Randy Alcorn's Blog: death

Samuel Davies on Christ's Greatest Joy

article April 18, 2011

I appreciated this thought from Samuel Davies, an evangelical pastor and educator from the 1700's, especially as we seek to remember and celebrate Christ's death and resurrection in the coming days. 

How Do I Minister to an Unsaved Friend Whose Loved One Died Without a Relationship with Christ?

video October 25, 2010

That’s a good question. I’ve been in that exact situation. I think the answer is that we do not have an obligation to try to convince people that their loved one was not saved.

Sono Sato Harris: Precious Beyond Words

article July 5, 2010

Last night, on Independence Day, our dear friend Sono Harris went home to be with Jesus. She is a precious and faithful sister, one of a kind, and all the more precious now as her faith has become sight.

With Greg Laurie and Harvest Fellowship, on Heaven and Suffering

video March 15, 2010

Sunday morning, March 7, I was with Greg Laurie and Harvest Fellowship in Riverside, California. Greg interviewed me about Heaven, and evil and suffering, and we opened the Word together. We did something similar last Thursday night in Orange County.

The Hands of God

article February 16, 2010

When we lock our eyes on our cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetes, or disability, self-pity and bitterness can creep in. When we spend our days rehearsing the tragic death of a loved one, we will interpret all life through the darkness of our suffering. How much better when we focus upon Jesus!

Bob Hawkins Sr.: A Real Follower of Jesus

article February 15, 2010

Bob Hawkins Sr., founder of Harvest House Publishers and a real follower of Jesus, went to Heaven last Tuesday, February 9. I met Bob Sr. years ago and thought the world of him, as did nearly everyone, I think. 

Jim Harrell Goes to Jesus

article January 14, 2010

I came to know my friend Jim Harrell after Jim read my book Heaven. (That's me on the left, then Jim, then his good friend Vince, when I visited the Harrell home in Wheaton, Illinois, less than three months ago.)

Why Does God Take Some People to Heaven So Young?

article August 12, 2009

When I first answered this question a few years ago, a friend was holding her eighteen-month-old son in her arms, waiting for him to breathe his last. She was praying over him, reading Psalms aloud, trying to comfort and prepare him—and herself—for what was to come.

Carl F. H. Henry: Prominent Evangelical Thinker

article July 13, 2009

Carl F. H. Henry, founding editor of the magazine Christianity Today and author or editor of more than 40 books, including The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism and God, Revelation & Authority, 6 Volumes, was often considered the most prominent American evangelical thinker of the mid-20th century.

 

Looking Forward to Heaven?

article July 1, 2009

With the deaths of several celebrities on the forefront of people's minds, I want to focus this week's question and answer on Heaven.