Eternal Perspectives, with Randy Alcorn - Fixing Our Eyes on the Unseen

God’s Presence Is the Essence of Heaven

June 18, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

The 1998 movie What Dreams May Come portrays Heaven as beautiful but lonely, because a man’s wife isn’t there. Remarkably, someone else is entirely absent from the movie’s depiction of Heaven: God. That movie’s viewpoint mirrors numerous contemporary approaches to Heaven which either leave God out or put him in a secondary role. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, a best-selling novel by Mitch Albom, portrays a man who feels lonely and unimportant. He dies, goes to Heaven, and meets five people… Read more

It Is Possible to Be a Feminist and Be Prolife

June 14, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

Early women’s rights advocates were prolife, not proabortion. Susan B. Anthony was a radical feminist in her day. Her newspaper, The Revolution, made this claim: “When a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is a sign that, by education or circumstances, she has been greatly wronged.” Another leading feminist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, commented on abortion this way: “When we consider that women are treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property… Read more

What About Authors Using Pen Names?

June 11, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

Over the years I’ve been asked my opinion about authors using pen names. My concern would be in two areas: intent and effect. If the intent is to deceive, to disguise the fact that the writer is producing three books a year (making some people leery of their quality), or to disguise the fact this is a non-fiction author venturing into fiction, or whatever, then I have problems with it. (Even if that’s not the intent, it could be an… Read more

Ministry to Christian Athletes and the Struggles of Fame and Fortune: An Interview with Sports Spectrum

June 7, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

Over the years, I’ve spoken at a number of NFL chapels with the great benefit of having Nanci, my football-loving wife, sometimes attending the chapel, and always coming with me to the games. In recent years, God has given me the opportunity to give input to and mentor a number of professional athletes, especially football players. There are many Christ-followers in the NFL, more than most people realize. For several years, through the ministry of Pro Athletes Outreach (PAO), an organization I’ve… Read more

Goodness in a World of Evil: Philip Hallie and the Story of Le Chambon

June 4, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

Philip Hallie’s marvelous book Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed tells the true story of Le Chambon, a French town where Pastor André Trocmé’s church, under the Nazi occupation, provided Jews with food, shelter, protection, and means of escape. Despite the disapproval of many, Trocmé and his church persevered in doing what they believed was right. As a result, “Le Chambon became the safest place for Jews in Europe.” [1] Over a period of about four years, the church rescued nearly twenty-five hundred Jews…. Read more

Dismissive and Disrespectful Attitudes toward Women Should Have No Place among Evangelicals

May 31, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

Recently teacher and author Beth Moore wrote an article about the prevalence of misogyny in the evangelical world. misogyny:hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women. —Dictionary.com Though I don’t know Beth well—I only met her briefly maybe a decade ago—my heart was broken when I read her post. While I don’t see much outright hatred of women, I do see a great deal of mistrust and prejudice. I also see disrespect and condescension toward women, especially those with leadership and speaking gifts and strong personalities (which seem to… Read more

God’s Greatest Miracles Happen in and Around Us All the Time

May 24, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

Recently I listened to John Piper answer the question, “Why Do We See So Few Miracles Today?” on his Ask Pastor John podcast. His answer is great. It also got me thinking about something else I would add to what John says: that visible miracles are reminders of the reality of greater invisible miracles, which in fact are happening all the time as God regenerates hard human hearts. Hence, God is doing far more miracles than we realize. That’s what… Read more

Self-Control and the Battle for Our Minds

May 21, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

While Scripture does not say as much as we’d like about circumstance-control, it says a great deal more than we like about self-control. Scripture warns, “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls” (Proverbs 25:28). Such a city, and such a person, will be left unhappy. Without self-control on the inside, our lives are made vulnerable to innumerable assaults. That’s why God commands us, “Make every effort to supplement your . . . knowledge… Read more

Not Just Vermin or Garbage: Our Calling to Reach Street Children in Jesus’ Name

May 18, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

My friend Doug Nichols is the founder of ACTION International, one of my favorite ministries in the world. If you’re wondering about a worthy missions work to support, I highly recommend ACTION. (Doug currently serves as global missions advocate and mobilizer for Commission to Every Nation.) One of ACTION’s primary outreaches is to children in crisisaround the world, which is something close to the heart of God. Jesus, who told His disciples, “Let the little children come to me,” proved His love for… Read more

These Two “Look at the Book” Videos from John Piper Are a Great Investment of Your Time

May 14, 2018 By Randy Alcorn

0 Comments

If you haven’t yet checked out John Piper’s amazing LABS (Look at the Book), I encourage you to do so. Here are two that I watched in the past few days and think are terrific: The Righteous Are Not the Perfect: Piper talks about the difference between the righteous and the wicked, in Psalm 1 and the rest of the psalms. This is really insightful. Do Not Be Anxious About Anything: A friend had texted me that he is going through… Read more