Black History Month: 20 Stories You Should Know

Last updated on: February 17, 2021 at 8:36 am By Randy Alcorn

In honor of Black History Month, Christianity Today has a compilation of 20 stories that Christians should know. The stories of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglas are some of my favorites. Harriet Tubman was incredible, arguably the bravest guide of the Underground Railroad. And Sojourner Truth, the name she adopted after truly coming to Jesus, has to be one of the greatest names in history. (If you haven’t seen the Harriet Tubman movie, don’t miss it! Nanci and I loved it.) As for Sojourner Truth, she... Read more

What Christian Leaders and Ministries Must Realize So We Don’t End like Ravi Did

Last updated on: February 17, 2021 at 8:43 am By Randy Alcorn

I continue to receive comments on my previous blogs such as, “Let it go. The man is dead, and he’s already been called accountable for his sins.” And “I am so disappointed in you right now, Randy. I’m grievously saddened that you’ve jumped on the media band wagon to further bury Ravi which further discounts the mighty ways God used him. …I wonder if Jesus were standing here as all these stones are being thrown in the name of righteousness, would He... Read more

Evaluating Our Responses to the Ravi Zacharias Scandal

Last updated on: February 17, 2021 at 9:03 am By Randy Alcorn

In my previous blog, “In the Wake of Ravi Zacharias’s Sexual Abuse of Women,” I quoted from the detailed investigative report from a law firm which was commissioned by Ravi Zacharias International Ministry. I also quoted from the “Open Letter from the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias.” The board says they believe the investigative report to be true, and they are the ones who made it public. In their letter they apologize to the many victims and lament their... Read more

In the Wake of Ravi Zacharias’s Sexual Abuse of Women

Last updated on: February 13, 2021 at 2:22 pm By Randy Alcorn

A few months ago, Ravi Zacharias International Ministry (RZIM) released a statement about the external investigation into allegations against Ravi Zacharias. That preliminary statement was very disturbing, but the twelve-page final report released last week, February 11, is horrific. Here is just a small sample, but there are much more graphic depictions, which I’d encourage you to ask God whether or not you should read: She [a massage therapist] reported that he [Ravi Zacharias] made her pray with him to thank... Read more

Who Are You Roped to for the Climb of Life?

Last updated on: January 27, 2021 at 10:50 am By Randy Alcorn

This is Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal, the first two men to climb to the peak of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay, in his autobiography titled Tiger of the Snows, writes about the experience of climbing Kang Peak in the Himalayas with a man named George Frey, on a 1952 Swiss expedition: At first the going was easy enough, following a long snow slope into which we could kick good steps, and not so steep that we... Read more

How Does a Man Become a Godly Husband?

Last updated on: January 27, 2021 at 10:48 am By Randy Alcorn

Recently a man in a struggling marriage asked me how to become a godly husband. My first thought was, “You’ve just taken the first step—knowing you need to be a godly husband and asking for help.” Before I share part of my answer to his question, let me share some relevant thoughts. Too many men hear the biblical command to lead their wives and try to move from being a lousy husband to “taking over” their marriage. In many marriages... Read more

Jesus Turns Our Crosses into Crowns: An Update from Joni Eareckson Tada after Fighting COVID

Last updated on: January 20, 2021 at 4:15 pm By Randy Alcorn

My wife Nanci and I love Joni Eareckson Tada. With her warm-hearted exaltation of God’s sovereign love, she has profoundly impacted our own lives and ministry, along with countless others. We were deeply touched by this recent update from Joni, who not long ago was in serious jeopardy with COVID due to her quadriplegia and its effects on her lungs: Joni quotes G.D. Watson: “…when the suffering soul reaches a calm, sweet carelessness, when it can inwardly smile at its own suffering, and... Read more

Is Sin Inevitable in the Christian Life?

Last updated on: January 20, 2021 at 4:11 pm By Randy Alcorn

One common Christian misunderstanding today is that grace and salvation in Jesus means God has lowered His standards, as compared to the Old Testament law. That’s simply not true. God has raised His standards for the Christian life—but He has empowered us to live that Christian life through our relationship with Him and His indwelling Holy Spirit. His grace teaches us to say “no” to ungodliness (Titus 2:12). First John 1:8-10 makes it clear that as believers we still commit sin: “If... Read more

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

Last updated on: January 20, 2021 at 4:08 pm By Randy Alcorn

Every person is an emotional being, yet some Christians have been taught that strong emotions are categorically sinful and therefore unacceptable. In and of themselves emotions are neither good nor bad, they simply are. Questions of right and wrong relate to how we handle our emotions. Feelings aren’t part of the Curse; they’re part of how God made human beings from the beginning. Our present emotions are bent by sin, but they will forever be straightened again when God removes the Curse.... Read more

The Stand That Saved a Child’s Life

Last updated on: January 13, 2021 at 2:57 pm By Randy Alcorn

In response to my blog post Is It Judgmental and Unloving to Believe That Abortion Is Child-Killing?, a reader shared this touching true story, which we’re sharing with her permission: When we were missionaries in Eastern Europe, a sister who attended our church asked my husband to take her to the hospital so she could get an abortion…her situation was desperate…she lived in a slum, and had three kids all under five and a husband that did not work and drank heavily.... Read more