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October 2025

October 20, 2025

God’s Limits Are a Sign of His Power

In this YouTube short video, Sean McDowell explains that God’s limits are a sign...

September 2025

September 11, 2025

How Can We Avoid “Believing” the Bible While Denying it?

Psalm 1 reminds us just how important delighting and meditating on God’s Word is. Here’s...

July 2025

July 31, 2025

Why Does Satan Continue to Oppose God?

A reader wrote me this insightful message: If Satan is familiar with the Bible, and...

July 07, 2025

God’s Contraconditional Love

I met and talked with author and psychologist David Powlison only once, but I will...

March 2025

March 27, 2025

Was the Bible Written by Humans?

I’ve heard critics of biblical inerrancy say, “I believe the Bible was written by human...

January 2025

January 02, 2025

Does Scripture Show God Has Emotions?

I wrote about God’s emotions in my Happiness book, but recently ran across this past video, answering...

August 2024

August 21, 2024

Does God Exist? A Summary of Some Arguments

A great deal of evidence argues for God’s existence. In my book If God Is Good,...

July 2024

July 25, 2024

Are the Ancient Biblical Manuscripts We Have Reliable?

There are vast numbers of biblical manuscript copies (non-originals) in existence today. Not surprisingly, given...

July 18, 2024

The Cost of Discipleship Pales in Comparison to Our Gain

And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, they...

July 15, 2024

What Does It Mean That Christ Ransomed Us?

Scripture says Christ gave “himself as a ransom for all people” (1 Timothy 2:6, NIV)....

March 2024

March 28, 2024

What Is God’s Simplicity?

Kevin DeYoung is a pastor and an excellent writer and thinker, and his resources can be...

December 2023

December 04, 2023

The Divine Paradox of God’s Sovereignty and Meaningful Human Choice

I once spoke to eighty college students about a sensitive theological question: “Can true Christians...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

What Is God’s Common Grace?

Common grace is one of my very favorite doctrines. I so love it and wish...

October 2023

October 02, 2023

Hell Might Just Be the Most Unpopular Subject in the World (and Sometimes in the Church)

The evil of rebellion against God entered the universe through Satan, who dreamed of autonomy...

August 2023

August 21, 2023

May We Be Overwhelmed by the Goodness of God

A dear friend sent me this video. If you don’t have time to read the article...

July 2023

July 27, 2023

God Is Sovereign Whether We Choose to Believe It or Not

I don’t know whether the builder of the Titanic really said, “God himself couldn’t sink this ship,”...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

Does the Church Need More Heart Knowledge or More Head Knowledge?

I’ve heard people say, “We don’t need more head knowledge in the church today; we...

April 22, 2023

Why Is Affirming Biblical Truth Important for All of Us?

Lots of people believe everyone will go to Heaven or that Hell doesn’t exist. Where...

January 2022

January 26, 2022

What’s the Difference Between God’s Sovereignty and His Providence?

A reader recently asked a great question on my Facebook page: “Could you please define God’s...

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...

July 2021

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 01, 2021

Spurgeon on the Ever-Living Gospel and the Person of Jesus

Note from Randy: I’d been a pastor for ten years before I discovered the writings of...

January 2021

January 18, 2021

Alisa Childers on Doubt, Progressive Christianity, and Rediscovering the Solid Rock

It’s become increasingly popular for people to share their “de-conversion stories,” talking about how they...

November 2020

November 05, 2020

Our Sovereign King Is Always on His Throne

Whether you are encouraged or distressed by the results (thus far) of the 2020 election,...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Our Need for Sound Teaching About Jesus

It was a labor of love finding and arranging some of the most powerful and...

September 2020

September 12, 2020

What About Those Who’ve Never Heard the Good News of Jesus?

The question of the eternal destiny of those who’ve never heard Jesus’ name is frequently...

June 2020

June 15, 2020

Is All Sin the Same to God and Therefore Punished the Same in Hell?

The widely stated notion “all sin is alike to God” is not grounded in Scripture....

May 2020

May 14, 2020

Ravi Zacharias and Hugh Ross Answer Questions from Non-Believers

I listened to this video with a recording of Ravi Zacharias and astronomer Hugh Ross, who were guests on...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

Heaven and Hell: Bart Ehrman’s Latest Attack on Christianity

Note from Randy Alcorn: This is an expanded version of a book review I did...

September 2019

September 23, 2019

God’s Sovereignty and Human Choice: The Examples of Paul, Elisha, and Daniel

While I doubt anyone this side of Heaven will ever manage to fully “explain” how...

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