Ask Pastor John

Protestants insist that God imputes Christ’s righteousness to believers, while the Catholic Church claims that he imparts it. What’s the difference?

Paul’s missionary journeys do not mandate how we should do missions today, but we can certainly learn from the methods he used.

There will be no envy in heaven. Perfect love will reign. Those who have more will have humility; those who have less will rejoice in others’ gifts.

Crude language won’t transform the culture. It won’t convict sinners. It may make us more relatable, but in the end it will backfire.

The first manuscripts of the Bible no longer exist, but that doesn’t need to shake Christians’ faith. Pastor John gives three reasons why.

The aim of wartime simplicity is not to be as poor as possible, but to use all of our resources for the advancement of the gospel.

The sign of forgiveness is not that you forget the pain another caused you, but that you relinquish the desire to punish, and instead seek their good.

Self-examination can quickly turn into self-condemnation. Pastor John offers three strategies to keep introspection in its proper place.

God calls Christians to be peacemakers. But when and how should we intervene in other people’s conflicts?

Our culture often stereotypes women as hyperemotional and men as rational. But is this a biblical dichotomy?

How do we teach our children to respect our God-given authority, while also treating them with Christlike humility and servant leadership?

God may not call you to move to another country to join the Great Commission, but he has called you to play a significant part.

Some have suggested Reformed theology is a hurdle to racial harmony. Pastor John explains why the opposite has been true over decades of urban ministry.

Is all jealousy bad? No, God models perfect jealousy, and calls us to have the same zeal for his glory in all we do — even in dating.

God’s highest priority is not for us to have children, but for us to have Christ-exalting faith that overflows in meeting the needs of others.

Has a husband and father failed in his God-given responsibility if his family is suffering when he could have prevented it?

How can we glorify God in our jobs? Pastor John offers ten reflections to help Christians integrate their Christian life with their working life.

Some men may avoid a midlife crisis, but many of us will face one. Pastor John describes his own midlife crisis, and how God carried him through.

For fifty years, our culture has denied that men have any unique responsibility to care for and protect women. It was a myth, and it isn’t working.

When God feels distant, he may be calling us away from a flimsy faith to a tough, unshakable allegiance to Jesus.