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It has been my experience that most people holding this position, or at least those who actively teach it, are not open to what I believe is the clear teaching of Scripture from many passages.

From time to time I like to review books on my blog. Who Made God?: Searching for a Theory of Everything is a book that offers ideas and insights most of us have never pondered.

“Paradise” in the original language means something like, “a beautiful, manicured, park-like ‘garden.’”

Perhaps Randy carefully chose the word “renounce,” in that typically it has a meaning of “verbally proclaiming a completely severed relationship with another entity” (person, people, “the creation,” etc.).

I like that. It moves our hearts to gratitude for God’s kindness in giving us a home to live in, not only our eternal home in the New Heaven and Earth, but our first home on the present Earth.

In this six minute clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Why should the local church be important to us?" at a Cannon Beach Conference Center Retreat.

Randy Alcorn’s Wait Until Then is both touching and wise. Any parent who wants to explain what happens to us when we die, how to deal with the death of a loved one, and how to cope with serious disappointment will want to read this book with their child.

I'm honored to be one of the Friday seminar speakers for this year's Desiring God National Conference, which has the theme "Think: The Life of the Mind & the Love of God." 

The following was compiled by Doug Nichols of Action International. For those of you who have not had the opportunity to purchase and read this book, we trust these 99 Quotes and Illustrations will be an encouragement to you as you deal with this matter of suffering to the glory of God.

Randy Alcorn, author and pastor, wrote Tell Me About Heaven for children. The juvenile fiction story helps children visualize and understand what heaven might be like. The story begins with conversations between ten-year-old Jake and his Grandpa, known as “Papa” after Jake’s beloved Grammy dies.

In true “Alcorn fashion,” Randy gently, but effectively, teaches through his writings about God’s goodness.

Although intended for children, I sent Heaven for Kids to a dear friend in North Carolina who bought copies for her entire church after she finished reading the book. She was so impressed with the extraordinary clarity of the author’s message. 

Though it was originally geared toward children ages 8-12, we know of more than one group who has used it as a Bible study for adults.

Dr. N.T. Wright, a leading British New Testament scholar, mentions Randy Alcorn's Book Heaven.