Christian the Lion: A Foreshadow of People and Animals on God’s New Earth

By Randy Alcorn September 1, 2008

You may have seen the video of Christian the Lion being reunited with two men who raised him as a cub. If you haven't, you're in for a treat. And if you have, you may want to watch again.

99 Balloons: Celebrating the Life of Eliot Mooney

By Randy Alcorn August 7, 2008

I first learned of Eliot Mooney maybe a year ago, but when someone else forwarded the video again recently, I thought it was time to feature it on this blog.

 

Many Who Attend Evangelical Churches Now Believe There Are Different Ways to Heaven

By Randy Alcorn July 23, 2008

If we get it wrong about Jesus, it doesn’t matter what else we get right.

Creator and Culture, and Anticipating a Redeemed Earth

By Randy Alcorn July 11, 2008

A Christian I met in passing once told me it troubled him that he really didn’t long for Heaven. Instead, he yearned for an Earth that was like God meant it to be.

Can We or Should We Talk to Loved Ones in Heaven?

By Randy Alcorn May 2, 2008

I’d like to address a recent question that came up in a blog comment last week. I figure other readers might have read the question and may be interested, since I've been asked it many times over the years.

The question was, from a biblical standpoint, is it okay to talk to our loved ones who've gone on to be with Jesus?

Longing for Joy in C. S. Lewis, Part 2

By Randy Alcorn March 18, 2008

In Part 1 of Lewis and Longing, a few blogs ago, I quoted from his great sermon, later published as an essay, “The Weight of Glory: And Other Addresses.” There’s more in that essay I want to share.

Joel Stein, Starbucks, and Heaven

By Randy Alcorn December 21, 2007

Now, the man in the picture is not a Christmas shepherd, but Joel Stein, a prominent columnist for The Los Angeles Times. He’s written features for Time magazine, and has impressive journalistic credentials. He says this of himself on the front page of his website: “I’m the guy who loves porn and hates America.” He’s known for his column where he said he not only opposes the war in Iraq, he opposes U.S. troops. Clearly he’s a man who says what he thinks.

 

Jerry Hardin: My Best Friend When I Was a Kid

By Randy Alcorn October 9, 2007

I was just finishing up a different blog when Carol Hardin called and reminded us that today, October 8, is the 15th anniversary of Jerry’s death. Jerry and I were best friends in grade school and high school. I wrote about him in my book In Light of Eternity. I gave him a whole chapter.

 

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.