Quotes from Randy Alcorn

Montaigne said something that rings true for many of us: "My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.

An unholy world will never be won to Christ by an unholy church.

We don't like to think about death; yet, worldwide, 3 people die every second, 180 every minute, and nearly 11,000 every hour. If the Bible is right about what happens to us after death, it means that more than 250,000 people every day go either to Heaven or Hell.9 David said, "Show me, O Lord, my

Nothing is more poisonous than the spirit of entitlement that permeates our culture and sometimes, sadly, our churches.

Forgiveness is a matter of choice, not feelings. We demonstrate true forgiveness when we refuse to brood over the sins committed against us.

God is the owner of all things, and we are simply his stewards.

We should thank God for every stream of joy in our lives while recognizing that Christ is the ocean from which every stream flows.

Life on earth is a dot, a brief window of opportunity; life in Heaven (and ultimately on the New Earth) is a line going out from that dot for eternity. If we're smart, we'll live not for the dot, but for the line.

Too often we assume that God has increased our income to increase our standard of living, when his stated purpose is to increase our standard of giving.

Ever seen that bumper sticker "He who dies with the most toys wins"? Millions of people act as if it were true. The more accurate saying is "He who dies with the most toys still dies—and never takes his toys with him." When we die after devoting our lives to acquiring things, we don't win—we lose. We move into eternity, but our toys stay behind, filling junkyards. The bumper sticker couldn't be more wrong.

God will not be a half husband. He will not be comforted by the fact that we call him "Savior" when we refuse to follow him as Lord.

The average American shops six hours a week while spending forty minutes playing with his children.