Randy Alcorn answers the question, "What do you see as the greatest need of the church today?" at a Cannon Beach Conference Center Retreat. (Includes brief comments on Brian McLaren’s books, Paul Young’s The Shack, and the need to be true to God's Word)

I would have to say that the most difficult experience I’ve ever had came out of the time in 1989 and 1990 when I was involved in civil disobedience at abortion clinics.

I tire of the incessant church-bashing and endless tales of people disillusioned with their churches. Yes, Christians can be jerks, and we’ve all had rough times in churches, largely because they consist of people too much like us: sinner-jerks in need of grace and truth and growth.

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.

In this nine minute clip, Randy Alcorn addresses those who have given up on or want to give up the church.

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Can pastors address the abortion issue in their churches?" in two different audio files, one an interview with Verite Studios.

Randy Alcorn speaks about the more subtle practice of redefining truth.

Randy Alcorn encorages listeners to avoid traps, but also to humbly help those caught in traps.

"Heaven is the place where God will bring good out of bad." Randy Alcorn shares a message on Heaven, suffering, and the solid hope of eternity at Oak Hills Church in Texas, April 2010.