Randy Alcorn

Years ago when I was working on my book Heaven, a pastor visiting my office asked what I was writing. When I told him, he replied, “Well, since Scripture says ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him,’ what will you be talking about?"

In early April 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke on the true source of happiness in a radio interview with The Boundless Show. Listen to the entire show or just Randy's segment. 

If you have accepted God’s invitation of salvation, He will deliver you from eternal suffering. And even now He will give you joyful foretastes of living in His presence.

For the present, by God’s grace and kindness, people can reject God but still receive the benefits of His common grace, including the enjoyment of loving relationships, natural and artistic beauty, and pleasure. However, we live on borrowed time. We need to see creation as a revelation of God’s greatness and beauty, and turn to the great God and Savior, our Creator and Redeemer, before our lives here end.

As believers, we need to laugh a great deal more and a great deal less: more at ourselves and the incongruities of life, and less at immorality and mockery of what pleases God.

In April 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, on the subject of happiness. In this clip, Randy talks about the Greek and Hebrew words for Happy, Makarios and Asher, and where they're used in the Bible. To learn more about this subject, check out Randy's Happiness book.

In April 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, on the subject of happiness. In this clip, Randy talks about happiness within Christian culture and the church. To learn more about this subject, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

In April 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, on the subject of happiness. In this clip, Randy talks about how our view of God affects how we respond to Him. To learn more about this subject, check out Randy's Happiness book. 

In April 2016, Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, on the subject of happiness. In this clip, Randy talks about rejoicing in diversity now and not just when we go to Heaven. To learn more about this subject, check out Randy's Happiness book.