Ask Pastor John

Christians are called not to be hip, but holy. Here are twelve reasons why Christians do not need on-screen nudity.

Here are eight steps of sanctification that clarify God’s decisive role and our inspired role in bringing holiness to completion.

Can we spend too much time celebrating the fact that we are righteous before God, so we think we need not obey him today?

Purity and holiness are possible in Christ even for those who have sinned sexually in the past.

A wedding ring makes a profound statement to the world and to the one who wears it, but is it worth the cost?

Questions abound when it comes to our eternal home. What about our bodies? What age will we appear in heaven?

Does a sexless heaven sound boring to you? Randy Alcorn explains how our marriage to Jesus will enhance our earthly relationships, not diminish them.

Randy Alcorn argues that bucket lists have little merit for Christians who will have the new creation at their fingertips to enjoy to the glory of God.

Sports bring out the best and the worst in people, so will there be sports in heaven? Randy Alcorn shares his thoughts.

How different will we and the realities around us be in the new earth as compared to the old? Randy Alcorn answers, “Perhaps not much.”

How should you counsel a friend who is considering transgender? Pastor John offers seven encouragements.

Our preferences do not dictate our worship or our sexual identity. God reveals truth about both through nature.

How would Pastor John explain what he means by “Christian Hedonism” over a thirty-minute lunch?

How did Paul “fill up what is lacking” in Christ’s afflictions? Didn’t the cross provide a sufficient payment for the sins of God’s people?

How did Look at the Book begin? Pastor John explains its past and shares his hopes for its future: to give all Christians confidence in Bible reading.

Singing to the Lord can enrich your devotions and enliven your soul, even if you aren’t a natural singer.

A final act of self-murder is not necessarily decisive in determining if someone was saved. God regards the whole life.

Talking to your children about their adoption requires timing and initiation.

Adoption is an eternal reality. God planned it before he founded the earth. Now, we have the chance to act it out.

Adoption is hard, and parenting often hurts, but God can create happy stories even in those difficulties.