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Helping Give Children Access to Clean Water Is an Eternal Investment

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Contrast your investment in “the least of these” with buying an RV, a larger TV, or a high-end vacation, or putting more money into an already ample retirement plan. It’s not that those things are inherently bad; simply consider their temporal nature and the longer lasting, and so eternally beautiful impact of money given to reach the unreached, get clean water to a remote village, or feed hungry children.

Can Focusing on Heaven Become an Idol?

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Heaven is not going to be about us. It’s first and foremost about God. And everything else we say and think about Heaven should be seen in relationship to Jesus Christ, who every created thing will exalt for all eternity.

Gratitude Coupled with Humble Service Multiples Happiness

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth says, “Undeniable guilt, plus undeserved grace, should equal unbridled gratitude.” Far too often, though, it’s our arrogance and ingratitude and complaining spirits that are unbridled.

How Can I Keep Trusting God If He Hasn’t Answered My Deepest Prayers?

article - Stephanie Anderson Randy's blog

Certainly God sometimes graciously answers our prayers to relieve our suffering. This too testifies to His greatness, and we should praise Him for answering. But when He answers no, we should recognize that He desires to demonstrate His greater glory. May we then bend our knees and trust His sovereign grace.

If God Was Capable of Creating a Perfect World, Why Did He Start with Earth?

article - Doreen Button

I honestly don’t see any way God could have made us anything other than automatons unless He gave us the freedom to choose something other than Him. He loves us and wants us to love Him. Forced or legislated love isn’t love.

Will We Ask Forgiveness of Others in Heaven If We Weren’t Able to on the Present Earth?

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Someone asked a great follow up question on Facebook, in response to my blog Will We Have Regrets at the Judgment Seat of Christ?: “Will we ask forgiveness of others in Heaven if we weren’t able to make it right here on Earth?”

What Are Some Considerations About Leaving My Church a Large Sum in My Will?

article - Stephanie Anderson

Perhaps you could consider leaving a set amount to your church that you feel good about, then direct the remaining funds to other ministries that God has placed on your heart.

Rejoicing Is Rooted in Our God, Not Our Circumstances

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Rejoicing always in the Lord (see Philippians 4:4) may seem unrealistic at times. But we must remember that this rejoicing is centered not in a passing circumstance but in a constant reality—God Himself, and his Son, Jesus, who died for us and rose again.

Faithfulness to God Is Success

video - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

Because we give, eternity will be different—for others and for us and our families. Giving away our money, possessions, time, and talents is a sacred opportunity to make a great and eternal difference. And it’s also our opportunity to enter into living the good life now.

An Eternal Perspective on Suffering, Loss, and Grief

video - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

A few weeks ago I spoke at the services of my home church, Good Shepherd Community Church. The subject was what God has been teaching me about loss and grief since Nanci went to be with Jesus March 28. One of the most precious things about that weekend at my church was that I was able to share many profound insights from Nanci’s journals.

Will We Have Regrets at the Judgment Seat of Christ?

video - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

When Kirk Cousins, starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, interviewed me, one of the great questions he asked was, “Will we have regret in Heaven when we finally see with an eternal perspective?” I really appreciated Kirk’s question because of his Bible-based recognition of a truth many Christians don’t often contemplate, that “each of us will give an account of ourselves to God” (Romans 14:12).

Let Us Live and Pray as One Baptized into the Threefold Name

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

I love The Valley of Vision, which is a collection of brief and profound Puritan prayers compiled by Arthur Bennett. I find these prayers uniquely powerful and penetrating. So did Nanci, and she often read them in her last few years of going deep in the things of God before Jesus took her home.

Our Weakness Could Be the Making of Our Children’s Faith

article - Vaneetha Rendall Risner Randy's blog

Sharing honestly with our children about our weaknesses and our need for God’s strength can teach them a great deal, as our friend Vaneetha Rendall Risner so beautifully explains in this powerful article. She writes, “Parenting through weakness can bring God glory. As we rely on God and his grace, he shines through our lives.”

Are People in Heaven Praying for Those on Earth?

article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog

The answer is possibly yes—at least sometimes. In Revelation 6:10 we see martyrs in Heaven praying to God, asking Him to take specific action on earth. These are saints who have died and are now in God’s presence.

Make It Your Ambition Not to Be Ambitious

article - Chad Bird Randy's blog

D.L. Moody wisely said, “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn't really matter.” As Chad Bird explains in this article, we need not be afraid of living an ordinary, normal, quiet life. Rather, we should fear building our lives around ambition and success, pursuing things that won’t matter eternally.

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