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2024-12-16T11:15:01-08:00

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One Conspiracy Theory That Is Grounded in Scripture

Last updated on: December 16, 2024 at 11:15 am By Randy Alcorn

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Evangelist and author Greg Stier shared this on X: WHY I’M A CONSPIRACY THEORIST! Behind every evil in this world there is a closely knit network of highly resourced influencers who manipulate the system (Hollywood, politics, media, etc.) and are conspiring to take down evangelical Christians and destroy the global church. It’s not the Illuminati. It’s not extreme left wingers. It’s not the Deep State. It’s deeper than that. It’s Satan and his invisible army of fallen angels, nicknamed “demons.” They... Read more

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2024-12-16T11:05:18-08:00

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The Benefits of Following Jesus Always Outweigh the Costs

Last updated on: December 16, 2024 at 11:05 am By Randy Alcorn

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Every sacrifice we make in following Christ will always result in our long-term good—but it’s more than that. It will also most often result in our short-term happiness. Listen carefully to the words of Jesus to His disciples: Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time,... Read more

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2024-11-29T10:20:12-08:00

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Does Scripture Show God Has Emotions?

Last updated on: November 29, 2024 at 10:20 am By Randy Alcorn

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I wrote about God’s emotions in my Happiness book, but recently ran across this past video, answering a question about whether God has emotions: Some people suppose happiness is uniquely human, unrelated to God’s nature: as He gave us a body and hunger, which He doesn’t have, He gave us a capacity for happiness, which He also doesn’t have. I believe something radically different—that God wants us happy because He’s happy! He treasures His happiness and treasures us, and therefore He treasures... Read more

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2024-12-31T07:53:20-08:00

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For Richer, for Poorer: How to Steward Money in Marriage

Last updated on: December 31, 2024 at 7:53 am By Randy Alcorn

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Were you to survey married couples about their money-management goals, most answers would focus on some form of financial success. Most people strive to accumulate better houses, nicer cars, more toys, and bigger retirement accounts. But when it comes to the dream of financial prosperity and security, we should ask, “Whose dream is it?” It may be the American dream—but is it the dream of the risen Jesus? And since what glorifies him is also for our good, is it... Read more

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2024-11-21T09:40:10-08:00

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When I Write About Abortion or Sexual Purity, What About…?

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 9:40 am By Randy Alcorn

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I shared this on my Facebook page: The Bible clearly teaches that God’s very best for our lives involves our purity and obedience to Him. This includes forsaking all sexual sins—heterosexual and homosexual—outside of the marriage covenant between a man and a woman. If this message is “hate speech,” then the Bible is hate speech, and no one can preach the whole Bible without being guilty of hate speech. “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach... Read more

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2024-11-09T09:46:35-08:00

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Dallas Holm, How Studying Heaven Provides Comfort in Grief

Last updated on: November 9, 2024 at 9:46 am By Randy Alcorn

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I mentioned in a past blog about my long-time appreciation for Dallas Holm’s praise song “I Will Rise Again,” and how that song’s message hits even deeper now that my Nanci and Dallas’s wife Linda are both with Jesus. Dallas recorded a podcast episode with his daughter on the subject of my book Heaven. He has an unusually acute understanding of the book—his comments about Christoplatonism display an awareness that is not common, but right on target and very important! In this excerpt, Dallas shares a... Read more

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2024-11-09T09:38:12-08:00

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Our Sovereign King Reigns

Last updated on: November 9, 2024 at 9:38 am By Randy Alcorn

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I first shared this on my blog after the 2020 election. It’s as true now as it was then. Whether you are encouraged or distressed by the results (thus far) of the election, there is great comfort in acknowledging and embracing Scripture’s teaching that God is sovereign over human events, including the outcome of elections. In Isaiah 46:10, God says, “I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand,... Read more

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2024-11-04T15:00:24-08:00

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Men, Abortion, and Being Pro-Woman

Last updated on: November 4, 2024 at 3:00 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Pro-choice advocates often say that pro-life men are anti-woman, and the pro-life movement is a way for men to deny women’s rights and control their bodies. One pro-choice writer says, “American anti-abortion policy has always been about controlling (white) women and pushing them into their ‘proper’ place: being subservient and making more babies.” How ironic. Abortion allows and even encourages men to sexually exploit women. If the woman does get pregnant, the man can hand over a few hundred dollars and buy a dead... Read more

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2024-11-04T14:56:29-08:00

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Walking with Jesus in Grief: My Interview with Sean McDowell

Last updated on: November 4, 2024 at 2:56 pm By Randy Alcorn

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When God created humankind, death didn’t exist. Death is the result of our broken connection with the Giver of life. It is normal in the sense that unless Jesus returns in our lifetime, we will all die. But that doesn’t mean death was God’s ideal. It was and is an aberration, a tragic consequence of the fall. A world with death is like a masterpiece on canvas ruined by vandals that only the Master Artist can restore to His original... Read more

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The Twentieth Anniversary of the Heaven Book

Last updated on: November 4, 2024 at 2:50 pm By Randy Alcorn

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After her four-year battle with cancer, I said goodbye—for now—to my wife and soulmate Nanci. My grief, though deep, is informed by God’s sovereignty and love. I know that Nanci is no longer suffering and is happier than she has ever been. But the story isn’t over; the best is yet to come. Nanci went ahead to the present Heaven, which is “better by far” than this present world (Philippians 1:23). One day, after the resurrection, God will relocate us... Read more

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