Resources by Topic: Christian Life

Randy had a conversation with Don Cousins, senior lead pastor of Discovery Church in Orlando. They spoke about what to expect on the New Earth, storing up treasures in Heaven, and how events in Randy’s life have shaped him.

Randy had a conversation with Chris Beard at The People’s Church in Cincinnati. They spoke about Randy’s writing, the New Earth, and living in light of Heaven.

In his book Happiness, Randy Alcorn dispels centuries of misconceptions about happiness and provides indisputable proof that God not only wants us to be happy but also commands it. This is the most definitive study on the subject of happiness to date and a paradigm-shifting wake-up call for the church and Christians everywhere.  Randy Alcorn filmed six 15- to 20-minute teaching sessions to be used in conjunction with the Happiness Bible Study Book.

Recently I shared Isaiah 43:19 with our Eternal Perspective Ministries staff. I was so moved by that verse that I looked it up in every translation, via Bible Gateway. 

We pray that you will experience the freedom of walking with Jesus, and victory over sin by His Holy Spirit and the power of His Word. 

I asked the men in my weekly small group, "If you knew today you had only one week to live, what would you do?” We came up with a number of answers and then asked ourselves why we wouldn't do those things soon.

Psalm 37:4 isn’t a promise; it’s a principle. If we get upset because “the desires of our heart” haven’t been met, that’s a big clue that our delight is in the smooth running of our own personal kingdom, and not in God Himself.

I think one of the most powerful and chilling portrayals of the insanity of rejecting God—which we do whenever in words or actions we proudly affirm our greatness and achievements—is Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4.

This is the Eternity 101 DVD class, which was filmed during Randy's Heaven course taught at Corban University in Spring of 2012. His goal in teaching this is to help you gain a better understanding and biblical perspective of our eternal dwelling place. Click the links below to view all 12 sessions.

Throughout the difficulties and joys that 2025 will bring, you’ll find abiding happiness as you go back to God’s Word again and again. One Bible reading program to consider is the Bible Recap, a chronological readthrough with Tara-Leigh Cobble. Several of our EPM staff did it in 2024, and highly recommend it. 

Regardless of our expectations or resolutions, this new year, like every year since we were evicted from Eden, will bring both wonderful and profoundly difficult moments. What we need is a perspective on our coming year that’s hopeful, yet grounded in eternal certainties. 

Randy wrote, “I’m skeptical of much of what I see online about dark night of the soul because it’s so subjective, and the ‘Christian mystics’ who speak of it are often vague and do not ground what they’re talking about on Scripture.”

Every sacrifice we make in following Christ will always result in our long-term good—but it’s more than that. It will also most often result in our short-term happiness. 

Do we consistently acknowledge God to be the greatest source of our joy? Are we filled with discontentment over what we don’t have, rather than gratitude over what we do have?