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

What Does It Look Like to Be a Cross Bearer?

Last updated on: January 13, 2021 at 2:55 pm By Randy Alcorn

A friend asked me, “What would be some of the characteristics of the life of a person who is bearing their cross? (Matthew 16) What does this cross-bearer look like?” It got me thinking. If you follow me on Facebook, I’d love to hear some of your thoughts in the comments. Here are some of mine: Single-minded devotion to the Lord, focus on the calling to follow Him above all else. Jesus first, others second, self last. Lack of self-indulgence and... Read more

Isn’t It Cruel to Force a Woman to Keep a Child She Can’t Afford to Raise, or to Give up a Baby for Adoption?

Last updated on: January 13, 2021 at 2:51 pm By Randy Alcorn

Despite their emphasis on choice, the pro-choice movement leaves many women feeling that they have no choice but abortion. Abortion is constantly portrayed as the preferred choice. After all, a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy wonders, what’s the alternative? Raise a child she seemingly can’t afford, and who will disrupt her life choices like going to school and pursuing a career? Or experience the heartbreak of giving up a child for adoption? But “abortion or misery” is a binary trap... Read more

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