Ask Pastor John

Pastor John encourages women to cultivate a beautiful heart for the God who truly sees them before laboring over a beautiful appearance for everyone else.

Although moms and dads should both discipline their kids, God calls husbands to be engaged leaders and servants in their homes.

Loving criticism must always work with heartfelt care for the good of another. Unloving criticism acts out of a prideful spirit unaware of the need for grace.

Christ’s glory shines most fully, most brightly, most durably by making a complete atonement for sin on the cross and interceding for us in heaven.

Sometimes, the aching desire to want to worship God is itself worship. But what happens when a Christian feels nothing at all?

When the eyes see God’s beauty and the mind understands God’s worth, the heart overflows in worship.

Not only does abortion attack God’s image by murdering his image-bearers — it assaults God’s own Son, who came to earth by Mary’s womb.

Leaving a church for any reason is a serious matter; when should I leave a church to find a wife?

The Bible doesn’t include a list of God-approved words. Christians should instead ask, Does my speech exalt Christ? Does it build others up?

Pastor John encourages listeners to settle on a single Bible translation and commends the ESV as his go-to and recommended one.

Andy Davis’s method for memorizing Scripture helps believers on their way to retain long passages one day, and one verse, at a time.

We don’t have to memorize the Bible — we get to. Lovers of God delight to read, know, and recite his precious word.

A happy home can empower ministry, but struggles at home can deplete its power. Pastor John shares six counsels for a joyful family and ministry.

Dads joyfully lead their households so that each member can flourish to the fullest extent God has planned.

Scripture does not promise deliverance from harm in the present age. But in Christ, we will all get the best healing in the age to come.

What should Christians do when their church’s elders hesitate to put them in a position of leadership?

When we consider definite atonement, we must always ask, “What do you mean when you say ‘Jesus died for all?’”

Billy Graham preached the gospel faithfully. But as he got older, he said some troubling words. So how should we think about our heroes as they age?

Despite controversy, Billy Graham, Bob Jones, and John Piper’s father shared a desire to see Christ glorified and millions saved.

Pastor John relates Billy Graham’s impact on his life, from their personal meetings, to his crusades, to his time at Bob Jones University.