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2026-06-01T11:21:32-08:00

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Self-Obsession Is a Formula for Unhappiness

Last updated on: June 1, 2026 at 11:21 am By Randy Alcorn

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On the first day of a vacation, I received a phone call that marked the worst publishing experience of my life. The book I’d worked so hard to write had been changed for the worse, and I was told I had no recourse. For the first and only time, I felt the published book would be inferior to the manuscript I submitted. Though I’d faced far more difficult circumstances, it was the low point in my professional life. I was... Read more

2026-06-01T11:18:13-08:00

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Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

Last updated on: June 1, 2026 at 11:18 am By Randy Alcorn

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Having been raised with no knowledge of God, part of what drew me to Christ is how the Gospel accounts seemed so contrary to typical human reasoning. Yet I found them completely credible. No human would make up such a story! It had the ring of truth to me…and still has. In the Old Testament, we read how God kept reaching down to His people: “The Lord…sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity... Read more

2026-06-01T11:13:17-08:00

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Eight Myths about Heaven That Many Believe

Last updated on: June 1, 2026 at 11:13 am By Randy Alcorn

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Big books full of Scripture, theology, and quotations from people long dead don’t normally sell well. Yet to my surprise, and the publisher’s, over a million copies of my 2004 book Heaven have sold. Innumerable readers, including pastors, have told me their views of the afterlife have radically changed. Why? In an age when people try to make doctrines more appealing by ignoring or twisting biblical truth, here’s the irony—the true biblical doctrine of Heaven is far more attractive than the dull, inhuman view... Read more

2026-06-01T11:10:08-08:00

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How Can We Sense God’s Leading in Our Lives?

Last updated on: June 1, 2026 at 11:10 am By Randy Alcorn

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A reader sent me this question: I really want to follow Christ but at times I become anxious searching for God’s Spirit within me. How can I hear God’s voice and know that He is clearly speaking to me? Knowing God’s voice, I think, comes from abiding in Christ, as we see in John 15. A vital part of that is His Word abiding in us. Confession of sin is also important, so our relationship with God isn’t hindered by... Read more

2026-06-01T11:06:27-08:00

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Will Even Spiders Be on the New Earth?

Last updated on: June 1, 2026 at 11:06 am By Randy Alcorn

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A reader wrote me, “You say in your book Heaven that God will refashion the animal kingdom on the New Earth. But surely you can’t believe there will be rats, spiders, and insects, and other creepy animals, such as mosquitoes? That sure wouldn’t be Heaven for me!” Asking how rats and spiders and insects could possibly be on the New Earth is like asking how they possibly could have been in Eden. The point is, they were, and it didn’t diminish Eden,... Read more

2026-06-01T10:59:07-08:00

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Every Child Is Known and Loved by God, from Conception

Last updated on: June 1, 2026 at 10:59 am By Randy Alcorn

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When does life begin? The Bible gives theological certainty to the overwhelming biological evidence: life begins at conception. Scripture teaches that men and women are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27). Throughout Scripture, personhood is never measured by age, stage of development, or mental, physical, or social skills. Personhood is endowed by God at the moment of creation, and that moment of creation can be nothing other than the moment of conception. To the argument “You can’t seriously believe a... Read more

2026-04-24T10:03:28-08:00

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Will We Trust in God’s Character and His Care for Us?

Last updated on: April 24, 2026 at 10:03 am By Randy Alcorn

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My wife Nanci kept a journal during the four years she battled cancer. Most of her journal consisted of quotes and verses she copied down from her reading, but she also shared some of her own profound insights. Nanci sometimes felt anxious throughout those difficult years, but she instructed herself by God’s words, and the anxiety was replaced by peace and hope and rest in the great God she knew to be her Father. She understood that Jesus is not... Read more

2026-04-24T09:59:41-08:00

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Because of Jesus, Our Best Years Are Always Ahead of Us

Last updated on: April 24, 2026 at 9:59 am By Randy Alcorn

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Recently, a friend turned 40, and I was reflecting on that season of my own life. I remember when I hit 40, wondering if most of my best years were behind me because I’d “passed my peak.” (Despite the fact that I knew our ultimate peaks are always ahead of us in a far better world, so we can NEVER pass them here!) Little did I realize at age 40 that my most spiritually impactful years in this present life... Read more

2026-04-24T09:56:09-08:00

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Will We Sing in Heaven?

Last updated on: April 24, 2026 at 9:56 am By Randy Alcorn

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The Bible is full of examples of people praising God with singing and musical instruments. In the Temple—a representation of God’s presence—288 people sang and played a variety of instruments (1 Chronicles 25:1-8). The psalmist instructed the people to praise God with trumpets, harps, lyres, tambourines, strings, flutes, and cymbals (Psalm 150). Hezekiah said, “We will sing with stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the temple of the Lord” (Isaiah 38:20). Jesus sang with His disciples (Mark 14:26),... Read more

2026-04-17T14:02:32-08:00

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We Can Make Room in Our Hearts for God, People, and Animals

Last updated on: April 17, 2026 at 2:02 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Sometimes I’ve seen Christians be upset that a story about an abandoned or abused animal has prompted an outpouring of public dismay. Some believers say things like: “Look! They care more about an animal than people made in God’s image!” Now of course, if people only care about animals, and care nothing about suffering people, including unborn children, that is certainly wrong! And believe me, in a culture like ours, the injustice committed against unborn children is a major blind... Read more

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