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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.

Thank you for your question. Though I don’t know any part of your story behind the question, I sense a deep longing in you for the answer to be, “Yes, of course there is hope!”

If Jesus had become a ghost and did not physically rise from the dead, He would not have accomplished our redemption. 

What if what God did about this world of pain and misery was so great and unprecedented that it shook the angelic realm’s foundation, and ripped in half, from the top down, not only the temple curtain but the fabric of the universe itself?

I’m all for recovery from addictions and things that help us in that regard. I’m talking about the things religions do that call people to never-ending self-reform.

I really like this segment from Kevin DeYoung's new book Daily Doctrine: A One-Year Guide to Systematic Theology. I’ve been reading it, and it is outstanding. The following article is adapted from the book, and is unusually steeped in doctrine—one of the most important doctrines, in fact.

It’s hard to totally know what to make of your experience, and my first recommendation would be, if you haven’t already done so, to talk to your pastor or another trusted leader at your church to get wise counsel and pastoral care.

If we will indeed have an intermediate physical form immediately after we die, it’s critical we realize this would in no way make our eventual resurrection unnecessary or redundant. The Bible could not be more emphatic about the centrality and significance of the resurrection.

As Trevin Wax points out in this wise article, disappointing people is simply part of life. There’s humility in accepting criticism, but there’s also humility in accepting that you will never be able to please everyone.