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The Poison of Prosperity Gospel

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

The popular “name it and claim it” teaching—also called the health and wealth gospel—is not limited to certain congregations, but has worked its way into mainstream evangelical churches where it gets subtly woven into many Christians’ worldviews.

Turning Bad into Best

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C. S. Lewis, in The Great Divorce, wrote that “both good and evil, when they are full grown, become retrospective… Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.”

Praising God with Music, and a Powerful A Cappella Video

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I love the transcendence of great music, a gift from our Creator who is, no surprise, creative!

Why You Can Live Free from the Burden of YOLO, “You Only Live Once”

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

The expression YOLO, “you only live once," rightly recognizes you will die, but assumes that you will never live again after you die. The Good News is radically different.

Six Reasons to Live More Simply—and Give More Generously

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Someone has said, “Live simply that others may simply live.” Of course, there is no automatic relationship between my simple living and someone else being rescued from starvation or reached with the gospel.

Surf Like a Pig

video - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Most people you meet are partial to dogs or cats. Some, as in the case of the man in this video, are even partial to pigs.

Why Talking about Mortality with Your Loved Ones Isn’t Morbid, But a Gift

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If Christian parents remind their Christian children that the worst that can happen in death is temporary separation, it’s reassuring.

The Problem of Plagiarizing by Pastors and Christian Leaders

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While most pastors I know are men of honesty and integrity, it’s a sad truth that the problem of pastors plagiarizing is more wide spread than many realize.

Will Our New Resurrection Bodies Have New Abilities?

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On the one hand, because we’re told in multiple passages that our resurrection bodies will be like Christ’s, it may be possible at times for us to transcend the present laws of physics and/or travel in some way we’re not now capable of.

Perspectives on College: Blogs from Desiring God

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For those just starting college, or returning, this series of video blogs from Desiring God is outstanding.

hand in HAND, Randy Alcorn's Thoughts on the Book

hand in HAND, Randy Alcorn's Thoughts on the Book

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Randy Alcorn talks about his book hand in Hand and the beauty of the seemingly paradoxical subjects of sovereignty and free will.

The InterVarsity Situation and Why Inclusivity is Not the Greatest Good

article - Julia (Stager) Mayo Randy's blog

This school year the California State University system is enacting a non-discrimination policy for all student organizations.

The Cross Is Central

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

On the cross Jesus suffered the worst pain in history. Yet that event will forever remain at the center of our worship and wonder.

Why You’re Probably Not Seeing My Facebook Posts, Even Though You’re a Friend or Follower

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Those of you who are active on Facebook may or may not realize that even if you’ve “liked” a certain Facebook page, chances are that over time, you’re not seeing many (if any at all) of the posts from that page in your home feed.

Can It Be Heaven If People Are Aware of Anything Bad on Earth?

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Many maintain that those in Heaven cannot be aware of people and events on Earth because they would be made unhappy by all the suffering and evil; thus, Heaven would not truly be Heaven.