Growing up in an unbelieving home, I never heard the word blessed as a child. After I came to Christ, I heard it often. I didn’t know what it meant; I just knew it sounded holy and spiritual.

In this clip Randy talks about some important distinctions between “blessed” and “happiness.”

In this clip Randy speaks about what Jesus meant when He said “Blessed are...” in the beatitudes and how the original audience would have understood those statements.

In this clip Randy talks about the words in Scripture that mean happiness and blessed and how culture shapes our understanding of words.  

In this audio clip, Randy answers a question about the Old Testament vs. the New Testament. 

In June 2016, Randy Alcorn was a guest on Susie Larson's Radio Podcast Live the Promise, speaking on the subject of Happiness. In this clip, he talks about the Biblical translations of the words "blessed" and "happy".

Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Kerby Anderson on the Point of View Radio Talk Show on the subject of happiness. In this clip, they discussed if the word "blessed" has changed meaning. For more information about the subject of happiness, please visit: http://store.epm.org/happiness/

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about the word "Blessed" and it's connection to some parts of memorizing Scripture. 

In December 2015, Randy Alcorn was a guest on the Calvinist Batman & Friends Podcast. In this clip, Randy talks about distinguishing between the words "happy" and "blessed," in different parts of Scripture.