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October 2021

October 18, 2021

The Resurrection Means We Will Never Pass Our Physical Peaks

In our society many people look to cosmetic surgeries, implants, and other methods to remodel...

October 14, 2021

God’s Sovereignty Brings a Special Joy to Our Giving

One time I was driving with Luis, a thirteen-year-old boy I was mentoring. I took...

October 11, 2021

Courageous, 10 Years Later: Encouraging Men to Be Godly Fathers

On Friday, September 24, the Courageous movie was released in select theaters in honor of the 10th anniversary...

October 07, 2021

What Won’t Be in Heaven… and What Will Forever Be There

Meditate on these profound words from Scripture: “There shall no longer be any curse” (Revelation...

October 04, 2021

Clinging to Scripture Sustains Us Through Suffering

In times of crisis we try to make sense of life. We crave perspective for...

September 2021

September 30, 2021

A Flood Swept Away His Wife and Children: The Story of Robert Rogers

In writing my book If God Is Good, I interviewed dozens of believers who have experienced...

September 27, 2021

10 Ways to Find Rest in Christ, from Samuel Annesley

These are some great thoughts from Puritan Samuel Annesley (c. 1620-1696) on how we can...

September 27, 2021

How to Deal with Church When You’ve Been Really Hurt

Over the last year and a half, many Christians got angry at their churches for...

September 23, 2021

Can Rich People Go to Heaven?

In the story of the rich young man, we’re told that he “ran up to...

September 20, 2021

“Please Continue to Pray”: An Update on Christian Persecution in Nigeria

Two weeks ago I shared a firsthand account of the persecution of Nigerian Christians from my friend...

September 16, 2021

Giving Has a Boomerang Effect

Scripture is full of God’s words to generous givers: “Honor the Lord with your wealth...

September 13, 2021

An Abortion Doctor’s Journey to Become Pro-Life

Dr. Patti Giebink is a former abortion doctor at Planned Parenthood and the author of Unexpected...

September 09, 2021

Do You Live as If the Next World Is Your Home?

You can also listen to an audio version of this blog. A wealthy plantation owner invited John...

September 06, 2021

A First-Hand Account of Persecuted Believers in Nigeria: “Everybody Lives in Fear All the Time, Day or Night”

About forty years ago, my Nigerian friend Samuel Kunhiyop and I were talking in my...

September 04, 2021

“My Cancer Is God’s Servant”: Reflections by Nanci Alcorn

Note from Randy: Nanci read the following to me from her journal a few days ago,...

September 02, 2021

“Jesus Is Literally All They Have Left”: The Situation in Afghanistan, and Ways to Pray and Help

The following informative Q&A comes from a source inside Afghanistan who cannot be identified for...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

We Don’t Define What Love Is in Scripture—God Does

If we asked people to vote on a divine character quality they most appreciate, God’s...

August 26, 2021

Christ’s Resurrected Life Is the Model for Ours

Strangely, though Jesus in His resurrected body proclaimed, “I am not a ghost” (Luke 24:39,...

August 23, 2021

Ten Ways Materialism Brings Us to Ruin

God created us to love people and use things, but materialists love things and use...

August 19, 2021

Comments on Ephesians 4-5 about Sexual Immorality, Transgender Confusion, and LGBTQ Issues

I shared the following notes with a pastor friend who was preparing a message addressing...

August 16, 2021

In Our Trials, God Is Driving Us Toward His Goodness

I love these thoughts from Abigail Dodds, the author of (A)Typical Woman: Free, Whole, and Called...

August 12, 2021

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August 12, 2021

The Closure of Lovejoy, a Portland Abortion Clinic, Is a Foretaste of When God Removes All Injustice and Evil

I recorded a video for a local prolife gathering commentating on the closure of Lovejoy Surgicenter, a...

August 09, 2021

Can Our Loved Ones in Heaven See Us During Important Times in Our Lives?

I addressed this question in a video a few years ago: Here are some related thoughts: It’s...

August 05, 2021

Choose Your Friends Wisely

It’s our nature to be influenced by our surroundings. When we put ourselves in a...

August 02, 2021

Empathy and Understanding in a Conversation Between Clarence, a Black Man, and Ollie, a White Police Officer

The following excerpt from my novel Dominion is a fictional depiction of listening to good officers and...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

Giving Helps Us Take Our Eyes off Ourselves and Join in What God Is Doing in the World

We become arrogant when we forget that God is our primary provider. Sometimes we give...

July 26, 2021

What Is the Value of Studying Systematic Theology?

A reader asked me, “What is the value of systematic theology? Isn’t there a risk...

July 24, 2021

Thirteen Years Later, Alex and Brett Harris on How God Has Used Hard Things in Their Lives

Incredibly, it was thirteen years ago that I first shared about Alex and Brett Harris’s excellent book Do...

July 22, 2021

His Name Is Jesus

The name Jesus comes from the transliteration of the Greek IESOUS (pronounced ee-ay-soos; there is no J in Greek) from the...

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