The Joy of Knowing Jesus: An Interview on Happiness and Giving*

*Byย Randy Alcorn, December 1, 2025 This is part two of an edited transcript of an interview with Following the Money, covering the topics of happiness, living as a believer in a hostile culture, giving, and more. See my last blog for part one. Question: It seems many Christians are worried about our countryโ€™s future instead of …

We Wonโ€™t Regret Investing in Godโ€™s Kingdom*

by Randy Alcorn* October 31, 2025 Kate Kiehl is a giving coach and heads up GenHerus, which empowers women to find joy in giving. She shared these thoughts on Instagram:  Stop and think about it. Do you look back and have regrets giving money away?I certainly donโ€™t WHEN I give money to Kingdom work.Sure, I may have …

Six Reasons to Live More Simplyโ€”and Give More Generously by Randy Alcorn*

Someone has said, โ€œLive simply that others may simply live.โ€ Of course, there is no automatic relationship between my simple living and someone else being rescued from starvation or reached with the gospel. There is only a relationship if I, in fact, use the resources I have freed up to feed the hungry and reach …

Giving Helps Us Take Our Eyes off Ourselves and Join in What God Is Doing in the World*

We become arrogant when we forget that God is our primary provider. Sometimes we give too much credit to our hard work and ingenuity. We easily forget the advantages of our upbringing, heritage, and education, and we view ourselves, even if unconsciously, as better than others, particularly the poor. Some of us talk about people …

Reflections on Christโ€™s Crucifixion

BYย RANDY ALCORNย ย MARCH 31, 2021 Photo byย John Thomasย onย Unsplash At the beginning of this Passion Week, itโ€™s fitting that we turn our eyes to the cross. No tragedy could be greater than Godโ€™s blameless Son being slaughtered without mercy in horrid crucifixion. Yet as a result of His suffering, countless people will spend eternity with God in …