Resources by Topic: Christian Life

In this blog I've included part of a conversation between two Christians who have different viewpoints on the issue of birth control, as well as a link to the complete article

Prayer is not the last recourse, when options run out; it’s the first and best recourse. 

At the end of tennis season I gave our six graduating seniors from the team I help coach a bag of books with a video and one CD, Rebel, by the rapper Lecrae.

Randy's message at the 2007 Desiring God National Conference.

Speaker Panel Q&A at the Desiring God 2007 National Conference, including Randy Alcorn.

Includes alternatives to AARP, the March of Dimes, and the National Education Association.

My wife Nanci helps write and edit lessons for our church’s women’s Bible study. This morning Nanci mentioned that one of her friends, Carol Klingbile, included a poem as an introduction to a lesson she wrote. 

I’ve been asked about sinless perfectionism, the belief that once someone becomes a Christian, they are no longer capable of sinning. Because they are clothed in the righteousness of Christ, because they are a new creation in Christ, therefore, just as Christ cannot sin, they cannot sin.

I was recently asked the following question on Facebook: "I had a woman come to my door today, wanting to share the gospel. Why is it that even though I know what I believe and why I believe it, that it is so hard to share with others? She was a Jehovah's Witness, and asked if she could come back to share a scripture again. I told her yes. I will be better prepared next time, but how do I become better prepared?"

Our friend Amy Guerino wrote a thoughtful article that really spoke to me. I asked her permission to share it with you here.  

With all the attention on the NBA playoffs, it seems a fitting time to tell a basketball story. John Wooden, now 99 years old, was the first person to become a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and as a coach (class of 1973). 

Rand Alcorn answers the question, "Why was meat first given to people to eat?"

Recently Of First Importance posted a citation from D. A. Carson, one of my favorite theologians and writers. If you’re not familiar with Carson, I highly recommend his works.

Randy Alcorn speaks about the more subtle practice of redefining truth.