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Question from a reader: Isaiah 65:20 says “he who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.” It sounds as if Isaiah is saying that in the new heavens and new earth people will die. How do you interpret this text?

Fifteen years before abortion was legal in America, around 85 percent of illegal abortions were done by “reputable physicians in good standing in their local medical associations.”*

Yesterday was the Annunciation, a Christian holy day most of us never think about. Ted Olsen, Christianity Today managing editor for news and online journalism, recently asked me my thoughts about the Annunciation and its prolife implications.

In this 7-minute clip, Randy Alcorn shares two scenarios, and compares human advice with Jesus' words about money and giving.

This is an argument I’ve heard a number of times throughout the years: “Babies will go to heaven anyway, so abortion isn’t so bad—in fact, it’s actually in the child’s ultimate best interests.” 

We value in story the conflict we avoid in life. What makes a good story? Interesting characters, significant conflict, the thwarting of desires, and a satisfying (if not triumphant) resolution.

I came to know my friend Jim Harrell after he read my book Heaven. We talked on the phone, exchanged e-mails, and quickly connected at a heart level. Jim, a successful businessman, strong and athletic for most of his life, told me he really looked forward to reading If God Is Good.

Randy Alcorn talks about how the New Earth will be the old earth, made new.

I think the key may be that there are different kinds of seeking spoken of in Scripture.

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "How do you cultivate courage in your own life?"

During the weekend, a new funeral procession arrives every 15 or 20 minutes. On one day, 52 people are buried; 43 of them were between the ages of 19 and 50. Most are Africa’s latest victims of AIDS.

Read the table of contents in Randy Alcorn's book If God Is Good.

This verse must be understood by taking into account the verses around it, and the book as a whole.

In this one and half minute video clip, Randy Alcorn talks about how God's original plan for the earth is still His plan. God has never abandoned his original plan that righteous human beings will inhabit and rule the earth.