Resources by Topic: About Randy

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "What is your personal quiet time like?"

In this Q&A session, Randy Alcorn answered many questions about his book Heaven. In this clip, he shares about some books that have been influential in his life.

I grew up without Christ and without the church. When I was in high school I attended a church for the wrong reason—to see a girl I'd met. But God can use even our wrong motives for his right purposes. (In fact, years later that girl became my wife!)     

I learned to love reading through comic books: Archie and the Marvel comics among them, especially the Fantastic Four. But mainly I was a DC fan, my favorites being The Justice League of America (Green Lantern was my hero) and The Legion of Super Heroes (go, Lightning Lad).   

Randy Alcorn shares about his childhood and first jobs, including one that involved being held up at gun point.

In this two and a half minute clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "When did you put your faith in Christ?"

Our unbiblical assumption that Heaven won’t be a real, tangible, earthly place blinds us to what Scripture actually says.

Randy Alcorn shares his story at the Seed Company Invitational 2007.

In this video, Randy Alcorn shares about encouragement he's received through emails and stories.

Last week I took a trip to Little Rock, Arkansas to record three programs about my book If God Is Good with Family Life Today radio. 

Andrea Doering of Crossings Book Club interviews Randy Alcorn about his book Edge of Eternity.

As long as people know that fiction is fiction, we shouldn’t apologize for using our God-given imaginations to create worlds for characters to inhabit, and for readers to enjoy and learn from.

I want to be ready to meet my Lord, and I want to help others get ready. That’s why so many of my books emphasize the realities of heaven and hell.

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