I think people are realizing giving isn’t the only thing people are tempted to be proud of, and in Matthew 6 it’s inseparable from prayer and fasting.

Is It Wrong to Be Motivated to Obey God Because We Know He Will Reward Us?

By Randy Alcorn November 20, 2019

We should seek to please our Lord, to meet the needs of the poor and needy, to be an encouragement to others, etc. But if we “believe that He is a rewarder” (Hebrews 11:6), then it is right, not wrong, to also want to get God’s blessing and reward.

This Holiday Season, Don’t Let the Urgent Keep You from Seeking What’s Truly Important: Jesus

By Randy Alcorn November 18, 2019

From mid-November to early January, our lives change, bringing many things that are delightful, but which increase our pressure and fatigue! May this article remind you to focus on what’s truly most important in this season, and to take time to sit at Jesus’ feet.