Resources by Topic: About Randy

Books more than anything.

The most valuable lesson I’ve learned about writing is that it’s hard work.

I grew up with one half brother, but had four older siblings from my dad’s previous marriage.

Thoughts about what Randy Alcorn is like from his longtime assistant (now retired), Kathy Norquist... "I often tell people that Randy lives what he writes. It’s a privilege to work for a man with such integrity, someone you can fully trust."

A close friend of mine, Greg, died when I was in high school. I was a brand new Christian and it affected me profoundly. Then after I’d been a pastor five years, my mother died in 1981.

Randy Alcorn’s life, calling, and ministry can be rolled up in one word: perspective.

Randy Alcorn loves giving, and he wants you to love giving. Just listen to him talk about giving, about joyful tithing and radical generosity. But fear not—Alcorn won’t guilt you into giving. Nor will he instruct you to sell your possessions, abandon all forms of entertainment or forego future vacations.

Written by Randy Alcorn, April 3, 1979, the day of his daughter's birth.

As for your concern about addressing too many moral issues, that's fine. It's just a matter of taste. 

We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be. (C. S. Lewis)

My writing is a ministry, because ministry is service, and every aspect of our lives is to be a service that glorifies our Lord.

Grace and truth found their perfect union in Christ, but the rest of us tend to gravitate toward one or the other. 

Today is the twentieth anniversary of an unforgettable experience. In 1989, I’d spoken at a missionary conference in Palmer, Alaska. Afterward, we were headed north to Galena, on the Yukon River, by small plane.

Matt Franklin turns five in November. Loves to hike with us in the "forest" near our house. A math prodigy and a wonderful kid.