Ask Pastor John

Can the Christlike virtues of patience, forgiveness, and gentleness survive in a cutthroat technology sector like Silicon Valley?

The famous hymn calls every heart to “prepare him room.” But what does it mean to receive Christ this Christmas?

The wrath of God is our biggest problem. If it didn’t exist, we wouldn’t need the gospel, and we wouldn’t need Christmas.

Will Christians be raptured before the tribulation? Or will we rise to meet the Lord only at his final coming?

We often say that our dead loved ones are with Jesus now. But Paul seems to say that Christians will meet Jesus at the second coming. Which is right?

Colossians 1:20 says that Christ will reconcile “all things” to himself. Does that include demons and unbelievers?

Gift giving, done rightly, doesn’t distract from the meaning of Christmas. Pastor John puts Christmas gifts in biblical context.

If we think Christ cannot compete with Santa in the hearts of our children, we don’t know the real Christ.

When we say “Jesus Christ,” we should be thinking “Jesus the Messiah”: the promised Priest, King, and Prophet, the one God anointed to redeem us.

When the prognosis is an early death, how can we live in a courageous manner that honors God and refuses to be jaded toward him?

What do you say when a professing Christian is ready to embrace the gay lifestyle? Pastor John offers a place to start.

Instead of seeing introversion as a fatalistic limitation, ask, “How can I make my peculiar personality bent a means of grace to others?”

Why did Pastor John name his book and ministry “Desiring God” instead of “Enjoying God,” “Delighting in God,” or “Rejoicing in God”?

What will happen to Christian Hedonism in generations to come? Pastor John shares eight dangers for young Christian Hedonists.

Christian Hedonism does not revise Reformed theology. Rather, it clarifies one of the central assumptions of Reformed theology.

Is there an alternative between empty, duty-driven worship and spontaneous, joyful worship? Pastor John gives six marks of a middle way.

We all want to know we are making the right decisions. To decide wisely, do we need to hear from God beyond what he has already written?

All of us experience harassing thoughts. Where do these thoughts come from? And how do we respond?

This podcast could bring life and joy, or it could be a deadly weapon in the enemy’s hands. Pastor John explains how not to use Ask Pastor John.

Does our obedience or our joy come first? Pastor John explains that joy-driven obedience is the only obedience worth pursuing.