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Anything that violates God’s nature is evil. Sin is not merely a minor deviation from a negotiable standard. It is, in the eyes of a holy God and the holy angels who serve Him, a despicable aberration from God’s nature.

Randy writes: “Another place I’ve felt that throat clenching darkness is at abortion clinics. Once I opened a dumpster at an abortion clinic and saw blood and flesh. I was overwhelmed with a horror that wasn’t like something made to look bad in a movie, but was real and undiluted evil.”

A people and a place are often identified virtually interchangeably, both in the Bible and in modern culture. e.g. Jerusalem or Babylon or Portland are used in the sense of a place, and also a people.

I’ve heard people emphasize that when it comes to victory over sin, it’s not about our effort; rather, it’s all about what Jesus does for us. But there’s a problem. When we read the Bible, we see that God actually does tell us to do things.

I’ve seen a few things about astronaut Butch Wilmore, who was stuck in space for nine months and recently returned to earth, and it appears he is a sincere and committed follower of Jesus. 

Children will despise and resent parents who just want to be their friends, even dressing and acting like them. Your children already have friends. They need you to be what only you can be—their parent.

In this clip from a conversation at the 2024 illumiNations conference, Randy shares about his wife Nanci’s last years, and how she prepared for meeting Jesus face to face. Also, he talks about the happiness that comes from storing up treasures in Heaven.

In this clip from a conversation at the 2024 illumiNations conference, Randy shares his perspective about the deterioration of our bodies on this present earth, and the hope we have that the best is yet to come.

In this clip from a conversation at the 2024 illumiNations conference, Randy explains that questions about whether there will be animals in Heaven are among the most common ones he receives. He shares from Isaiah 65, which talks about animals on the New Earth, and explains how 2 Peter 3:13 and Revelation 22 tell of a global, redeemed Eden.

In this clip from a conversation at the 2024 illumiNations conference, Randy talks about the result of setting your mind on things above where Christ is. He touches on the importance of storing up treasures in Heaven.  

At the IllumiNations conference in 2024, Bobby Gruenewald (founder of the YouVersion Bible app) moderated a conversation between Randy Alcorn,  who wrote a book about Heaven, and astronaut Shane Kimbrough, who has been to the heavens. They talk about the New Earth, the view from space, and more.

To embrace Jesus as our redeemer is to be delivered from considerable evil and suffering now, and eventually from all evil and suffering. Jesus liberates us and calls us to testify to others of His mercy and power to defeat evil and relieve suffering.

I encourage you to endeavor to “hold hands” with your wife, as Randy says above. Walk together in this without pushing or pulling too hard. Patiently keep on praying for the Holy Spirit to move in both your hearts. 

I was very touched by this thoughtful and humble letter that a reader named Mark sent us, which we’re sharing with his permission.