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Pleasures, Possessions and Power

article - Randy Alcorn

God has created each of us with certain desires that correspond to certain motivations. Each of us has built-in desires for pleasure, possessions, and power. At first this may sound unbiblical, because we have come to think of these things as temptations.

Parental Alert

Parental Alert

article - Worldview Weekend

Are you a Christian parent? Is your teenager a Christian? Are they thinking like a Christian?

Lifestyles of the Rich and Worry-Free

article - Randy Alcorn

In Matthew 6, Jesus says there is only one safe place to invest, and that is in the Kingdom of God. He says, in essence, “You can’t take it with you,” but he adds a life-changing corollary: “but you can send it on ahead.”

Safely Home: An Inspiration in Difficult Times

article - Anonymous

Your book, Safely Home, has served as an inspiration to me.

Liar, Liar: Seven Degrees On The Downward Staircase Of Honesty

Liar, Liar: Seven Degrees On The Downward Staircase Of Honesty

article - J. Budziszewski

The filthiness of our national politics has brought to my mind a question put to me nearly 20 years ago by one of my teachers. “Don’t you think there is more lying in politics than there used to be?” he asked. “Why do you think that this is happening?”

Is the Homosexual Lifestyle Worthy of Minority Status?

Is the Homosexual Lifestyle Worthy of Minority Status?

article - Randy Alcorn

To give special status or rights to those choosing the personally and socially destructive homosexual lifestyle is to approve and endorse that behavior, and inevitably to spread it.

Integrating Psychology and the Bible

Integrating Psychology and the Bible

article - David Powlison

The church was weak where psychology was strong. The current breakout of psychology into the evangelical mainstream began in the minds and practices of Christian psychotherapists impressed with that relative weakness and strength.

In Your Book Dominion You Seem to Be Able to Clearly Depict the Black Point of View, but You Are White. How Did You Accomplish this?

article - Randy Alcorn

I spent a lot of time with black men and women in the background research for Dominion, relying heavily on their personal accounts and paying particular attention to the recurring stories.

In Your Novel Deception, Is it Realistic that Ollie’s Police Partner Manny, the ex-Gang Member, Would Have Been Able to Join the Police Force?

article - Randy Alcorn

It’s true that those with gang and other criminal backgrounds who wish to become cops go through a lot of screening and probation and often outright rejection, but in fact a number of ex-gang members do become cops, including gang specialists.

If I Were the Devil...

If I Were the Devil...

article - Paul Harvey

I would dull the minds of Christians, and make them believe that prayer is not important, and that faithfulness and obedience are optional.

What Are Your Thoughts on Forwarding Emails That May Be False?

What Are Your Thoughts on Forwarding Emails That May Be False?

article - Randy Alcorn

First, we need to make a distinction regarding emails we receive from reputable, reliable Christian sources alerting us to things going on related to moral/ethical issues which we need to consider.

I Don't Understand Your Portrayal in The Ishbane Conspiracy of the Harry Potter Series

article - Randy Alcorn

Question from a reader: My husband and I have long been readers of your fiction, ever since we were introduced to your work through Deadline. We went on to read Dominion aloud together, and since have used your books to begin our own discussions on faith together.

I Carry Around Unbearable Guilt and Cannot Seem to Get a Handle on It. Is There Any Hope for Me?

article - Kathy Norquist

The greatest sorrow is not being able to forgive yourself. You say you feel worse now than ever. That is because you are carrying a load you were never intended to carry.

I Have a Burden to Witness to My Homosexual Friends. How Do I Go About This?

article - Ron Norquist

We should steer away from thinking of a group of people and instead see people as individuals. Although there are common threads in homosexuality, everyone is a unique person with unique motivations and thoughts.

How Should I Respond to Teachers Who Show Movies in Class with Cursing or Crude Humor that I Don’t Want to Watch?

How Should I Respond to Teachers Who Show Movies in Class with Cursing or Crude Humor that I Don’t Want to Watch?

article - Randy Alcorn

I’d respectfully explain that watching such movies violates my beliefs, and ask for an alternative assignment to make up for the time I miss.

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