Ask Pastor John

Christians can rest in the goodness and wisdom of God and the freeness of his grace in gifting his people. God is a good gift-giver.

The cross displays this profound paradox: God scripted and ordained the murder of his Son — without once sinning.

What should we do when unmarried non-Christian friends or family members are spending the night at our house and want to share a bed?

The praise of others lulls Christians into disbelief of their great, eternal reward. So how can Christians slay the dragon of praise-seeking?

Throughout Scripture, God repeatedly commands his people to pray more. But is there ever a time to stop praying for something?

A wife is not responsible for her husband’s sin. But she is responsible for how she responds to his sin.

Pastor John describes three stages to Christian obedience: knowledge of God’s word, meditation on God’s word, and the abundance of our hearts that flow from both.

The jealousy of God is both loving and righteous. For idolaters, it is also dangerous.

Journaling clarifies thoughts, stewards Spirit-given insight, and reminds believers of God’s daily faithfulness.

Satan works everyday to dishonor God and to destroy his image. So why does God allow him to live? Pastor John shares his thoughts.

We can know the gospel is true because the God who authored it wants us to know, and gives the gift of eyes to see, believe, keep seeing, and keep believing.

The question of cremation or burial is not an ultimate one, but an important one. Pastor John explains why he counsels toward burial, not cremation.

Online dating can be a good gift if it unites two believers able to discern the other’s genuine allegiance to Jesus.

Pastor John commends the well-placed comma to writers along with this encouragement: good grammar invites writers to love their readers.

Jesus is the joy that we seek. Go to him when you feel empty, weary, or broken down, and he will supply you with rest and refreshment.

Does our joy in God drive our obedience to his will, or does obeying God produce our joy?

In protecting doctrinal purity, Christians must be careful not to lose sight of the beauty of what they are protecting.

Is oral sex prohibited in the Bible, and is it unkind?

Does God play favorites? Pastor John explains how God is only good and only wise in his decisions to choose some and not others.

Does it muddy the water to say that saving faith must include joy in God? Or does it bring an extra note of clarity?