Randy Alcorn

No, Money, Possessions and Eternity still has a very distinctive place by giving a fuller treatment of all the things that are dealt with briefly in Managing God's Money. Most of Money, Possessions and Eternity is not in the smaller book, though most of the issues in it are touched on in Managing God’s Money. Managing God’s Money is a much smaller book, but still covers the whole gamut of stewardship issues.

There’s no need to read Edge of Eternity first. If you read The Chasm first, you may decide you want to go back to read Edge if Eternity.

Books in a series and stand-alones each have their advantage. I like the continuity of characters in a series, so you don't have to reinvent every one each time.

While The Chasm is unique, those who have read Edge of Eternity will see that I extracted and then rewrote as a standalone some chapters in the middle of that earlier novel. Since I first wrote Edge of Eternity in 1999, I’ve wanted to do this. I believe God can use it as an imaginative way of conveying the gospel to people who need to envision the old story in a fresh way.

I really felt that The Chasm could be enhanced with the illustrations. I searched around for different potential illustrators and finally found Mike Biegel. It was the right fit. I wanted that contemporary feel that is sort of a graphic-novel-sketch approach. I think Mike nailed what I was looking for and it definitely enhances the book. The illustrations allow you to grasp the heavy imagery in The Chasm. It amazed me how much work Mike was willing to put into them. I'd recommend him as an artist any day!

If you haven't discovered audio books, you don't know what you're missing. The great thing is, you can listen while driving, doing dishes, working on a car, running, biking, you name it. I love audio books, and so does my wife Nanci.

George MacDonald was a good thinker in some arenas, but he was a universalist, and not solidly biblical. However, C.S. Lewis said George's books baptized his imagination. Lewis's baptized mine.

Some comparison between Pilgrim’s Progress and The Chasm is valid, but I'm sure the total sales for my book will fall woefully short! However, unlike Pilgrim’s Progress, The Chasm is not a strict allegory, in that not everything represents something else. It's more of an otherworldly retelling of the gospel story, with references back to the character's life on earth.

Perhaps a good novel of mine to start with would be Safely Home. Another very different and shorter choice is Lord Foulgrin's Letters, inspired by C.S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters. But I am also fond of Deception, which can be read before Deadline and Dominion even though it's a spin-off.