If you spell God with a capital G you will always spell tragedy with a lowercase t. 

When the hard things come upon us, we tend to use them as a way of saying, “This is so bad, that if God really is in charge and He sent this to me—or even just allowed this to come into my life—He’s being cruel to me.” 

Randy discusses what Scripture teaches in Romans 8 about the suffering of creation as we wait for ultimate freedom from bondage, in an interview with pastor Greg Laurie at Harvest Church in Riverside, CA, November 2011.

Randy discusses what Scripture teaches about how God refines us through times of adversity from Job 42, in an interview with pastor Greg Laurie at Harvest Church in Riverside, CA, November 2011.

Hope is a much stronger word in the Bible than it is for most of us today.

Where was God September 11? Where He always is.

I think when you look at what’s happening at schools and life in general, and with children being abducted, these are things that every parent is going to ask.

In this 3 minute clip, Randy Alcorn talks about different Scripture references to use at different times. The Bible is full of comfort for those who are grieving, and there are appropriate times to use various verses.

Question from a reader: If the penalty of sin is eternal conscious physical torment, wouldn’t Christ have to still be suffering today in order to pay the debt?