Resources by Topic: Christian Life

I appreciate John Piper’s view of retirement as an opportunity to serve God in another season of life.

During the summer many of us enjoy having friends over for a backyard barbecue. The food section of the newspaper is full of menu ideas to please every palate. But do you ever worry that, after all your hard work, your friends won’t show up? 

I realize this will not be well-received by people on both sides of this issue (which may be partly why I like it), but Kevin DeYoung’s thoughts on patriotism and church capture almost perfectly my own. 

As a young Christian, forty years ago, I read David Wilkerson’s The Cross and the Switchblade and Run, Baby, Run, written by Nicky Cruz, a New York City gang warlord who David had led to the Lord.

In this minute long audio clip, Randy Alcorn talks about secular professors teaching moral relavitism to their students.

In this three-minute clip, Randy talks about how power, possessions, and pleasures are legitimate objects of desire that our Creator has instilled in us, and by which he can motivates us to obedience. The evil counterattacks by tempting us to direct these legitimate desires to the wrong objects.

In this three-minute video, Randy talks about how no economic system will work ideally when there is sin, but some will work better than others and provide better motivation for people. Filmed at the 2011 Kingdom Advisors conference with Ron Blue.

Randy Alcorn answers questions on a variety of topics including financial decisions, capitalism, trials, prolife issues, eternity, and more at the Kingdom Advisors Annual Conference in 2011.

Sit in on a devotional led by Randy Alcorn at the Eternal Perspective Ministries board meeting (March 2011). Randy teaches on James 1, and invites the board to discuss.

A.W. Tozer was one of the writers (along with C.S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer) who had the most profound impact on me as a young Christian, and he continues to do so.

In this 3 minute audio clip, Randy Alcorn talks about gaining a better perspective through understanding the greatness of God's grace.

In this audio clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Is the subject of Heaven a good evangelistic topic?"

In this audio clip, Randy Alcorn addresses the role of organizations and the role of the church.

In this 4-minute clip, Randy talks about how we are called to be Christ's ambassadors, faithfully representing him wherever we go and whatever we do.