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2023-10-20T10:05:03-08:00

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Andy Stanley, the Unconditional Conference, and Why We Cannot Be More Loving Than Jesus

Last updated on: October 20, 2023 at 10:05 am By Randy Alcorn

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I met Andy Stanley twenty years ago. I found him interesting and likeable. We had a number of mutual friends, I knew people at his church, and I have recommended several of his books that I found helpful and on target. I am sad to say that in the last eight years or so I have been unable to recommend Andy’s teaching for a variety of reasons. This 2016 article by Josh Buice documents some of those. I take no delight in... Read more

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2023-10-20T09:55:51-08:00

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Raising Faithful Stewards

Last updated on: October 20, 2023 at 9:55 am By Randy Alcorn

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Jesus said, “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving” (Acts 20:25). This is the Good News Translation, and it correctly renders the Greek word makarios as happiness. One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is freedom from materialism. How? By teaching them to be generous givers who know everything belongs not to them, but to God. And by demonstrating that greater joy is found in giving than keeping. Giving statistics are bleak. They consistently show that older generations give... Read more

2023-10-13T12:29:13-08:00

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God’s Word Sustains Us When Life Is Hard

Last updated on: October 13, 2023 at 12:29 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Psalm 119:107 says, “I have suffered much; preserve my life, O Yahweh, according to your word.” The God to whom the psalmist prays knows how much and the nature of his suffering. Jesus knows the same about us but invites us to pour out our hearts to Him nevertheless. God’s Word gives us strength in our weariness, and it comforts and sustains us. When not afflicted, we tend to go astray, but God uses our afflictions to help us obey... Read more

2023-10-13T12:24:02-08:00

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What Does It Mean That Christ Is a Friend to Sinners?

Last updated on: October 13, 2023 at 12:24 pm By Randy Alcorn

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I love this audio devotional from the excellent book Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund. When I really love a book, I tend to either read it quickly or slowly. In the case of this book, I read it very slowly and spent multiple days reading some of the chapters because I found it so rich and nourishing and worthy of contemplation. Nanci also read it in the last year before she went to live with Jesus. I would highly recommend this book... Read more

2023-10-06T13:03:41-08:00

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Are You Experiencing Bible Poverty?

Last updated on: October 6, 2023 at 1:03 pm By Randy Alcorn

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One of our staff sent me this video about “If Your Bible Was Your Cell Phone…” I thought it was great. It’s funny, but it makes a good point. And it’s a reminder that there are two kinds of Bible poverty in the world: first, the poverty of those who don’t have God’s Word in their own language; and second, the poverty of being surrounded by Bibles, but not reading them. Scripture confronts sin in our lives, encourages our obedience, and... Read more

2023-10-06T09:54:55-08:00

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Nations on the New Earth, and the Importance of God’s Word for People of Every Nation and Tongue

Last updated on: October 6, 2023 at 9:54 am By Randy Alcorn

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Most of us are unaccustomed to thinking of nations, rulers, civilizations, and culture in Heaven, but Isaiah 60 is one of many passages that demonstrate that the New Earth will in fact be earthly and full of the Earth’s nations. God’s people will have a glorious future in which the nations and their leaders will participate in and benefit from a renewed and glorious Jerusalem. It won’t be only some nations but all of them: “All assemble and come to... Read more

2023-10-06T09:49:32-08:00

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God Calls Us to Find Happiness in Him

Last updated on: October 6, 2023 at 9:49 am By Randy Alcorn

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In my novel Safely Home, I tell the story of two Harvard roommates reunited in China twenty years after graduation. One is American businessman Ben Fielding, an entrepreneur in international high-tech corporate partnerships. The other is Li Quan, a brilliant academic who, when Ben last saw him, was headed home to be a professor at a Chinese university. When Ben reconnects with Li Quan on a business trip to China, he’s shocked to find his old friend living in poverty, working... Read more

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2023-09-29T07:45:06-08:00

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All Glory to Our King: EPM Staff and Board Members Share Favorite Quotes

Last updated on: September 29, 2023 at 7:45 am By Randy Alcorn

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Note from Randy: For the last issue of our Eternal Perspectives magazine, we asked several of our staff and board members to share a Christian quote that they’ve found meaningful, and also why that quote has helped them in their walk with Christ. (Sign up to receive our magazine in the mail for free, or to receive a notification when the latest issue is posted online.) Doreen Button, editor: “‘Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver; ‘don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said... Read more

2023-09-29T07:34:10-08:00

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God Takes Our Stinginess or Generosity Personally

Last updated on: September 29, 2023 at 7:34 am By Randy Alcorn

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To give lavishly is to be rich toward God; to hoard or spend on ourselves without regard for others is to be impoverished toward God. He accepts our gifts to the needy as if they were given directly to Him: “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed” (Proverbs 19:17). Any lifestyle that doesn’t align with God’s priorities and won’t hold up after death is not a good one—no matter... Read more

2023-09-29T07:34:44-08:00

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The Joy of Imagining Heaven

Last updated on: September 29, 2023 at 7:34 am By Randy Alcorn

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When Marco Polo returned to Italy from the court of Kublai Khan, he described a world his audience had never seen—one that could not be understood without the eyes of imagination. Not that China was an imaginary realm, but it was very different from Italy. Yet as two locations on planet Earth inhabited by human beings, they had much in common. The reference points of Italy allowed a basis for understanding China, and the differences could be spelled out from... Read more

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