I just finished my fifth Alcorn book and I would just like to say WOW! He is absolutely my favorite author. (I'm not comparing his books to the Bible I hope everyone reading my little blog would know that there is no comparison.) Anyways, I just love his books.. Let me share with you about my journey with Randy Alcorn. I have some dear friends in Belmont, MS that read all the time. They always share with me some of their favs and thankfully they shared Randy Alcorn with me.The first book I read was Safely Home and it is still by far my favorite. This one gave me a small glimpse of Mr. Alcorn's view of Heaven. I don't think i have every read about my eternal home and it come so alive to me.( I wrote about this in an earlier blog post) I then moved on to Lord Foulgrin's Letters. To me it was kind of a modern Screwtape Letters it weaved a vivid story about our enemy's plot to destroy us. Then I read Dominion, Deadline, Deception these books immerse you into the life of about 6 or 7 characters and they all are terrific. Randy is a master of weaving a worldview into his books. He very carefully in narrative form shines the light on just about every viewpoint of difficult issues ranging from racism to abortion. I'm thankful that God has allowed him to share his gift with the world.
The first thing i would read about Randy is a little article in Christianity Today called "Pastor without a Paycheck" Randy was a pastor but the Lord allowed a very difficult chain of events and now we know and love Randy the author, not Pastor Randy. I'm thankful that he was listening and obedient. This is a lot of rambling about my little reading adventure since last September but I hope through this rambling you will discover the great adventure that can be enjoyed by reading Randy Alcorn.....The End......:)
