Ask Pastor John

We know God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. But is God at all glorified in those who reject him?

David Platt, like all of us, has past regrets and future hopes. Here’s what he would say to his 20-year-old self.

If our affections are the thermometer of our relationship with God, how can we remain stable through all our emotional ups and downs?

Security, comfort, and wealth aren’t the primary guides for our job decisions. God is. But how do we discern his will?

A bank account with seven, eight, or nine zeros is not necessarily sinful. But it is dangerous for hearts that easily treasure dollar signs.

An excessive self-focus leads to either discouragement or pride. So what steps can we take to conquer the curse of self-consciousness?

Wherever saving truth is hated, distorted, and muted, Satan is at work. Our best weapon against him is to tell and live the truth.

Caring for a disabled child often goes unthanked and unrecognized in this world. But God sees every sacrifice, and he will reward you.

Everything we need in life and death was bought by the blood of Jesus. We have nothing to fear — not even death.

The Bible doesn’t have a category for retiring from ministry. We may retire from a paid vocation, but never from loving and serving others.

Both drug users and Christians feel ups and downs. But the parallels end there. Pastor John gives five reasons why the experiences are different.

Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat — they allow us to say more words to more people than ever before. So how can we use them for an eternal purpose?

Worry gains us nothing. As soon as we discover we have a problem, God has already been working on it, and the solution is on the way.

Is the term “reckless” too reckless? Pastor John offers pastors, worship leaders, and congregations ways to think about the popular lyrics.

Our enjoyment of God is not only a response to God’s glory — it is the way we glorify him. Therefore, joy in God is not optional.

Eighteen years after OneDay 2000, Pastor John reflects on a sermon that roused thousands of young people to not waste their lives.

Is there an ideal sermon length? Pastor John gives five factors to consider when trying to decide how long to preach.

From alliteration and assonance to metaphors, imagery, and illustrations — what role does creativity, imagination, and rhetoric have in preaching?

Good sermons and good Bible reading push into a writer’s words, grammar, and logic to embrace all the glorious realities behind them.

After writing over fifty books, Pastor John explains his six-stage process, from gathering the initial idea to seeing the project come to life.