Home

separator

Resources

separator

All

All Resources

Browse Resources by Topic

All Articles Video Audio Magazine

Show only Randy's Blog

Page 436 of 505

Show only Randy's Blog

Writing Safely Home

article - Randy Alcorn

Without a doubt, in terms of their global impact the two most significant countries on the planet are China and the United States. As recent events have shown, the countries have a profoundly uneasy relationship. Safely Home is a tale of two countries, embodied in two men, Ben Fielding and Li Quan. These characters and their families came alive for me, and I pray they will for readers too.

You Include a lot of Scripture in Your Books, Sometimes Even in Your Fiction. And You Also Talk about Different Doctrines and Theology. Is that Necessary?

article - Randy Alcorn

Yes, it is. There are a lot of doctrines (beliefs/teachings) in this world, including doctrines of cultures, institutions and personal opinion. There’s a lot of false doctrine, and good doctrine is the only correction to it.

What Inspired You to Write Deadline?

article - Randy Alcorn

I wrote it because I wanted readers to see that at the heart of life is the choice of what we believe.

What Is Faith? Why Should I Believe in Christianity and Not Some Other Religion?

article - Randy Alcorn

A person may know all the facts of the Bible and believe them to be true and still spend eternity in Hell. A person may believe that God exists, that Jesus lived, died, and was resurrected from the dead. A person can be very religious and still not know Christ.

What Is it that Makes Christianity So Compelling to Those Who Believe?

What Is it that Makes Christianity So Compelling to Those Who Believe?

article - Marshall Beretta

God does not compel anyone–He offers. He has made sure that all know that He exists, and He has provided the answers for all those who seek.

Tim Tebow Super Bowl Commercial: Thank you, Sally Jenkins

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post wrote a thoughtful, honest and refreshingly sane rebuttal to the bitter and intolerant outcry against the Tebow commercial that will run during the Super Bowl.

What Factors Should We Consider in Interpreting a Passage of Scripture?

article - Randy Alcorn

Because the inspired writers chose their words to communicate meaning to specific audiences, the interpreter seeks to understand the text as it would most likely have been understood by its original readers

What Happens to Toddlers in Heaven?

What Happens to Toddlers in Heaven?

article - Randy Alcorn

Heaven isn’t a place of confusion, but clarity.

What Has Been the Most Challenging Work You Have Written so Far?

What Has Been the Most Challenging Work You Have Written so Far?

article - Randy Alcorn

The most challenging nonfiction has been Heaven. The most challenging fiction has been Dominion.

What Is a Godly Perspective on Doing Good Works?

article - Randy Alcorn

We have so emphasized the idea of never acting in our own self-interest, that we ignore the continuous appeals of Scripture to be motivated by the fact that following our Lord is not only right, but smart. And sin is not only wrong, but stupid.

What Do You Think of the Fact That I Believe in Jesus Christ, But Have a Spirit Friend?

What Do You Think of the Fact That I Believe in Jesus Christ, But Have a Spirit Friend?

article - Randy Alcorn

If you have a spirit friend who communicates with you, you are (or think you are) in fact “consulting the dead.” Even if he is coming on his own initiative, the spirit is disguising himself as someone who is being welcomed by you, instead of being told to stay away on the basis of the shed blood of Jesus.

Endorsements and Book Reviews of Why ProLife?

article - Multiple Readers

“Why ProLife? is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to help a friend or family member understand the prolife point of view. In clear, compelling language, Randy Alcorn lays out the case for life, appealing powerfully to both the reason and the emotions.” - Charles W. Colson

What Does Scripture Say About False Teachers and the Teaching Ministry of the Holy Spirit?

What Does Scripture Say About False Teachers and the Teaching Ministry of the Holy Spirit?

article - Randy Alcorn, Warren Wiersbe

It is interesting to observe that antichristian groups rarely try to lead lost sinners to their false faith. Instead, they spend much of their time trying to convert professing Christians (and church members, at that) to their own doctrines. They are out to “seduce” the faithful.

What Do You Think About In Vitro Fertilization, Frozen Embryos, etc.?

article - Randy Alcorn

There is substantial scientific reason to believe frozen embryos are persons and should be granted the same rights as older, larger, and less vulnerable persons.

Wouldn’t a Better Word for “Intermediate”—Regarding the State of the Person After Death but Before the Resurrection—Be “Incomplete”?

article - Randy Alcorn

I understand your position and I suppose it could have some merit, as long as it’s clear this is not like a progressive resurrection. The resurrection will happen all at once at a time yet in the future.