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A reader asked me if it’s possible he’ll visit his childhood hometown one day on the New Earth. Might this earth’s places that we loved and enjoyed be resurrected to the New Earth? In becoming new, will the old Earth retain much of what it once was?

Psalm 107 begins, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say this.” The psalmist details the sufferings of God’s people, wandering in desert wastelands, without homes, hungry, and thirsty.

Randy Alcorn talked with some staff at Desiring God about writing and editing. He shared from Isaiah 55:8-11, and explained the importance of being so saturated in God’s Word that your writing (and speaking) reflects God’s truth. Randy also answered some questions and shared insights from his own experience as a writer.

The relationship between our true spiritual condition and our attitude and actions concerning money and possessions is timeless.

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about his everyday activities, including meeting with area pastors, increased speaking and writingengagements, and his daily companion Gracie the Double Doodle. 

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about his wife Nanci: a godly woman, introvert, lover of football, lover of animals, and now in Heaven with Jesus.  

What will it be like on our resurrection day, when we return with Christ to this old Earth, when we are given new bodies in the knowledge that we will together colonize a New Earth? At the end of my novel Safely Home, I tried to catch a flavor of what it may be like.

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about how his in-depth research on Heaven for his books gave him and Nanci a great basis for talking about Heaven often, especially during her illness.  

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about how his view of Heaven has influenced his view of Nanci’s homegoing, and the comfort he experienced while talking with Nanci over the years about the New Earth. 

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about the intimacy he experiences with Jesus, and how the friendship of Jesus means more to him than ever. 

Having faith doesn’t mean being unreasonable or blind. As Sean McDowell explains, God has given us evidence for a rational faith and has made Himself known—for those who are willing to see.

Here are some more specific resources that you might find helpful (Crown Financial Ministries is an organization we especially recommend).

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about moments when grief has surprised him, and the everyday times when he misses Nanci the most. 

In this clip from The Straight to the Heart podcast with Rush Witt, Randy shares about his journey into ministry, his pro-life stance, his ultimate resignation from pastoring, and the beginning of Eternal Perspective Ministries.