Ask Pastor John

If you want to motivate your church, don’t start with programs and activities. Start with a vision of God’s glory.

Bitterness flows from a heart that feels the pain of injustice. Forgiveness flows from a heart overcome by trust in God’s justice.

Marriage only lasts a lifetime. The relationships Christians build with one another last for eternity.

Psalm 73 declares that God’s people desire nothing on earth besides God. Why then was it “not good” that Adam was alone with God?

If you feel any measure of fear of judgment, or horror for your sin, turn to Jesus and repent — it’s not too late.

God still speaks today through his living, active word. All other revelation must be tested against Scripture (and hopefully alongside wise believers).

Christians are like farmers who, in reading God’s word, tend their gardens day by day, even when the fruit is not yet visible.

Marriage is a lifelong, God-wrought covenant. God did not create it to break — even when one partner goes back on their vows by viewing pornography.

Pastor John explains how complaining not only diminishes the light of God’s power and goodness, but also the light of his reward for his children.

Complaining snuffs out the light that believers hold — the light of God’s goodness, his power, and his wisdom in the midst of a dark world.

Some psalms relate to specific events in the life of David or Israel, so how should Christians take the promises in those psalms?

Pastor John identifies some of the reasons why evangelicals go to the Catholic Church, along with some of the issues with Catholic teaching.

Pastor John discusses the similarities and differences between the Holocaust and abortion, ending with this certainty: God will settle every account.

Gossip springs up from a proud and negative heart that hides beneath a veneer of concern and love.

Pastor John shares the story of his testimony. He can’t remember it, yet it is still amazing.

The word “legalism” is not found in the Bible. So what do people mean when they contrast legalism with the gospel?

God equips women to minister mightily in this world. Pastor John clarifies 1 Timothy 2 and calls women to endless possibilities.

Pastor John examines how God can both remember and forget sins according to what will work the most for our good.

It is difficult, even strange, to turn workplace conversations from football and fashion to the gospel. How then should believers approach evangelism at work?

Sin defaces the image of God, but it doesn’t destroy it. Pastor John explains what it means to be made in the image of God in this age of redemption.