Professions of Faith at Crusades: Good News or Reason for Doubt?

Last updated on: January 15, 2023 at 7:55 pm By Randy Alcorn

I confess I grow weary of some believers’ responses to good news, especially related to evangelism. Instead of believing the best, as Christians sometimes we seem to chronically believe the worst. I remember the negative responses I received years ago when I shared a follow-up report on my Facebook about “Harvest America,” Greg Laurie’s crusade in Texas. AT&T Stadium was filled to capacity and a few thousand were even turned away. Over 6,000 came forward to accept Christ, plus who knows how... Read more

God’s Grace: More than Amazing

Last updated on: January 15, 2023 at 7:53 pm By Randy Alcorn

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The Bible makes this astounding proclamation: “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Jesus, the sinless one, willingly gave Himself over to be tortured—not for anything He had done, but to save those least deserving. We are not merely misguided subjects; we are rebels and traitors against the King. Yet God adopts us as His children and happily gives us a seat at His table. If this... Read more

Suffering Is About Knowing Jesus Better

Last updated on: January 15, 2023 at 7:48 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Readers of my blog know how much I love and admire Joni Eareckson Tada, who has now spent 55 years as a quadriplegic. Joni, reflecting on what was then forty years in a wheelchair, once told me, “I’ve learned that suffering is messier than I once thought.” And yet God has used her to profoundly impact countless lives, for His glory. Including my life and Nanci’s. Joni has a new book, Songs of Suffering: 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls. In honor... Read more

God’s Faithfulness in the Past Assures Our Happy Future

Last updated on: January 15, 2023 at 7:47 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Psychotherapist Lynne Rosen and motivational speaker John Littig cohosted an hour-long radio show on WBAI in New York called The Pursuit of Happiness. But this Brooklyn couple’s final act was putting plastic bags over each other’s heads and committing suicide. Rosen and Littig were experts in pursuing happiness yet failures in catching it. This tragic couple epitomizes the irony that the more we advertise and purchase products, events, and books intended to make us happy, the unhappier we may become. In... Read more

God Invites Us into His Happiness

Last updated on: December 27, 2022 at 1:24 pm By Randy Alcorn

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In my book Happiness, I assert that modern Christians need to speak more, not less, about happiness—the kind of happiness that’s centered on Christ. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226) said, “Let us leave sadness to the devil and his angels. As for us, what can we be but rejoicing and glad?” I talked with a young woman who viewed the Christian life as one of utter dullness. She knew that following Christ was the right thing to do, but she was certain it... Read more

This Month Marks the 67th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Five Missionaries in Ecuador

Last updated on: January 15, 2023 at 8:02 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Steve Saint texted me a couple weeks ago, reminding me that it was the 67th anniversary of the death of his father Nate Saint and the other missionary martyrs in Ecuador: Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Roger Youderian, and Pete Fleming. Their story touched me deeply as a brand-new Christian. It’s amazing to think that Steve and his wife Ginny, Mincaye (the former warrior who was one of the murderers), Bert and Colleen Elliot, Steve McCulley, and Nanci and I were... Read more

Can Cancer Be God’s Servant? What I Saw in My Wife’s Last Four Years

Last updated on: December 18, 2022 at 8:52 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Last March, my beloved wife, Nanci, lost her four-year battle with colon cancer. All 54 years I’ve known her, Nanci loved Jesus. But from a front-row seat, I watched a wonderful—and supernatural—change in those last four years. In 2019, Nanci wrote to a friend and fellow cancer sufferer, The cancer battle has been tough. However, my time with the Ancient of Days (one of my favorite names for God) has been epic! He has met me in ways I never... Read more

Why Our Subjective Feelings Need God’s Objective Truth

Last updated on: December 18, 2022 at 8:34 pm By Randy Alcorn

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The peace or lack of peace one feels after praying about a decision can be highly subjective, unless it is specifically rooted in objective truths. Some people feel good about doing wrong things and others feel bad about doing right things. I have seen people make unwise and even catastrophic decisions who told me they prayed and felt good about it. I know of a woman who walked away from her marriage—without biblical grounds—because in her words, “The Holy Spirit... Read more

God’s Providence in Joseph’s Story—and Ours

Last updated on: December 18, 2022 at 8:30 pm By Randy Alcorn

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“Providence” is a word we use frequently in talking about God, but we may not have thought deeply about what it means. Theologian Timothy George defines it as “God’s faithful and effective care and guidance of everything which He has made toward the end which He has chosen.” God’s providence was a deep comfort to both Nanci and me as we faced her cancer. In her journal, Nanci quoted Joni Eareckson Tada: “God is not a sweep-up boy who follows... Read more

The Best Is Still Yet to Be

Last updated on: December 29, 2023 at 3:09 pm By Randy Alcorn

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Emmanuel Ndikumana was nineteen years old when he heard that a group of young men in Burundi planned to murder him in two weeks. He chose to stay where he was and survived the attempted murder through God’s amazing providence. When telling me his story, Emmanuel made this comment: “You Americans have a strange attitude toward death; you act as if it’s the end.” The truth is, we’ll be far happier in this life if we understand it isn’t our... Read more