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”Be careful with this dynamite book. It may explode into your life and you will never be the same. It’s a message that brings the most important truths of God’s Word into balance. Don’t just read it—give copies to your friends!” - George Verwer,founder of Operation Mobilization

The Chasm takes place during a sliver of time during the events of Alcorn’s book Edge of Eternity. Like the previous book, it follows Nick Seagrave and is an allegory in which Nick appears in another world. 

I was recently rereading portions I had marked in a wonderful book written by the Puritan Isaac Watts (1674–1748). He was best known for his hundreds of great hymns, including Nanci's and my all-time favorite Christmas song, "Joy to the World." 

Randy Alcorn answers this question in this 10 minute video. See Randy's Sexual Temptation Booklet for more information.

I appreciated this thought from Samuel Davies, an evangelical pastor and educator from the 1700's, especially as we seek to remember and celebrate Christ's death and resurrection in the coming days. 

in this three minute video clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Will there be a physical continuity between this Earth and the New Earth?" (Original interview on aired on the Inspiration Network.)

In this 5-minute video, Randy Alcorn talks about Romans 8:18-22, which says that the whole creation was subject to suffering and futility because of human sin. Creation is under man’s dominion and will share the rewards of his redemption just as it shared the punishment for his sin.

In this video clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Will we experience time in Heaven?" Original interview aired on the Inspiration Network.

I know some of you, like me, have been deeply touched by the Lord through the writings of C. S. Lewis. 

A few months ago, Doug Nichols, Founder of ACTION International, sent out these statistics on the growth of the church in many places.

There’s no need to read Edge of Eternity first. If you read The Chasm first, you may decide you want to go back to read Edge if Eternity.

While The Chasm is unique, those who have read Edge of Eternity will see that I extracted and then rewrote as a standalone some chapters in the middle of that earlier novel. Since I first wrote Edge of Eternity in 1999, I’ve wanted to do this. I believe God can use it as an imaginative way of conveying the gospel to people who need to envision the old story in a fresh way.

Some comparison between Pilgrim’s Progress and The Chasm is valid, but I'm sure the total sales for my book will fall woefully short! However, unlike Pilgrim’s Progress, The Chasm is not a strict allegory, in that not everything represents something else. It's more of an otherworldly retelling of the gospel story, with references back to the character's life on earth.

George MacDonald was a good thinker in some arenas, but he was a universalist, and not solidly biblical. However, C.S. Lewis said George's books baptized his imagination. Lewis's baptized mine.