No More Curse video - Randy Alcorn Randy Alcorn speaks at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church about heaven and the new earth.
Choose Your Friends Wisely article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog My advice to young people, and to people of all ages, is this same thing: “Choose your friends wisely.” Don’t just let friendships happen by circumstance. Make them happen by choice—careful, thoughtful choice.
Discover the Ministry of Asking Others Questions article - Blake Glosson Randy's blog Not only should we listen when people happen to speak, but also we should ask them the kinds of questions that invite them to speak further and at a deeper and more personal level. I love this article by Blake Glosson, a student at Reformed Theological Seminary, about the importance of asking others thoughtful questions as a way of ministering to them and showing interest in their lives.
Can a Career in Veterinary Medicine Honor God? article - Stephanie Anderson "I believe that by caring for animals we are also caring for humans. We are providing them with God’s gift of emotional support and friendship through taking care of their pets. Do you think God approves of careers in veterinary medicine?"
How Can I Work Toward Reconciliation with a Friend When We’ve Offended One Another? article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog We are in a season where it seems there have never been more strong opinions about a variety of topics, and more opportunities to offend others. So how do we navigate that with grace, and work towards reconciliation when we do offend one another? Here are some thoughts I shared with a reader who asked for advice.
Martyn Lloyd Jones on Sin article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog If insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results, sin not only leads to insanity—it is insanity. In his book Life in Christ in 1 John, Martyn Lloyd-Jones shares these helpful definitions of sin, and why we must avoid it.
How to Know You’ve Become a Pharisee article - Eugene Peterson Randy's blog I love this analogy Eugene Peterson shared in his book The Jesus Way.
Are You Living Like a Functional Gospel Amnesiac? article - Paul David Tripp Randy's blog “For a believer, nothing in his or her life is unchanged by the gospel. If you look at life from the vantage point of the present benefits of the person, work, presence, and promises of the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing in your life looks the same.”
Beware the Temptation to Be a Pharisee on Social Media article - Dan Darling Randy's blog In this article, Daniel Darling addresses a temptation we as believers can often face on social media: “I’m a good person. I’m on the right side of all the right issues. And I’m here to publicly declare this to those not as good as me.”
Is Shame Always a Bad Thing? article - Stephanie Anderson Randy's blog There is a difference between initial guilt feelings/shame that is the conviction of the Holy Spirit (who is the convicter and comforter) versus residual and accusatory guilt/shame after confession and forgiveness that’s from Satan, the accuser.
Answers to Recent Questions Sent by Readers: Devotions for Married Couples, Angels, Near Death Experiences, and More article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog Today's blog is a combination of answers to questions I’ve received lately on my Facebook page or through emails. Because I can't possibly respond to every question that comes in, our great EPM staff help me out with their responses to many of them. (I wish I could reply to more of the questions and letters I receive. Maybe on the New Earth!)
Six Considerations Before You Share on Social Media article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog God says, “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21). Take a look through your Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter feed, and you’ll see that we as God’s people need discipleship to develop more godly technology habits. That’s why I so appreciated an episode of Ask Pastor John titled, “Before You Tweet Criticism: Six Considerations.”
Is Sin Inevitable in the Christian Life? article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog Scripture says we will sin and that we shouldn’t deny but should confess our sin, and celebrate the daily cleansing work of Jesus our Advocate. It also says the Bible is given to us not to make us sinless yet, but to help us sin less, to be sanctified now, anticipating the day we will be glorified and forever sinless.
Recognizing and Wisely Handling Our Emotions, and Submitting to God’s Truth article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog Every person is an emotional being, yet some Christians have been taught that strong emotions are categorically sinful and therefore unacceptable. In and of themselves emotions are neither good nor bad, they simply are. Questions of right and wrong relate to how we handle our emotions.
The Business I Work for Is Considering a Multilevel Marketing Model. What Is Your Advice? article - Randy Alcorn To me the key is selling a product on its own merits and seeing people as customers rather than those who can make you money by selling for you or under you.