Randy Alcorn

COVID-19 has brought many challenges to all of us, but the challenges have been amplified for those in prison. What a reminder of the tough times these men and women are dealing with. May more of them than ever be drawn to Jesus, and may God’s people pray for them and look for creative ways to minister to them.

Through the miracle of His incarnation, He made God visible to us: “No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side—he has revealed him” (John 1:18, CSB). Yet God’s Son did not merely bring the grace, justice, peace, love, and truth of God with His arrival, but also His eternal happiness.

That statistic on 130 million people being on the brink of starvation by the end of 2020 hits me hard, and as the months go on it gets more serious. I encourage you and your family to consider giving generously to some of the following ministries in their efforts to help alleviate suffering.

I don’t normally do the “flip the Bible open and put my finger down” method of reading Scripture. However, I used to mock that practice, and I don’t anymore. It’s certainly not my usual way of opening God’s Word each day, but one real positive is that no matter what, you’re still going to end up in the inspired Word of God.

As it has been for many of you, 2020 has been a difficult year for Nanci and me for many reasons. But the more difficult the year, the more we need to take time to focus on giving thanks and praising our God of grace.

During this global pandemic, depression and suicidal thoughts are on the rise. That makes the release of the short book Encouragement for the Depressed, with a sermon from Charles Spurgeon, timely.

Read Randy Alcorn's entier graphic novel The Apostle in Nepali.

Un lecteur m'a demandé: Pourquoi Dieu n'a-t-il pas envoyé le sacrifice de Jésus juste après qu'Adam et Ève aient péché? Pourquoi Dieu a-t-il attendu tout ce temps entre le péché originel et la croix? C'est une bonne question. Je ne veux pas sembler condescendant, mais la première réponse qui me vient à l'esprit, après avoir considéré la personne de Dieu, c'est "parce que Dieu l'a voulu ainsi." Je parlerai de plusieurs raisons possibles plus tard, mais c'est là qu'il faut commencer. Il est déjà difficile simplement de comprendre la révélation de Dieu. Essayer de comprendre ce qu'il n'a pas révélé …

One of the questions I’m often asked about Heaven relates to Isaiah 65:17. A reader asked, “What does it mean ‘the former things will not be remembered nor will they come to mind’? Is this speaking about the old earth itself or are we not going to have any memories of the past including family, friends, talents, life?”