God Will Use Weakness and Failure to Build Your Faith

By Randy Alcorn February 9, 2018

I’m sharing a guest blog today that is, to me, breathtaking and somewhat stunning. It won’t strike everyone as encouraging, perhaps, because it comes out of pain. However, I think it’s a bold and valuable perspective, one that we need to hear.

Lessons from the Book of Job

By Randy Alcorn January 8, 2018

We share this in common with Job—God doesn’t specifically explain why He permits evil and suffering to fall upon us. He wants us to trust Him. In one sense, Job is everyman.

Constant Explanations from God Wouldn’t Allow for Our Faith or Trust

By Randy Alcorn December 29, 2017

If God offered us constant explanations for the circumstances we face, our lives would not be free or normal, and would not allow for faith or trust.

When Your Pain Makes It Hard to Say “It Is Well with My Soul”

By Randy Alcorn, Shauna Hernandez December 18, 2017

I greatly appreciated these thoughts EPM staff member Shauna Hernandez recently shared about the loss of her mom and trusting God in grief. What she wrote is beautiful and powerful, and applicable to any who have suffered loss and pain.

No Persecution, Including Shootings, Will Silence the Church

By Randy Alcorn November 8, 2017

Just as our fellow believers can’t be persuaded to abandon their faith because of persecution, such violence in our own churches won’t stop us from gathering and proclaiming and celebrating the Good News of Jesus. 

The Problem of Evil and Suffering in Las Vegas and Elsewhere

By Randy Alcorn October 4, 2017

Words are sadly inadequate as a response to all the recent natural disasters, and this week we had to face the added dimension of human evil in the Las Vegas murders.

Trusting God When the Pain Seems Pointless

By Randy Alcorn September 25, 2017

I’ve written nine novels. Suppose you could interview characters from my books. If you asked them, “Would you like to suffer less?” I’m sure they’d answer, “Yes!” I empathize with my characters. But as the author, I know that in the end all their suffering will be worth it, since it’s critical to their growth, and to the redemptive story.

Hope and Perspective When We’re Dealing with Doubt

By Randy Alcorn September 8, 2017

In times of doubt, difficulty, and trials, our fundamental beliefs about God and our faith are revealed. So how can Christians find faith in the midst of doubt? How can they trust God’s plan when their lives seem out of His control, and prayers seem to go unanswered or, sometimes it feels, even unheard?

If I Have Enough Faith, Will God Heal Me?

By Randy Alcorn May 19, 2017

No one has greater credibility to speak on this subject than Joni Eareckson Tada, who in July will mark the 50^th anniversary of the accident that left her a quadriplegic. 

Addressing the Problem of Evil and Suffering in a Moral Philosophy Class

By Randy Alcorn March 20, 2017

Having grown up in a non-Christian home, and still vividly remembering my unbelief as a young teenager, I’m convinced that Christianity’s explanation of why evil and suffering exist beats that of any other worldview.