Ask Pastor John

In our good concern for what and how we consume, how do Christians keep from being consumed by ethical consumerism?

The wonder and glory of Christmas will never dry up because the manger lets loose waterfalls of mercy that will flow forever.

As we gather around the dinner table this Christmas, how might we share the gospel with family who don’t understand the meaning of Jesus’s birth?

The second commandment forbids using an image or likeness of God in worship. Does that mean we should take down our nativity sets?

The Christ who took on flesh and dwelt among us never had a beginning. He existed eternally before, and will be forever after.

Victory over pornography use is no small thing, but that doesn’t mean our battle is over. God lays claim to every impulse in our hearts, however small.

Did the biblical writers expect Jesus to return at any moment, or were they waiting for certain events to take place before the end would come?

The greatest ache of the human heart is not to have wealth, comfort, or power, but to see and savor the glory of God in the face of Christ.

Why was Jesus born a Jew? The incarnation undercuts all ethnic boasting and throws people from every tribe, tongue, and nation on the mercy of a Jewish man from Nazareth.

If we don’t see much success in a career we thought God called us to, did we misread his call?

Whether a church is healthy or needs revitalization, every local congregation needs a consistent window to the greatness and glory of God from the pulpit.

Singing together is never just a formality in a church service. God uses truth in song to sustain, encourage, and recharge his people.

Every believer is already new in Christ, and yet vestiges of our old selves remain. We must fight every day to become who we already are.

The burdens and drudgery of life may feel like walls keeping you from joy. But inside these walls, God Almighty is working for your everlasting good.

If God made everything good, then do we honor him just by using what he has made? Pastor John explains the essential steps to God-honoring feasting.

Every single one of us can look over our lives and find failures we regret. How do we deal with remorse in light of God’s mercy?

Our culture saturates itself with entertainment that hardly gives a passing thought to God. Should Christians consume such media?

When you discover that God is not only perfectly glorious, but that everything he does is for his glory, your life may get flipped upside down.

Sexual desire doesn’t begin and end with physical attraction. God made us to cherish inner beauty and glory, not just looks that pass with age.

If heaven is a world of love, with no grief or pain or loss, then will we have any need to pray to God once we are there?