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Death is like a great ocean, and we are on this shore seeing people depart. But every ocean has two shores, and every person we see depart is seen as arriving on that other shore. Death is not the end. Just as birth was our ticket to this world, so death is our ticket to the next. It is less of an end than a beginning.

Contemplating Heaven is where my heart is at right now. In this excerpt from my novel Deception, I picture one of the characters entering Heaven.

Today’s blog is excerpted from my book We Shall See God. It’s the first of 50 entries drawn from Charles Spurgeon’s sermons on Heaven, and it’s entitled “Dying Is But Going Home.” It seems fitting to share right now.

In this clip Randy talks about a current writing project.

In this clip Randy Alcorn shares with Dr. Lee Warren about the work of Eternal Perspective Ministries, the nonprofit organization he founded and directs.

In his interview with Dr. Lee Warren, Randy talks about his fiction books and which of his novels are his favorite.

Randy and Dr. Warren talk about how to find and maintain hope in the middle of life’s difficulties, including death.

In this clip Randy talks about some important distinctions between “blessed” and “happiness.”

In this clip Randy speaks about what Jesus meant when He said “Blessed are...” in the beatitudes and how the original audience would have understood those statements.

In his conversation with Dr Lee Warren, Randy talks about the differences between his large books and small books on the same topic.

Even when we don’t see any redemptive meaning in our suffering, God can see it—and one day we will too. Therefore, we need not run from suffering or lose hope if God doesn’t remove it. We can trust that God has a purpose for whatever He permits.

Sean McDowell, who teaches at Biola/Talbot, has a self-described passion for equipping the church, particularly young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. Last year I was on his podcast to talk about Heaven, Hell, and the afterlife.

In this clip Randy talks about the words in Scripture that mean happiness and blessed and how culture shapes our understanding of words.  

In this clip Randy speaks with Dr. Lee Warren about the effect of a lack of gospel happiness in the church today.