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July 2026

July 09, 2026

How Can We Utilize AI in a Way That Honors Christ?

For better or worse—and there is plenty of both—artificial intelligence is here to stay. I’ve...

December 2025

December 25, 2025

The Problem of False Advertising by Christian Colleges

Over twenty years ago, I wrote an article titled The Scandal of Evangelical Dishonesty. The...

October 2025

October 16, 2025

Are You Weary in Life’s Race?

Life in this world—the way it is now and the way we are now—can be...

July 2025

July 14, 2025

The Ultimate Answer to Loneliness Is Theological

At times all of us are lonely, but to be chronically lonely is to live...

October 2023

October 16, 2023

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

Note from Randy: For the last issue of our Eternal Perspectives magazine, we asked several of our...

August 2023

August 10, 2023

Biblical Hope Is a Solid Certainty

Referencing the coming resurrection, Paul wrote, “For in this hope [of the redemption of our...

April 2023

April 24, 2023

Does Having a Savings Account Mean I Don’t Trust God?

Someone sent me this question: I was asked a question about saving money. Can you...

February 2023

February 16, 2023

Is It OK for a Christian to Grieve the Loss of a Pet?

A reader recently wrote our ministry: “I am a believer and follower of Jesus Christ....

October 2022

October 10, 2022

What about Lending Money, Charging Interest, and Cosigning a Loan?

There are many possible motives for lending money. One is to meet another person’s need;...

June 2022

June 27, 2022

A Good Marriage Requires Work

I keep thanking God for Nanci’s partnership and companionship in the gospel. I first heard...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

For the Believer, Death Is a Great Awakening

Death is like a great ocean, and we are on this shore seeing people depart....

February 2022

February 17, 2022

What Happens When a Believer Dies?

A reader recently wrote us to ask, “In your book you state that when a...

May 2021

May 08, 2021

How Can I Work Toward Reconciliation with a Friend When We’ve Offended One Another?

We are in a season where it seems there have never been more strong opinions...

April 2021

April 15, 2021

Job Satisfaction Is About More Than Finding the Perfect Job

Writing in the New York Times, Arthur Brooks summarizes modern happiness research: “It turns out that choosing to...

March 2021

March 04, 2021

Running Your Business to the Glory of God

In her article How ‘Christian’ Should My Small Business Be?, Laura Baxter offers five principles for...

January 2021

January 28, 2021

Recognizing and Wisely Handling Our Emotions, and Submitting to God’s Truth

Every person is an emotional being, yet some Christians have been taught that strong emotions...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

The Cure for Celebrity Christian Culture: Faithfulness over Fame

In A.D. 400, Jerome warned the church, “Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric...

October 12, 2020

Does It Matter How We Spend Our Free Time?

We have to look at our lives as a window of opportunity, because none of...

September 2020

September 17, 2020

Christians Grieve the Death of Believing Loved Ones, But We Don’t Grieve Without Hope

Death is not a natural part of life as God intended it. It is the...

September 10, 2020

God Has Given You a Unique Platform

If you are working a “secular” job, you are not second class in God’s Kingdom....

September 07, 2020

A Parable of Two Seas

Jesus said, “The one who believes in me...will have streams of living water flow from...

August 2020

August 13, 2020

Encouragement for Parents of Adult Children Who Aren’t Following Christ

Over the years, I’ve talked to many parents who experience guilt over the struggles of...

May 2020

May 04, 2020

Mincaye Is Now with Jesus

Last Tuesday afternoon, Mincaye, the former warrior who in 1956 speared to death Nate Saint...

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...

April 27, 2020

The Anger Problem in Sports and All of Life (Including in Our Families and Relationships)

I put these verses together for a wonderful young man who loves Jesus, and was...

October 2019

October 14, 2019

What Is the Good Life?

Having written nearly 60 books, I rarely get super-excited about a new one coming out....

August 2019

August 05, 2019

An Update on Mincaye, a Dear Brother and the Former Warrior who Speared to Death Nate Saint and Ed McCully

When I was a brand new Christian in 1969 I heard the story of the five...

July 2019

July 01, 2019

True Repentance Is More Than Just Words

We live in an age when politicians and nearly everyone else only admits to as...

June 2019

June 17, 2019

My Concerns about the Responses to David Platt and Sunday’s Visit by President Trump; and a Call to Repentance

In my previous blog post, I shared a letter from Pastor David Platt, who publicly prayed...

May 2019

May 13, 2019

The Rich History of the Early African Church

In my novel Dominion, I picture one of the characters, Dani, who is in Heaven, learning...

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