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“Find yourself” is common advice. But in the end, people who follow it find only ugliness, brokenness, and unhappiness. They pursue dreams, and find nightmares.

I’m reposting this blog in honor of the 10-year anniversary of my friend John’s homegoing. I love (not just loved, he is more alive than ever) this brother very much. Some of you knew John; others knew of him. His life and story are worth knowing.

Anne Farrens writes, “Abortion doesn't undo the trauma of rape—it brings more sorrow and suffering. Grace can come from brokenness; my life is the ultimate example.”

I have no doubt whatsoever that innocent silliness will be part of our experience in Heaven and forever on the New Earth. 

Years ago in the Midwest, a woman was looking for a way to reach out. She made contact with a death-row prison ministry, and began writing to a man named Durlyn who’d been convicted of horrible crimes. 

In this clip from an episode of Faith and Finance Live, Randy shares how understanding six principles when it comes to finances helps us to realize that everything belongs to God and we are simply managers of the money He has entrusted to us.

In this clip from a conversation with Jay Rudolph on The Plumb Line Radio Show, Randy says that in Heaven we will have a perfect eternal perspective that we lack now, which will allow us to see bad things going on and not lose our contentment and peace in Christ, and even cause us to rejoice when evil is conquered.

In this clip from a conversation with Jay Rudolph on The Plumb Line Radio Show, Randy explains how Scripture supports that people in Heaven are aware, at some level, of what is happening on earth.

In this clip from a conversation with Jay Rudolph on The Plumb Line Radio Show, Randy says Heaven will never be boring because God is never boring, and we will always have new things to learn in Heaven.

In this clip from a conversation with Jay Rudolph on The Plumb Line Radio Show, Randy talks about the ways we will serve God and others in Heaven.

In this clip from a conversation with Jay Rudolph on The Plumb Line Radio Show, Randy talks about the things we will do on the New Earth.

You’ve been through a lot of stuff, and searching for relief from the pain is totally understandable. The difficulty comes when you search in the wrong places. There isn’t a human on this planet who can remove your pain—not even you, because if you think about it, trading this life for a life in Hell means your pain is multiplied throughout eternity.

As Paul tells us, though we naturally grieve at losing Christian loved ones, we are not to “grieve like people who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Our parting is not the end of our relationship, only an interruption. We have not “lost” them, because we know where they are.

In this clip from a conversation with Jay Rudolph on The Plumb Line Radio Show, Randy says the New Heaven and New Earth will be a restoration of God’s original intent for the Present Earth, a kind of global Eden.