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The KonMari Method can be a helpful tool for many people—including followers of Jesus. It can help us simplify and free us to appreciate what we already own. It can help us say “no” to buying unnecessary items. It can be a good way to start conversations with our neighbors and friends. But we can share something even greater than the KonMari method. It’s not a stopping place, but rather, a starting one.

In times of waiting, as we seek God in prayer, we must learn to listen to Him as well as talk to Him—to shut out the clatter and quietly wait as He unfolds to us His person, purposes, promises, and plan. But what about when we wait and listen, and God still seems silent?

On the one hand, we want to offer complete grace and understanding when we disagree with people’s choices. On the other hand, I’m one of those who sees a wedding as entirely different than for instance, attending a birthday party for a gay person. 

In 2019, Randy Alcorn spoke on the subject of the New Earth at Good Shepherd Community Church, in Oregon.

Last month Holland Christian Schools in Holland, Michigan welcomed back to campus a graduate of their school—Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and former QB of the Washington Redskins. I was asked to join Kirk in doing a fundraiser for the school, where he interviewed me about various topics close to both my heart and his.

It’s not surprising that Scripture calls upon us to imitate and follow the examples of Christ (1 Peter 2:21) and God the Father (Ephesians 5:1). It’s more surprising that we are told to follow the examples of the godly people around us, and to strive, by Christ’s help, to be such examples ourselves.

Scott Klusendorf, president of Life Training Institute, provides this simple and straightforward argument for human life.

My son-in-law Dan Franklin, married to my daughter Karina, shares some great video blogs on his church's site, and the following was one I thought was really excellent. Those who have ever wondered whether the Bible permits Christians to be involved in the military or the police will find some helpful principles to think through here.

Randy Alcorn's PowerPoint presentation from his message on the future Heaven at Good Shepherd Community Church, May 2019.

In this article, John Piper answers the question, “Does God Scare Us into Saving Faith?” Given the way that the doctrine of an eternal Hell is under attack even in many Christian churches, this is an important topic to think through.

We live in an age when politicians and nearly everyone else only admits to as much wrongdoing—if they admit it at all—as is necessary to minimize it and then move on with their lives. But what does true repentance look like?

“God never wearies of the precious blood,” Spurgeon says, “nor will His people who know where their salvation lies.” The gospel is far greater than most of us imagine. It isn’t just good news for us—it’s good news for animals, plants, stars, and planets. It’s good news for the sky above and the Earth below. 

It’s become increasingly popular for people to share their “de-conversion stories,” talking about how they moved from belief in Christ and the Bible to a design-it-yourself type of spirituality, or even out right atheism. In the following article, Alisa Childers writes about “3 Beliefs Some Progressive Christians and Atheists Share.”

This issue includes: Because of Jesus, We Will See God...and Live by Randy Alcorn, The KonMari Method Can Be a Helpful Tool, But as Christians Let’s Take It Further by Stephanie Anderson, Waiting When God Seems Silent by Randy Alcorn, You Need an Older, Bolder Friend by Marissa Henley, and more.