Fatherhood's an incredible privilege, one we should thank God for every day, but which too easily we grow accustomed to and take for granted and, if we're not careful, occasionally resent. (For instance, after weeks without having a good sleep.)

In June of 2008, Randy Alcorn gave a message at the Resolved Conference, a ministry of Grace Community Church, in Sun Valley, CA, on the subject of Heaven. 

In June of 2008, Randy Alcorn gave a message at the Resolved Conference, a ministry of Grace Community Church, in Sun Valley, CA, on the subject of Heaven. For more information on Heaven, please visit http://store.epm.org/product/heaven

In June of 2008, Randy Alcorn gave a message at the Resolved Conference, a ministry of Grace Community Church, in Sun Valley, CA, on the subject of Heaven. For more information on Heaven, please visit http://store.epm.org/product/heaven

This is wedding season and I'm sure a lot of you will be going to weddings over the next three months. If you're married, be sure to use this opportunity to think in terms of cultivating and preserving your marriage.

I've recently been overwhelmed with seemingly endless opportunities to do good things. I've been weighing what to say yes to and what to say no to. Seems like every year of my life I have to say no to more good things.  

I think of how God had his hand on my life long before I was in high school, when I read for the first time a book that really captivated me...the Bible. That Book came alive to me when I met the Author, who soon became my best friend. Can't wait for all the adventures He has awaiting us, His children, in the new universe.

This month we’re giving away Randy’s murder mystery novel Deception to three randomly drawn winners.

Books and bookstores have had an enormous influence on my own life. I came to Christ as a teenager, at Powell Valley Covenant Church in Gresham, less than a mile from where I live now. My first youth pastor, Paul Siwick, did me a huge favor—he gave me a key to his office, so I could go in any time and read his books, hundreds of them. I read everything I could get my hands on.