Ask Pastor John

Pastor John describes marks of a healthy church and the combination of factors that may suggest it’s time to leave.

By his blood, Jesus purchased a unified bride in which the saints lay their souls bare and pray for one another.

How should Christians care for their bodies, which the Bible calls temples of God, without idolizing them or investing too much in outer beauty?

We can know Scripture, and we can know the Scripture. Take the time to read and analyze, but leave plenty of time to experience it as well.

How should believers pursue affections for Jesus in a broken world where those affections seem to rise and fall constantly?

Christ has fulfilled the Old Testament law for his people. But does that mean God no longer expects us to tithe?

Ninety percent of our daily decisions have no guiding list. But a mind renewed by God through his word and Spirit can know the delightful taste of God’s will.

The mark of Jesus's sheep is that they hear and believe the saving word of the gospel preached to them.

Pastor John gives a taste of the upcoming Desiring God National Conference, centered around C.S. Lewis.

Pastor John unpacks the story of the rich man and Lazarus to show the great chasm fixed between believers and unbelievers after death.

The Lord can and will show mercy to sinners who repent in the eleventh hour. Yet, spiritual corpses who love their sin cannot raise themselves from the dead.

Believers walk day by day as servants of others because their Savior is alive, their Father is King, the Spirit is present, and their reward is coming.

There are rich biblical grounds for saying, "Yes, believers do need role models in Christ." God has given us one another to imitate.

Marriage — and dating on that trajectory — cannot be the beautiful union God designed it to be if he himself is not in the picture.

There is a time for everything. When confronted by our sin, sorrow is the appropriate reaction — the one that can lead to true repentance.

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.