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ⓘ About Randy Alcorn
Deadline In the first book in the series, we meet Finney, Jake, and Doc, three good friends from childhood. Even in their 50’s and with families, the three are still good friends and close together. Finney is a businessman and devoted Christian, and he isn’t shy to call his friends to repent when he sees them on the wrong. Then there’s Doc who is the complete opposite of Finney. He is arrogant, and he isn’t interested in anything close to religion, and he’s also unfaithful to his wife. Jake is a columnist at a local newspaper and is caught in the middle. He doesn’t believe in Jesus, he’s divorced and has abandoned his daughter and mother sick from Alzheimer’s, but he isn’t easily offended or defensive as Doc.
All Book Series by Randy Alcorn
Heaven on Earth
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026 Co-authored · Lisa Tawn Bergren
The Resolution for Men
Book 24 of 49 · published 2011 Co-authored · Stephen Kendrick
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Heaven
Book 31 of 49 · published 2014 Co-authored · Jason Beers
Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home
Latest in the series · book 49 of 49 · published 2004
The Power of Crying Out: When Prayer Becomes Mighty
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 2001 Anthology · Bill Gothard
The Dangerous Duty of Delight
Book 2 of 20 · published 2001 Anthology · John Piper
God Is Up to Something Great: Turning Your Yesterdays into Better Tomorrows
Book 5 of 20 · published 2002 Anthology · Tony Evans
What the Spirit Is Saying to the Churches
Book 7 of 20 · published 2003 Anthology · Henry T. Blackaby
The Fire That Ignites: Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit
Book 9 of 20 · published 2003 Anthology · Tony Evans
A Little Pot of Oil: A Life Overflowing
Book 10 of 20 · published 2003 Anthology · Jill Briscoe
After You've Blown It: Reconnecting with God and Others
Book 11 of 20 · published 2004 Anthology · Erwin W. Lutzer
What's So Spiritual About Your Gifts?
Book 13 of 20 · published 2004 Anthology · Henry T. Blackaby
Christ Our Mediator: Finding Passion at the Cross
Book 14 of 20 · published 2004 Anthology · C.J. Mahaney
The Power of Spoken Blessings
Book 15 of 20 · published 2004 Anthology · Bill Gothard
The New Normal: Living a Fear-Free Life in a Fear-Driven World
Book 16 of 20 · published 2005 Anthology · Jill Briscoe
A Whole New You: The Miraculous Change God Has for Your Life
Book 19 of 20 · published 2006 Anthology · Tony Evans
The Cross Centered Life
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2009 Anthology · C.J. Mahaney
The Storytellers' Collection Book 2: Tales from Home
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2001
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Randy Alcorn?
Deadline In the first book in the series, we meet Finney, Jake, and Doc, three good friends from childhood. Even in their 50’s and with families, the three are still good friends and close together. Finney is a businessman and devoted Christian, and he isn’t shy to call his friends to repent when he sees them on the wrong.
Which Randy Alcorn series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ollie Chandler series, the earliest of Randy Alcorn's multi-book series: it opens with Deadline (1994) and runs to 3 books across 1994–2006, ending with Deception (2006). Randy Alcorn's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Randy Alcorn written?
Randy Alcorn has 83 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2026. 23 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the LifeChange series with 20 books — and 60 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Randy Alcorn's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Randy Alcorn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ollie Chandler (1994–2006, 3 books) and LifeChange (2001–2009, 20 books).
How are Randy Alcorn's books organised into series?
This guide splits Randy Alcorn's 83 books into 2 named series and 60 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: LifeChange (20 books, 2001–2009); Ollie Chandler (3 books, 1994–2006).