Ask Pastor John

Social media can reveal how much we love to be known and liked. It’s one mirror revealing our fear of man.

How should believers use social media? In a world that loves broadcasting selfies and counting retweets, we must find better ways to tweet.

Lust is serious enough to take extreme measures to put to death. This applies not only to our own efforts but also to the efforts of accountability partners.

If the realities of Monday morning threaten the joys we found on Easter Sunday, we haven’t realized promises given to us at the cross.

What we celebrate on Easter is the foundational hinge of Christianity.

Does a pastor’s use of a female-authored commentary put him in opposition to Paul’s instruction that women should not teach or have authority over men in the church?

The possibility of turning God’s gifts into idols is a result of sin. But this doesn’t mean we should reject the gifts.

It is foolish and prideful to believe we can save anyone with the words we choose. But God chooses to save through “the word of Christ,” so how should we think about the language we use?

Is it possible to combine evolution with Christianity? Should we even try?

In the final judgment, God’s justice will be fully vindicated, his grace and mercy will be underlined, and our worship will be intensified.

The tension arising from believing the gospel in an unbelieving family can be severe. Pastor John has this to say to Christians feeling the pain of family division because of their faith.

What is Pastor John's response to people who are amused by his movement and gestures behind the pulpit?

Pastor John is well-known for his movements behind the pulpit. What role do those gestures play in preaching, and how much thought goes into them?

Pastor John what are your thoughts on Republican senator Portman's editorial supporting so-called same-sex marriage?

The more we consider the world around us and the Jesus of our Bibles, the more we can see that God is real.

If a pastor is preaching properly, he will regularly fall short of his own preaching. How can pastors avoid becoming overwhelmed by this reality?

What might be said to couples dealing with the deep pain of childlessness? Pastor John identifies some pillars of hope for those grieving over infertility.

God’s discipline could come through suffering or a cool breeze on a sunny day. If God’s discipline comes in various forms, how can we know if we’re being disciplined?

Paul wrote that “rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad.” But rulers sentenced Jesus to death, so how should we understand Paul’s words?

Paul says to submit to the government God has established. Does this include evil and unjust governments?