Resources by Topic: Christian Life

While we do not regard ourselves a charismatic church, we do not wish to be known as “anti-charismatic.” What we do insist upon is a spirit of love and unity, the total sufficiency of Christ, and the final authority of the Scriptures.

Scripture gives us an often-neglected guideline regarding prophetic utterance that is clear and can and should be implemented in churches.

.....obedience comes out of desire to please a God we love, not the opposite where our obedience is somehow pleasing to God so now He can love us.

It will sometimes happen that where there is the most sorrow in the antecedents, there will be the most pleasure in the sequel.

Randy Alcorn speaking at The Seed Company Invitational 2007 about how it is more happy-making to give than to receive.

Randy Alcorn speaking at The Seed Company Invitational 2007 about how we are created by God to do good works in Christ Jesus.

Randy Alcorn shares about a divine appointment at the 2007 Desiring God Conference.

In this clip, Randy Alcorn advises us to not settle for distractions in life. Desiring God's Don't Waste Your Life

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

It is quite amazing how often the term “legalism” comes up when there is a serious discussion about obedience or its result, holiness. 

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

I can certainly identify with many of your doubts and questions regarding God’s sovereignty, our free will, etc. Although I was raised in a strong Christian family, I went through a couple of years of intense skepticism and cynicism when I was younger.

I highly recommend David Augsburger’s The Freedom of Forgiveness. Also, Philip Yancy’s What’s So Amazing about Grace?, which shows us how God’s forgiveness of us should result in our forgiveness of others. 

My heart goes out to you. One reason is because I can identify with some of what you’re going through. Earlier in my life I struggled with being overwhelmed by feelings.