Randy Alcorn

‘n Skokkende ding het onder moderne Christene in die Westerse wêreld gebeur. Baie van ons dink en tree uit gewoonte op asof daar geen ewigheid is nie — of asof wat ons in hierdie huidige lewe doen geen verband het met die ewigheid nie.

យើងបានកែសម្រួលឯកសារខាងក្រោម ហើយបានបង្ហាញវាដល់យុវជនជាច្រើន និងដល់ឪពុកម្ដាយរបស់ពួកគេ អស់រយៈពេលជាច្រើនឆ្នាំ។ ពេលនេះកូនស្រីរបស់ខ្ញុំបានរៀបការហើយ តែនៅក្មេងនៅឡើយ ខ្ញុំបានបន្ដចែកចាយ និងពិភាក្សាជាមួយពួកគេបន្ថែមទៀត និងជាមួយយុវជនដែលសូមមានទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយពួកគេ។

“Live simply that others may simply live.” This well-known phrase challenges us to evaluate how we use the resources God has entrusted to us. But it’s important to recognize that simple living doesn’t automatically benefit anyone else.

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. . . . Defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31:8–9 NIV). What people are more poor and needy, more incapable of speaking up for themselves, than unborn children?

እግዚአብሔር እያንዳንዳችንን በታሪኩ ውስጥ ጽፏል። ከራሳችን እጅግ ለላቀ ነገር አካል ነን። እግዚአብሔር ያንን ታሪክ ትርጉም ወዳለው እንደሚያመጣው እንድንታመን ይጠይቀናል፣ በዚህም በመጨረሻም እግዚአብሔርን ፈጽሞ በማያበቃው፣ ውስብስብ በሚመስሉ ድንቅ መስመሮቹ ብልሃት ተደንቀን እናመልከዋለን።

This day—like every other day—belongs to God, not me. So, if God determines that I should spend time contending with the unexpected, that’s completely up to Him. He knows best. He’s the master, I’m His servant. I have trusted Him with my eternal life, and I will trust Him with my life today.

រឿងដែលគួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលបានកើតឡើងនៅក្នុងចំណោមគ្រីស្ទបរិស័ទនៅសម័យទំនើបក្នុងលោកខាងលិច។ ភាគច្រើន ការគិត និងការប្រព្រឹត្តរបស់យើង ហាក់បីដូចជាគ្មានភាពអស់កល្ប ឬហាក់បីដូចជាអ្វីដែលយើងធ្វើនៅក្នុងជីវិតនាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ មិនមានឥទ្ធិពលដល់ភាពអស់កល្បឡើយ។ 

A week ago yesterday, I spoke at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, led by Louie Giglio, who has become a dear friend in recent years. I love this church, and the grace and truth of Jesus is so obviously at work in the people and leaders there.

It was a delight to share some animal stories in my new book All God’s Creatures, which will be released on November 17. One of my favorites—and in my opinion, one of the most remarkable—even has a connection to my home state of Oregon.