Randy Alcorn

The challenge is to be 100 percent true to the movie and yet still develop a compelling part of a larger storyline that’s not in the movie.

Without an eternal perspective, without understanding the reality that the best is yet to come, we assume that people who die young, who are handicapped, who aren’t healthy, who don’t get married, or who don’t _____ [fill in the blank] will inevitably miss out on the best life has to offer. 

Last year I said yes to writing a novel based on the screenplay of the new movie Courageous, which is being released in theaters on September 30. The movie was done by the Kendrick brothers, Stephen and Alex, who produced Facing the Giants and Fireproof. As Fireproof centered on fire fighters and marriage, Courageous centers on police officers and fatherhood and, not surprisingly, COURAGE for men in their homes and personal lives.

Some Christians view fiction as the opposite of truth. But sometimes it opens eyes to the truth more effectively than nonfiction.

Why do we love great stories? Because they are pictures of the greatest story. There hasn’t ever been a story yet with people living happily ever after, since people die. But one story will come out that way. It’s a true story, and you and I are part of it.

As a child, I loved to read science fiction and fantasy. I was the kid who, after mom said “lights out,” turned on the flashlight and read comic books and science fiction under the covers. As an adult, I’m still a big science fiction fan.

In this recording, Randy Alcorn expands on the ideas presented in his plenary address at the 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge. Randy discusses Heaven, suffering, faith and insights from the life of  C.S. Lewis in the context of a smaller more intimate gathering. This two part session is broken into three audio files, with the first portion emphasizing insights on Romans chapter 8.

In this recording, Randy Alcorn answers a variety of questions related to the topic of Heaven, including questions about the millenial reign of Christ, resurrection, culture on the New Earth, and creation care. Recorded at the 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge.

Our EPM office recently received this note, and I think it inadvertently suggests a strategy for reaching people with the gospel.