Episodes

3d ago

How do we avoid falling into spiritual complacency amid daily routines? Pastor John warns of the danger of viewing God as a nonfactor in everyday life.

6d ago

How should we respond when we face accusations, especially if they seem unwarranted? Pastor John helps us bear all kinds of criticism with gutsy guilt.

Dec 11

How can we love our aging parents through the many challenges of caregiving? Pastor John shares counsel from Scripture and personal experience.

Dec 8

Why would a gospel-driven ministry define itself as Reformed? Because Reformed theology guards and glorifies the grace at the heart of the gospel.

Dec 4

How can trust regrow in the aftermath of adultery? Pastor John identifies two needed miracles for a marriage to survive and thrive again.

Dec 1

Can a Christian lose patience and not be in sin? Pastor John explains why patience and impatience may be more complicated than we think.

Nov 27

As we steward the body, our appearance might change for the better. How do we keep our focus on being a whole person, not just an attractive shape?

Nov 24

Satan wouldn’t exist if God didn’t keep him around — so why is he here? Pastor John explains four ways in which God is using Satan for his glory.

Nov 20

Differences in belief can feel bigger than they are — but sometimes they are truly big. What separates personal opinion from soul-damaging theology?

Nov 17

If God refuses to act “for our sake,” does that mean he refuses to do us good? Pastor John resolves a perplexity and holds forth lavish grace from Ezekiel 36.

Nov 13

Does Psalm 82 teach that human beings are gods? Pastor John describes the moment when Jesus quoted the psalm to escape an early death.

Nov 10

How could Jesus, the King of kings and true Son of God, be ashamed at the final judgment? Pastor John digs into Jesus’s argument for following him.

Nov 6

Are “fleshly” Christians truly Christian? Pastor John traces Paul’s distinctions between natural people, carnal Christians, and spiritual Christians.

Nov 3

How can we learn to rest in the saving work of Jesus Christ? Pastor John offers eight God-given ways to increase our confidence in him.

Oct 30

What is the bottom-line, existential, frightening, glorious question of Romans 8? Pastor John draws out two signs that a professing Christian is secure in Christ.

Oct 27

When pastors have the freedom to decide what to preach, how do we make a wise decision in line with the mind of Christ?

Oct 23

When we move to a new place, how do we find a good local church to call home? Pastor John offers nine steps to take in our search.

Oct 20

What should we do when two texts seem to say opposite things about God and his character? Pastor John digs to the common root of truth.

Oct 16

James says God cannot be tempted, but Hebrews says Jesus was tempted just like we are. How do these two passages fit together?

Oct 13

If a man wants to be married but is too young to pursue it, how can he keep his desires in the right place? Pastor John offers five weapons for the fight.

Oct 9

Sorrow and joy are not just sequential emotional states: first sorrow, then joy. Miraculously, we can experience overflowing joy in the midst of deep sorrow.

Oct 6

How can we delight in the good work we do while keeping our work in its proper place? Pastor John situates daily work within God’s larger purposes.

Oct 2

Does human evil really call for infinite punishment? Pastor John confronts the ultimate sin of ignoring God’s infinite value.

Sep 29

Pastor John connects God’s word with his ability to perform that word, grounding our faith in the unstoppable purposes of our loving God.

Sep 25

In Isaiah 58, does God condemn his people for having too much delight in his ways? Pastor John distinguishes hypocritical pleasure from true, generous joy in God.

Sep 22

God promised a home to faithful eunuchs in the Old Testament, but what about childless believers today? Pastor John sees three enduring blessings.

Sep 18

In the Bible, God sometimes tests his people to see how they will respond. Why does he do this if he already knows every heart?

Sep 15

Should Christians seek mystical experiences as a way to grow closer to God? Pastor John looks at how Paul responded to his own visions.

Sep 11

When a society normalizes sin, how should the church respond? Pastor John calls for spiritual integrity that doesn’t depend on society’s opinion.

Sep 8

God destroys many enemies in the Bible, and he promises to destroy many more in hell. As his people, should we celebrate our enemies’ downfall?

Sep 4

Sometimes, when the Bible describes indifference to God, it sounds like us. How can we resist our tendency to drift away from him?

Sep 1

How might we understand the apparently casual way some biblical writers quote earlier parts of Scripture? Pastor John explores how Hebrews handles God’s word.

Aug 28

With so many decisions for us to make every day, why doesn’t God tell us exactly what to do in each situation?

Aug 25

Serving children in Jesus’s name is beautiful and God-pleasing. Gathering for worship is crucial and soul-preserving. So, how much corporate worship should we miss to serve?

Aug 21

In a day when sexualized content seems to be everywhere, including in many shows and movies, Pastor John gives twelve reasons to never watch nudity.

Aug 18

What might Simon of Cyrene teach us about supporting one another in trials? Pastor John digs into the perseverance of the saints and the church’s crucial role.

Aug 14

How can we rebuke without compromising love and show gentleness without diminishing truth? Pastor John gives counsel for speaking with emotional wholeness.

Aug 11

What does a ring-wearing pig have to do with physical beauty? Pastor John describes God’s purposes for beauty and how we so often misuse it.

Aug 7

Does the Bible say women should never teach anything anywhere? Pastor John traces and applies Paul’s argument from the created order.

Aug 4

To understand the two sides of pre-Christian suffering, Pastor John analyzes the two identities we had before we became believers.

Jul 31

What happens when Christians saturate themselves with worldly entertainment? Pastor John calls us to offer a resolute no for the sake of a better, sweeter yes.

Jul 28

Why would anyone say that God causes suffering when Satan is so clearly at work? Pastor John leads us through the shocking sovereignty of God.

Jul 24

How do we live with unfulfilled desires, especially when we thought God had promised them to us? Pastor John meditates on mature sorrow and persevering joy.

Jul 21

What are some common but wrong reasons for coming to Christ? Pastor John warns against coming to Jesus to get something other than Jesus.

Jul 17

Jesus laid woes on cities and even an entire generation. Does God still render corporate judgments today — and if so, what happens to believers in these groups?

Jul 14

When we feel stuck, is God redirecting us, or are spiritual forces trying to derail us? Pastor John delves into the mysteries of providence.

Jul 10

The Internet is full of different teachers and various doctrines. So, how do we discern false teachers from true, and good doctrine from bad?

Jul 7

As long as we sincerely love God, does it really matter if we have wrong doctrine? Pastor John shows what’s at stake in our knowledge of God and his ways.

Jul 3

When we feel the pressure of worldly expectations, what should really matter to us? Pastor John defines true success in a world of conflicting advice.

Jun 30

If a couple sins their way into marriage, should they split up and start over? Pastor John calls a weary husband and wife back to their lifelong covenant.

Jun 26

How can we be sure that God truly forgives us, especially when our past sins feel unforgivable? Pastor John ministers hope to the unassured.

Jun 23

In a corrupted and corrupting world, how can we protect our minds without becoming isolated or indifferent to the world around us?

Jun 19

When Jesus calls down woes on the rich, full, and laughing, does he have any qualifications in mind? Pastor John uncovers a clue in the context.

Jun 16

What if we feel more excited to see family than to see Jesus in heaven? Pastor John offers seven practical suggestions for pursuing deeper love for Christ.

Jun 12

If we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, why does it so often feel like we do? Pastor John explores the demonic designs in human opposition.

Jun 9

If we want to get close to God, then we won’t ask how close we can get to sin. We’ll ask how we can enjoy more of the Holy Spirit’s fullness.

Jun 5

Anxiety can overwhelm us, especially in times of deep loss. How do we fight our fears of the future when so much has already gone wrong?

Jun 2

Life gets harder as we age. We can’t do the same ministries forever. How do we cling to joy in God amid the loss and uncertainty?

May 29

When Paul talks about the riches of God’s inheritance, is God the one inheriting, or are we? Pastor John offers four clues from the context.

May 26

How do churches decide when repentance is real, discipline is done, and someone removed from membership is ready to be restored?

May 22

How can faithful parents maintain a meaningful relationship with a wayward child? Pastor John helps moms and dads walk wisely through the pain.

May 19

If the world was already fallen with Adam and utterly corrupt at the flood, why did God wait thousands of years before sending Jesus?

May 15

How do we face death and broken relationships, especially when they pile on at the same time? Pastor John helps us find wisdom, love, and strength in deep loss.

May 12

How can women navigate a corrupt and confusing world? Pastor John offers biblical strategies for confidence, strength, and freedom.

May 8

In a world where Christians deal with chronic pain and awful sickness, how can we understand and apply the promise that “God heals all your diseases”?

May 5

Can we lose eternal rewards by becoming incapacitated or less fruitful as we age? Or can our sin cancel out rewards we would have received?

May 1

Knowing God is the most extraordinary experience in the world. But how do we come to know him authentically, deeply, personally?

Apr 28

Did Paul know about self-harm and poor body image? If he did, how could he still say that “no one ever hated his own flesh”?

Apr 24

Persecution, troubles, heaviness of heart — are these different forms of God’s discipline? Pastor John traces God’s good purposes in different kinds of pain.

Apr 21

We know the new heavens and new earth will be a place of perfect, endless joy. But will we really never get bored, even after millions of years?

Apr 17

Those who try to live the Christian life outside of community are missing something crucial. So, how might Christian loners move toward life together?

Apr 14

If God has already promised not to withhold anything good from us, then does asking him for more imply that yesterday’s good wasn’t good enough?

Apr 10

If knowledge puffs up, will formal Bible education make us proud? Pastor John points out pride’s craftiness and offers five weapons of humility.

Apr 7

What does the Bible say about Mary, Jesus’s mother? What is Mary’s true legacy for Christians today?

Apr 3

What is the difference between guilt and shame? And when do true feelings of guilt or shame become false feelings that reject God’s grace?

Mar 31

Is the purpose of life to find meaning? Pastor John responds to Jordan Peterson’s claim that happiness cannot be our goal.

Mar 27

God promises never to leave us nor forsake us, but sometimes the Bible says he withdraws his presence from us. How can those both be true?

Mar 24

How can our faith turn from nominal to authentic? Pastor John reflects on God’s power to establish and sustain belief through his promises.

Mar 20

When God commands a godly life of genuine affections, how do we obey? John Piper draws our attention to the transforming mercies of God.

Mar 17

As Jesus headed toward the cross, he knew he was fulfilling the script that was written for him. So, how did he authentically choose a death already decided?

Mar 13

How much of the Christian faith has already been revealed to us now, and how much of it remains a secret that we won’t understand until we get to heaven?

Mar 10

If sinners cannot seek God, how does anyone receive salvation? Pastor John shows that God must give his power and grace precisely because we cannot seek him on our own.

Mar 6

Why are Christians most to be pitied if there’s no resurrection? Don’t we still experience more joy than non-Christians? Pastor John gives four responses.

Mar 3

If we have no memory of hating or opposing God before he saved us, then how should we understand the Bible’s claim that we were his enemy?

Feb 27

Why does Pastor John believe Romans is the greatest letter ever written? And how would he encourage Christians to benefit from this monumental book?

Feb 24

Should pastors and ministry leaders use artificial intelligence as a tool to write their sermons and newsletters? If so, how? If not, why not?

Feb 20

How much life application should pastors offer in their sermons? Pastor John commends interweaving exposition and application throughout each sermon.

Feb 17

When Jesus taught that impurity comes from within, was he departing from the Old Testament? Pastor John considers purity across the covenants.

Feb 13

If God justifies by faith apart from works, then why do some passages seem to suggest that forgiveness comes through the act of baptism?

Feb 10

Acts 20:24 has encouraged and challenged Christians throughout the centuries. How, in particular, has it shaped the life and ministry of John Piper?

Feb 6

In the Old Testament, witchcraft is met with capital punishment — but not in the New. Why does God handle this sin differently across redemptive history?

Feb 3

Do the signs and wonders in Scripture justify using righteous magic in fiction? Pastor John helps us discern the kinds of stories that serve our sight of Reality.

Jan 30

Sometimes, the story of another Christian’s joy in God serves to kindle our own. Pastor John takes us to a remarkable moment in the life of Hudson Taylor.

Jan 27

God could have designed the world so that all the help we need comes from him directly. Instead, he often ministers to us indirectly through other people. Why?

Jan 23

How can we begin to grasp the meaning of biblical narratives and their application to life? Pastor John offers an example from the story of Joseph.

Jan 20

In Acts 12, God allows Herod to kill James, but he thwarts the king’s plan to kill Peter. What might this chapter teach us about God’s providence?

Jan 16

How does a promise about the future help us fight for purity today? Pastor John unpacks the power of the greatest pleasure purchased at the greatest price.

Jan 13

People for millennia have said, in one way or another, “There is no God.” Pastor John describes five ways we suppress the knowledge of God’s existence.

Jan 9

Is heaven a physical place that exists right now? As Pastor John answers, he encourages us to focus mainly on the relational, not the spatial, aspect of heaven.

Jan 6

Even when our prayers for protection feel pointless, they are not. God is our good and sovereign Father, and it is never pointless to ask him for what we need.

Jan 2

As we begin a new year of Bible reading, what obstacles can we expect to meet along the way — and what benefits will keep us reading day by day?

Dec 30, 2024

If someone is convinced that he knows God’s will for us, yet we disagree, what can we do? Pastor John offers five ways forward.

Dec 28, 2024

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Dec 26, 2024

God gives the church teachers, including Bible commentators, to help us understand his word. But how can we tell if we’re relying on commentaries too much?

Dec 23, 2024

At Christmas, Jesus came to bring God-exalting happiness through peace with God — and merciful warfare against everything that destroys such happiness.

Dec 19, 2024

In his infinite wisdom, righteousness, and power, God designs even the deeds of evil kings for the good of his people and the glory of his name.

Dec 16, 2024

Sometimes God delivers us from affliction through affliction. But what kinds of affliction does he use — and how can we know when he does so?

Dec 12, 2024

How can we know that we love God more than his gifts, especially during the Christmas season? Pastor John unlocks the answer with two keys.

Dec 9, 2024

Single Christians may be tempted to despair over missing the experience of marital love. But God himself will see to it that our joy is eternally full in Christ.

Dec 5, 2024

Since the Bible calls Christians children of light, should darkness and violence have any place in the stories we create?

Dec 2, 2024

Should Christians show so-called “gender pronoun hospitality”? Pastor John shares practical ways to speak the truth in love with those confused about their sexuality.

Nov 28, 2024

What is Christian thankfulness? Pastor John commends the power of a heart filled with gratitude to the Giver of every good gift.

Nov 25, 2024

When we continually struggle with doubts and unbelief, how can we know what is true? How can we believe that truth even exists?

Nov 21, 2024

Will we be able to see God when we get to heaven? If so, how does that fit with Scripture passages that say no one can see God?

Nov 18, 2024

How do we discern what’s true and what’s false in Job? Pastor John provides a grid for the entire book to help us interpret it accurately.

Nov 14, 2024

Should church leaders require Christians to tithe since God commanded tithing in the Old Testament? Pastor John commends a better approach.

Nov 11, 2024

Arguments, logic, and careful analysis may give us 99 percent certainty for some doctrine or truth claim. But what about the remaining 1 percent?

Nov 7, 2024

Why did God take the life of Ezekiel’s wife and then command Ezekiel not to mourn? Pastor John considers the perplexing yet merciful ways of God.

Nov 4, 2024

How can we love our enemies when they treat us horrifically? Pastor John appeals to six biblical realities to help us face unimaginable darkness.

Oct 31, 2024

“Curse God and die.” Why does the author of Job relate the apparent despair of Job’s wife? What purpose does she play in the message of the book?

Oct 28, 2024

How can perfectionists make decisions without getting paralyzed by fear? Pastor John shares seven encouragements for those who feel stuck.

Oct 24, 2024

How much should we sacrifice in order to do excellent work? Pastor John encourages perfectionists to find wisdom from a strong, spiritually mature community.

Oct 21, 2024

If Christians are no longer under wrath, why does Paul say that we will stand before God’s judgment seat? Pastor John clarifies the Christian’s future judgment.

Oct 17, 2024

How much money should we set aside for retirement? Pastor John commends three biblical principles to apply in our various contexts.

Oct 14, 2024

Does God ultimately sustain our faith, or do we? Pastor John unfolds 1 Peter 1:4–5 to show how God guards us to the end.

Oct 10, 2024

Do humans have free will — and if so, what is it? Pastor John considers the depravity of the human heart and the sovereign grace that saves us.

Oct 7, 2024

Does God’s command to deny ourselves contradict Christian Hedonism? Pastor John clarifies the God-centered, pleasure-seeking aim of all Christian self-denial.

Oct 3, 2024

How does zeal for God relate to joy in God? With help from Jonathan Edwards, Pastor John traces the crucial connection in four steps.

Sep 30, 2024

How do we overcome half-hearted spiritual laziness? Pastor John appeals to the apostle Paul and Jonathan Edwards to commend a life totally devoted to Christ.

Sep 26, 2024

The Roman Catholic Church teaches numerous unbiblical doctrines. So, can devout Catholics be genuinely saved?

Sep 25, 2024

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Sep 23, 2024

How can active, impatient doers learn to wait on God? Pastor John describes spiritual waiting — and shows how we can answer such a question for ourselves.

Sep 19, 2024

“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” How did John Piper craft this memorable motto? Tony Reinke tells the story.

Sep 19, 2024

Why do so many American Christians bear the marks of worldliness? Too often in our churches, Christ is too cheap, heaven is too distant, and earth is too big.

Sep 16, 2024

Why do you exist? Why does anything exist? Pastor John shows from Isaiah 43:1–7 that God created his people to glorify him by enjoying him.

Sep 12, 2024

Will God forgive my very worst sin? Pastor John shares seven powerful encouragements for those paralyzed with guilt.

Sep 9, 2024

Thinking is indispensable — but thinking is also dangerous. How can we use our minds to glorify God rather than puffing up ourselves?

Sep 5, 2024

How can we help those struggling with hoarding? Pastor John shares five underlying factors and five practical suggestions for those who seem stuck.

Sep 2, 2024

How do we make sense of Bible passages that we don’t understand? Pastor John demonstrates how to patiently interpret Scripture with Scripture.

Aug 29, 2024

Though our response to God often feels frustratingly inadequate, he is worthy of all our heart, soul, and mind. He is worthy of “white-hot worship.”

Aug 26, 2024

What comfort does God give to those who feel responsible for tragic loss? Pastor John offers eight words of hope to a brokenhearted mom.

Aug 22, 2024

What does it mean to “work heartily, as for the Lord” in our 9-to-5 jobs? Pastor John considers five qualities of faithful work from Paul’s words in Colossians 3.

Aug 19, 2024

In Christ, the righteous deeds you do by faith are emphatically not “filthy rags.” Pastor John corrects a common and profound misunderstanding.

Aug 15, 2024

If God is sovereign over life and death, does it matter what risks we take? Pastor John considers the place of precautions beneath God’s providence.

Aug 12, 2024

Scripture gives us a category for addressing the devil, but our normal way of defeating him is by trusting the promises of God and killing our own sin.

Aug 8, 2024

How can we not lose heart over children who wander from Christ? Pastor John opens the parable of the prodigal son to offer encouragement after encouragement.

Aug 5, 2024

Can Christians ask God to teach the unrepentant hard lessons? Pastor John helps us pray against others’ sins without presuming to be God.

Aug 1, 2024

Should a Christian construction worker help to build a casino — or any other building that facilitates sin? Pastor John offers principles for the Christian conscience.

Jul 29, 2024

Staying married is not first about staying in love. It’s about keeping a covenant that reflects Jesus’s own faithfulness to his bride, the church.

Jul 25, 2024

Where should an unmarried pastor look for a wife? Pastor John encourages single men in ministry to take practical steps while trusting God’s providence.

Jul 22, 2024

What makes for a true friend, according to God’s word? Pastor John sketches the nature and importance of friendship across the Scriptures.

Jul 18, 2024

God looks throughout the earth, eager to work for those whose hearts are whole toward him. Pastor John unfolds glory from a favorite verse.

Jul 15, 2024

Will God condemn someone for being born into another religion? Pastor John responds to a former Muslim deeply worried about her loved ones.

Jul 11, 2024

“For his steadfast love endures forever” appears 26 times in Psalm 136. What might we learn from this psalm about the right kind of repetition in worship?

Jul 8, 2024

If you want more of your thoughts to become captive to Christ, open the Bible and pray, “Anything in my thinking that needs to be destroyed, destroy it.”

Jul 4, 2024

American citizens enjoy lavish blessings of common grace. Pastor John calls us to give thanks without giving away our far deeper allegiance to God’s special grace.

Jul 1, 2024

If joy in God is a gift from God, why does he also command us to rejoice? Pastor John takes us into a paradox that lies at the heart of the God-glorifying life.

Jun 27, 2024

The local church’s task of sending and sustaining long-term missionaries rests on several deep biblical assumptions. Pastor John shares five.

Jun 24, 2024

At the root of our sin is not a mind ignorant of God’s ways, but a darkened love, a hardened heart, and a will bent away from God’s ways.

Jun 20, 2024

In this fallen age, resurrection power does not keep us from pain. Instead, it brings life to others as we keep loving Jesus in our pain.

Jun 17, 2024

Bible reading can bring comfort, but Bible reading can also bring fear. How can we rightly embrace both the comfort of God’s promises and the fear of his warnings?

Jun 13, 2024

Paul says that the renewed mind discerns God’s good will “by testing.” What does that testing look like in the thousands of everyday decisions we make?

Jun 10, 2024

Our boredom in this world is meant to point us to another world — a world where the infinitely interesting God will banish boredom forever.

Jun 6, 2024

No matter how comfortable our friends and neighbors may seem, they are headed for hell unless they repent. So, what words might break through their comfort?

Jun 3, 2024

Why does Paul call Satan “the prince of the power of the air”? Pastor John explores the extent of Satan’s authority and Christ’s decisive victory.

May 30, 2024

If God has not chosen to save me, then why would he condemn me for not believing? Pastor John explains the kind of inability that does not remove responsibility.

May 27, 2024

Is Shia LaBeouf right to say that Jesus experienced “maximum joy” as he died? Pastor John considers the joy set before Christ and the horrors of the cross.

May 23, 2024

“Cross,” “nails,” “spear,” and “thorns” are words that evoke images in our minds — images with tremendous power to dispel lustful thoughts.

May 20, 2024

How should Christians think about sexually explicit material on the page rather than the screen? Pastor John offers ten questions for readers of erotica.

May 16, 2024

Parents have the God-given duty to warn their children not to rebel against Christ, and some of the most powerful warnings come from stories of failed rebellions.

May 13, 2024

How can a mom raise boys to become strong and godly men? Pastor John offers counsel for training up the next generation.

May 9, 2024

Sometimes, God responds to our sinful requests with a merciful no. But other times, he gives what we ask, brings misery with it, and then amazingly works good through it.

May 6, 2024

How can Christians grow in expressing their deepest affections for God and others? Pastor John offers eight pieces of counsel for those who struggle to speak.

May 2, 2024

God could destroy Satan at any moment. So, why has God allowed Satan to blind the minds of unbelievers from seeing the glory of Christ?

Apr 29, 2024

Does Proverbs 22:6 promise that children raised by godly parents will become Christians? Pastor John explains the proverb and points parents to their ultimate hope.

Apr 25, 2024

What makes a good sentence? Good sentences are true, clear, authentic, thoughtful, creative, well-timed, clean, loving, and glorifying to God.

Apr 22, 2024

How can we walk through this world of sin, suffering, and futility with strength and joy? Psalm 90:14 holds the key.

Apr 18, 2024

In a society steeped in self-worth and self-esteem, how can Christians aim for significance in a way that glorifies Christ?

Apr 15, 2024

Should churches be willing to somehow “bless” same-sex relationships? Pastor John responds to Pope Francis’s concerning proposal.

Apr 11, 2024

God does everything he does for his glory, including answering our prayers. So, how can we align all our requests with this big, overarching purpose?

Apr 8, 2024

How can we tell if we’re abusing caffeine (or any food or drink)? Pastor John offers three questions to guide a Christian’s consumption.

Apr 4, 2024

If death belongs to the children of God, as the apostle Paul says, then death not only loses its sting, but it turns around and becomes our servant.

Apr 1, 2024

On September 22, 1967, V. Raymond Edman collapsed while delivering a chapel message at Wheaton. Pastor John reflects on his college chancellor’s final words.

Mar 28, 2024

Some Christians carry an ongoing sense of guilt for sins confessed long ago. What can we do with these stubborn guilt feelings?

Mar 25, 2024

If God is sovereign over our suffering, then we can trust him to strengthen us in suffering, sanctify us through suffering, and ultimately save us from suffering.

Mar 21, 2024

From eternity, God has been self-sufficiently happy in himself. And because he has no needs of his own, he is gloriously free to meet ours.

Mar 18, 2024

If our souls are deeply satisfied in God, what room is there for petitionary prayer? Pastor John reframes the question by clarifying the nature of prayer.

Mar 14, 2024

If God is sovereign over salvation, do the non-elect even have a chance to repent? Pastor John addresses Romans 9:22, your most-asked-about Bible verse.

Mar 11, 2024

Some biblical truths are essential to believe for salvation — but not all. So, how much error can someone hold and still be saved?

Mar 7, 2024

How can parents resist the despair that comes from feeling like failures? Pastor John offers ten words of hope for parents of prodigals.

Mar 5, 2024

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Mar 4, 2024

If we obey God outwardly but feel no affection for him inwardly, is our obedience still love? Pastor John takes us to the heart beneath God-pleasing obedience.

Feb 29, 2024

How do preachers guard themselves from hypocrisy? Pastor John traces double-faced preaching to its deepest root: the love of human praise.

Feb 26, 2024

How did Paul endure such unimaginable sufferings without turning from Christ? Pastor John traces three threads of the apostle’s perseverance.

Feb 22, 2024

In Leviticus 21, God forbids men with physical defects from participating as full priests. How do we reconcile this prohibition with Jesus’s approach to the disabled?

Feb 19, 2024

How do we enjoy pizza, friendship, or any other good gift without committing idolatry? Not only by enjoying God more than his gifts, but also by enjoying him in them.

Feb 15, 2024

How do Paul’s travel plans relate to the Trinitarian depths of God’s love? Pastor John shows how ultimate reality undergirds the love between the saints.

Feb 12, 2024

Christians have not only the right but the calling to speak truth to power. But such speech differs greatly from mere political flag-waving.

Feb 8, 2024

The wrath of God is gone for those who are in Christ. But does God still sometimes bring physical suffering in response to unconfessed sin?

Feb 5, 2024

What factors should Christian students consider when choosing a college or major? Pastor John gives five guidelines for those who don’t want to waste their lives.

Feb 1, 2024

How can we know if our heart is hard toward God? Pastor John diagnoses hardness of heart, and gives a remedy for remaining soft to God’s Spirit.

Jan 29, 2024

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Do these haunting words from Jesus suggest he was confused by the horrors of the cross?

Jan 25, 2024

We live in a time of mounting global tensions, of wars and rumors of wars. What hope do we have for the future of missions should conflict continue to build?

Jan 22, 2024

In a day starving for transcendence, how might church leaders arrange every element of the Sunday gathering to promote joyful Godward reverence?

Jan 18, 2024

How might churches move away from casual culture toward heartfelt, happy reverence on Sunday morning? Pastor John shares five steps for preachers.

Jan 15, 2024

Is it wrong to drink coffee during corporate worship? Pastor John moves beyond mugs to the heart of the issue.

Jan 11, 2024

From college grads to retirees, many people love to keep bucket lists. Should Christians? Pastor John puts rest and recreation within a biblical mindset.

Jan 8, 2024

How can we discern the main point of not only a single verse, but an entire paragraph, section, or even chapter of the Bible?

Jan 4, 2024

God’s faithfulness to God may not sound like good news. But the foundation of our hope rests on God’s zeal to display the worth of his name.

Jan 1, 2024

On the first day of a new year, Pastor John commends a yearlong Bible-reading plan and invites listeners to join him from Genesis to Revelation.

Dec 28, 2023

Sometimes, perhaps even often, we read Scripture with our eyes, grasp its truth in our minds, yet feel little pleasure in our hearts. What can we do in such moments?

Dec 25, 2023

Christmas is a day for marveling. Pastor John shares four earth-shaking, soul-satisfying reasons to glory in the coming of the Son of God.

Dec 21, 2023

As a new year nears, Pastor John marvels at God’s grace from 2023 and shares exciting plans for the months ahead.

Dec 18, 2023

What makes regular Bible intake not only helpful for the Christian life, but crucial? Pastor John gives ten reasons to make the Bible part of your everyday.

Dec 14, 2023

The word “therefore” appears almost five hundred times in the New Testament. And every one of them is a doorway to life and love.

Dec 11, 2023

Pastor John never reads a book — even novels — without a pencil in hand. What does he do with it, and why won’t he use a pen?

Dec 7, 2023

How can teens make their lives count? From dating wisely to failing well, Pastor John offers twelve rules for teenage followers of Christ.

Dec 4, 2023

We know God inspired the Bible, but we sometimes forget that he also spoke creation into existence. How might we begin to learn from both of God’s books?

Nov 30, 2023

How can normal Christians learn to study the Bible on a topic? Pastor John models his own approach as he prepares answers for ‘Ask Pastor John.’

Nov 27, 2023

The apostle Peter calls Christians to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. But how might we grow in knowledge if we don’t enjoy the process of learning?

Nov 23, 2023

At the heart of our unbelief lies not only our refusal to glorify God, but our refusal to thank him. Apart from grace, we take the gifts and ignore the Giver.

Nov 20, 2023

What role should emotions play in Christian education? If we take our cue from Scripture, appropriate feelings will be central, not peripheral, to all our learning.

Nov 16, 2023

God communicates through not just his word, but also his world. Christian learning presses deeply into the Bible, but the stars have something to say as well.

Nov 13, 2023

How can youth leaders lead teens deeper into their Bibles? By teaching with an eye on language, a heart for reality, and a knack for question-asking.

Nov 9, 2023

Seasons of affliction, however painful or even deadening they may feel, do not last forever. God will restore the souls he has saved.

Nov 6, 2023

Godly pastors and leaders are a tremendous gift to Christ’s church. So, how do we keep hoping in God when our spiritual heroes die?

Nov 2, 2023

If you want to kill your selfishness, focus on more than your selfishness. Fill your soul to overflowing with Christ.

Oct 30, 2023

Over five hundred years after Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, what do we celebrate on Reformation Day? Pastor John traces five of the Reformation’s greatest recoveries.

Oct 26, 2023

When do our hobbies glorify God, and when do they become a wartime waste? Pastor John offers three guiding questions to ask of any hobby.

Oct 23, 2023

What do the Scriptures say about communicating with dead ancestors? Pastor John explains four truths about God and the sufficiency of his revelation.

Oct 19, 2023

With so much at stake in the fight against abortion, can pro-life advocates use doctrinal falsehoods to persuade parents to keep their babies?

Oct 16, 2023

Intelligence without affection is barren, mechanical — even artificial. Pastor John reflects on his ministry in the light of developing AI technologies.

Oct 12, 2023

Given Paul’s command to “rejoice always,” do we sin when we lack joy? Pastor John offers a simple answer with three crucial qualifications.

Oct 9, 2023

Genuine joy in God is far deeper than a choice we make. Even so, our actions can help or hinder the spontaneous experience of joy.

Oct 5, 2023

Can new-covenant Christians claim old-covenant promises? As long as we keep some key distinctions in mind, we not only can, but should.

Oct 2, 2023

God has not left us without evidence for the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. But evidence alone will never open the eyes of the blind.

Sep 28, 2023

God-centered theology can raise all kinds of questions about God’s love for us. Pastor John asks and answers nine of them.

Sep 25, 2023

If the penalty for sin is eternal punishment, how could Jesus’s finite sufferings pay the price of our redemption?

Sep 21, 2023

Why did Jesus leave earth after his resurrection? Pastor John gives six reasons for Jesus’s ascension to the Father’s right hand.

Sep 18, 2023

If Christ has not been raised, Paul says, then Christians are “of all people most to be pitied.” But why should we be pitied when we live with such joy?

Sep 14, 2023

“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” What does Pastor John mean when he talks about “satisfaction in God”?

Sep 11, 2023

Christ is our rest on Monday as well as Sunday. But how do we experience the peaceful rest of Jesus in the midst of our labors?

Sep 7, 2023

The doctrines of grace are designed to destroy human boasting. So, what can we do if we find our theology becoming a platform for pride?

Sep 4, 2023

At least six biblical pointers give us reason to expect some kind of work in the age to come. But whatever eternity holds, it will be a future beyond disappointment.

Aug 31, 2023

Rich doctrine makes the heart sing. So, where might Christians start if they want to read time-tested, soul-deepening books?

Aug 28, 2023

With so many demands on our time, why should we carve out precious minutes for books? Pastor John gives seven reasons he loves to read.

Aug 24, 2023

When life is hard and heaven seems silent, how can God’s people still feel his love? Pastor John offers six reminders for those in spiritual darkness.

Aug 21, 2023

How important is unconditional election for the Christian life? Pastor John offers ten reasons why Christians need this crucial doctrine.

Aug 17, 2023

Anyone who preaches for long will find his preaching criticized — sometimes unfairly, but often wisely. Pastor John shares ten criticisms that have shaped him.

Aug 14, 2023

If Jesus and his apostles promised that faithful Christians would suffer, how can comfortable disciples make sense of their experience?

Aug 10, 2023

The Bible rings with the language of pleasure and joy in God. But how can we explain that pleasure and joy in ways non-Christian loved ones may understand?

Aug 7, 2023

World evangelization would spread more quickly, it may seem, if God had chosen the wise and powerful. So, why did he choose the foolish and weak instead?

Aug 3, 2023

When doubts disrupt our Bible reading, how can we resist the inner skeptic? Pastor John offers six ways to fight for faith in daily devotions.

Jul 31, 2023

Seasons of doubt may afflict our minds and shake our hearts, but they need not take our joy. Beneath the waves of doubt, joy’s deep waters can still remain calm.

Jul 27, 2023

The New Testament seems to connect the person of the Holy Spirit with the joy we experience as believers. But how do the two relate to each other?

Jul 24, 2023

If you want to prepare for the unknown controversies of tomorrow, know your Bible deeply, thoroughly, confidently, joyfully.

Jul 20, 2023

Some Christians identify spirituality with gifts like speaking in tongues and healing. Does that view match the Bible’s own description of truly spiritual people?

Jul 17, 2023

If we are in Christ, then God has saved us from our sins in the past, and he will save us from his wrath in the future. But in what sense is he saving us right now?

Jul 13, 2023

How can we celebrate the good we see without succumbing to flattery? Pastor John traces a key distinction between godly and ungodly praise.

Jul 10, 2023

God is self-existent and self-sufficient, far beyond any need or lack. So, what can we give to God when we gather for corporate worship?

Jul 6, 2023

The command to “serve the Lord” appears all through Scripture — but Scripture also assures us that God has no needs. So, how do we serve an all-sufficient God?

Jul 3, 2023

For some, forgiving family from the heart may be one of the hardest steps of obedience. Pastor John offers five ways forward when forgiveness feels impossible.

Jun 29, 2023

Sibling rivalries have fractured families since Cain and Abel. So, how does God work redemptively between siblings, and how might parents do their part to promote peace?

Jun 26, 2023

Increasingly, parachurch ministries are allowing women to occupy positions of spiritual authority once reserved for men. Do they have biblical warrant to do so?

Jun 22, 2023

In Isaiah, God promises that “the former things shall not be remembered” in the new creation. Will we really have no memory of this age in the age to come?

Jun 19, 2023

Why do so many of us reach instinctively for our phones in the morning? Pastor John identifies six temptations and points to a better way to begin our day.

Jun 15, 2023

How can a preacher faithfully call out a culture’s sins while still sounding the dominant note of amazement at the glories of God in Christ?

Jun 12, 2023

How can we recognize what Paul calls “an unhealthy craving for controversy” in ourselves and others? Pastor John identifies six traits of a controversy-loving spirit.

Jun 8, 2023

“The laborer deserves his wages” — including those who labor in preaching and teaching. But how might a church decide what a pastor’s wages should be?

Jun 5, 2023

In Paul’s elder qualifications, he seems to assume that pastors will be married. So how should churches assess the qualification of a single man who wants to pastor?

Jun 1, 2023

Why does Paul call Christians to pray for kings and other political rulers — and what specifically might we ask God to do in them and through them?

May 29, 2023

In a world filled with wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes and famines, a right understanding of the end times can bring stability to anxious minds.

May 26, 2023

When Jesus returns, he will magnify the radiance of his glory by multiplying our own joy in that glory. We will happily marvel, and he will forever shine.

May 24, 2023

If we’re going to rejoice in even the worst circumstances, then we need clear and strong reasons for why God wills suffering for the children he loves.

May 23, 2023

Tony Reinke shares two upcoming changes to ‘Ask Pastor John’ in light of a brand-new John Piper sermon podcast called ‘Light + Truth.’

May 22, 2023

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus and the apostles draw some profound connections between the glorious second coming and our ordinary everyday lives.

May 19, 2023

On May 19, 2023, Tim Keller entered the reward of his Master. In this special episode of Ask Pastor John, Tony Reinke shares a sermon clip from Dr. Keller on the joy of God in the face of cancer.

May 19, 2023

Discussions of the second coming often spiral into speculation — or misconception. Pastor John explains five mistaken beliefs about Christ’s return.

May 17, 2023

In the midst of a busy life, how can we find the time to read great Christian books? We might begin by setting aside just fifteen minutes a day.

May 15, 2023

God does not give us a list of foods and drinks we can and cannot consume. Instead, he gives us his words and his Spirit to shape how we see all of life.

May 12, 2023

If we are going to find lasting satisfaction in the beauty of Christ, despite the pain of rejection, four massive changes need to happen in our hearts.

May 10, 2023

Headship calls a man to put away his anger and initiate reconciliation — no matter how much of the fault lies with his wife or with his children.

May 8, 2023

The movement from orthodoxy to demon theology happens sometimes slowly and sometimes suddenly — but always because love for Christ has grown cold.

May 5, 2023

“Nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,” Paul says. So can Christians enjoy pot if they thank God for it?

May 3, 2023

What is the deepest source of your joy — what God gives to you, or who God is for you?

May 1, 2023

Will a professing Christian go to hell if he never shares the gospel? Pastor John gets to the heart and offers practical suggestions for growing in evangelism.

Apr 28, 2023

Paul desired that “in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands.” Should men in the church today still lift their hands when they pray?

Apr 26, 2023

At the core of Christian Hedonism is the glorious reality that the duty God requires of us is the path to our greatest joy.

Apr 24, 2023

Should parents allow children to cross-dress? Pastor John explains why this cuts across the grain of God-created reality and how to offer counsel to Christian parents.

Apr 21, 2023

Jesus promised that his followers would be “hated by all,” but Paul said pastors must be “well thought of by outsiders.” So should the world like us or hate us?

Apr 19, 2023

Jesus could have healed the man born blind with a simple command; instead, he used spit and mud. Why?

Apr 17, 2023

If a man has a history of fornication, is he disqualified from the office of pastor — or can he still be considered “the husband of one wife”?

Apr 14, 2023

If God has really given us “a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control,” then why do we still struggle with fear and anxiety?

Apr 12, 2023

In the face of every fear and insecurity, the gospel says, “In Christ, God is for you — always and forever, with all of his heart and soul. So what can man do to you?”

Apr 10, 2023

In Psalm 15, David tells us to despise the vile; in Matthew 5, Jesus tells us to love them. How can we do both?

Apr 7, 2023

God “desires all people to be saved,” Paul tells us — but clearly not all people are saved. Does this mean God cannot do what he wants to do?

Apr 5, 2023

Christ’s global purpose to ransom people from every tribe and tongue can be summed up in his words, “I have other sheep. I must bring them also.”

Apr 3, 2023

God gave work as a blessing in the beginning, but we live now on the other side of the fall. So is our work today a blessing or a curse?

Mar 31, 2023

Alongside his personal study of Scripture, what whole-Bible commentaries has Pastor John found most helpful over the years?

Mar 29, 2023

If you want to settle the question of personal identity, don’t ask “Who am I?” Ask, “Whose am I?”

Mar 27, 2023

We know the devil can tempt us and attack us and try to deceive us, but can he put thoughts into our heads?

Mar 24, 2023

At every moment, God knows the thoughts and intentions of every human heart. Pastor John explores six vast implications of this foundational truth.

Mar 22, 2023

The book of Romans interprets life — and it also transforms life. Pastor John shares how Romans has shaped him, from conversion to the pastorate.

Mar 20, 2023

How can a Christian business leader speak about his success in a way that makes God, not him, look great?

Mar 17, 2023

Is there really a difference between complaining about our problems and venting about them — or are we just kidding ourselves?

Mar 15, 2023

What is the simplest, shortest definition of Christian Hedonism? Pastor John explains in two minutes why pursuing joy in God is essential to the Christian life.

Mar 13, 2023

Women, Paul says, “will be saved through childbearing.” How does childbirth save women — and what about women who never have children of their own?

Mar 10, 2023

Those who play the victim to their sexual lusts act like slaves, like dogs eating their vomit, like washed pigs rolling in mud. But in Christ, they don’t have to stay that way.

Mar 8, 2023

Even if you remember only one sentence of a book, that one sentence can create an immeasurable moment, a flash of insight that shapes you forever.

Mar 6, 2023

What might Scripture say to a woman who desperately wants to become a man? Pastor John offers six reasons why attempting to “de-gender” is a tragic act of sin.

Mar 3, 2023

Are Christians who have the opportunity to vote obligated to do so — or can we abstain from the whole process for righteous reasons?

Mar 1, 2023

Seven times in the book of Hebrews, the author captures the heart of Christianity in a simple, wonderful command: draw near.

Feb 27, 2023

No angel, no saint, and not even Mary herself can improve the access to God we already have through Christ and his finished work.

Feb 24, 2023

In 1 Timothy 1:15, the apostle Paul claims to have been “the foremost” of sinners. Is Paul speaking in hyperbole here, or was he really the world’s worst sinner?

Feb 22, 2023

How can we become bolder in evangelism? Pastor John shares a story of his stumbling attempts to love a neighbor, and God’s patient persistence through it all.

Feb 20, 2023

When we look with eyes of faith on our pre-conversion life, we find abundant reason to thank God for his mercy, and abundant reason to give others hope.

Feb 17, 2023

The jealousy of God shows his zeal for his own worth — and it also shows his zeal for our deepest joy.

Feb 15, 2023

The biblical mindset puts God and his glory, not man and his desires, at the center of the universe. And grasping this blazing center unlocks the greatness of the gospel.

Feb 13, 2023

Is there any hope for the recovery of a shipwrecked faith? Pastor John offers four reasons shipwreck need not be final.

Feb 10, 2023

Should we speak of Christians as saints or sinners? Pastor John explores why Paul addresses Christians as saints dozens of times — and as sinners almost never.

Feb 8, 2023

What drove the apostle Paul to win people to Christ? He longed to taste the joy of the gospel not only in his own heart, but in the hearts of countless others.

Feb 6, 2023

Sound preaching comes from those who live in the presence of God-centered glory and long to echo his infinite worth.

Feb 3, 2023

“The law is good, if one uses it lawfully,” Paul says. But how can we tell if we are using the law in the way that God intends?

Feb 1, 2023

How can we guard against drifting in the Christian life? By looking and looking and looking at Jesus.

Jan 30, 2023

You do not need to walk in sinless perfection in order to have a good conscience. You just need to walk in the light.

Jan 27, 2023

The apostle Paul strongly warned Timothy and Titus against the “myths” of his day. What might he have to say about the fictional stories in our own day?

Jan 25, 2023

If we’re going to listen to Jesus and not drift away from him, we likely will need to turn down the noises that capture so much of our attention.

Jan 23, 2023

Where should pastors and other Christians draw lines for ministry partnerships? Pastor John shares the degree of unity he has pursued in six ministry settings.

Jan 20, 2023

Does Numbers 5:22 suggest that women guilty of adultery were punished with miscarriage? And if so, how does this passage speak to the pro-life position?

Jan 18, 2023

If we don’t have a plan for when, where, and how we will read the Bible, our devotions will probably fall before the demands of the day.

Jan 16, 2023

Every pastor receives criticism. But at what point might criticism become so serious or sustained that a pastor should consider stepping down?

Jan 13, 2023

Everyone passes through seasons of despondency — seasons when the soul is troubled and hope feels thin. But when does despondency become sin?

Jan 11, 2023

How can we push the truth of the Bible from our heads to our hearts, so that our times of daily Bible reading become times of daily worship?

Jan 9, 2023

Given the pain of this world, the joy of salvation, and the glory of God, what kind of tone should a pastor seek to set on Sunday morning?

Jan 6, 2023

Some people find intermittent fasting helpful for losing weight. But is fasting for merely physical purposes a sacrilegious use of a spiritual gift?

Jan 4, 2023

The psalmists show that darkness and discouragement are part of the normal Christian life. And they also show a crucial strategy for finding the light again.

Jan 2, 2023

Pastor John, like the rest of us, has his likes and dislikes. From movies and soft drinks to breakfasts and songs, here are twelve of his favorite things.

Dec 30, 2022

If a hospital asks a Christian nurse to participate in a “gender-reassignment” surgery, should she agree — or should she take her nursing skills elsewhere?

Dec 28, 2022

Strong Christians read the Bible, memorize the Bible, meditate on the Bible, and live on the Bible. They make intentional plans for the word to be their daily bread.

Dec 26, 2022

A desire to do good can easily become a desire to look good. So how do we put away our hunger to be praised by other people?

Dec 23, 2022

The best gift anyone can receive at Christmas is deliverance from our two greatest enemies: sin and Satan.

Dec 21, 2022

A good musical worship experience involves head and heart, truth and affections. It will lead people to know their God and to embrace him with joy.

Dec 19, 2022

“Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” Why has Pastor John barely mentioned these remarkable words of Job throughout his decades of preaching and teaching?

Dec 16, 2022

Does God save the lost through visions today — or does someone need to hear the gospel to be saved?

Dec 14, 2022

Pastor John discusses personal and ministry highlights from 2022, including podcasts, books, global outreach, and a new goal for ‘Look at the Book.’

Dec 12, 2022

How can we find freedom from living for the opinions of people? Pray for and pursue a big vision of God. Find a firm identity in Christ. Look to your eternal reward.

Dec 9, 2022

Casting your cares onto God begins with believing that he really is the infinitely powerful, all-wise, always-good God he reveals himself to be.

Dec 7, 2022

Satan may oppress you, attack you, and rage against you. But if you are in Christ, he holds no power to finally destroy you.

Dec 5, 2022

How can leaders prevent the pressures of running an organization from squeezing out opportunities for face-to-face work and ministry?

Dec 2, 2022

Scripture is clear that Satan is not ultimately sovereign — God is. But under that sovereignty, in what ways can Satan still harm God’s people?

Nov 30, 2022

Outside of Christ, the fear of death is a slave master that holds everyone in bondage — even those who seem unaware of their chains.

Nov 28, 2022

Our churches grow in wisdom and maturity when the young honor the old, the old listen to the young, and all clothe themselves with humility.

Nov 25, 2022

Suffering may be the price of Christian love, but it is not the aim of Christian love. Our aim is to do as much good as we can on the lowly path of service.

Nov 23, 2022

How can we aim to be done with anxiety and enjoy peace in any circumstance? By bringing every circumstance to God in prayer.

Nov 21, 2022

If God saves his people through faith alone apart from works, why does Peter say that baptism now saves us?

Nov 18, 2022

In 1 Peter 3:19, we read that Christ “went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey.” What might Peter mean?

Nov 16, 2022

There is no distress that puts you beyond the good news that God brings — not even the distress caused by your own sin.

Nov 14, 2022

Thirty years after ‘Let the Nations Be Glad!’ was published, Pastor John reflects on the book’s beginnings and its lasting legacy.

Nov 11, 2022

Paul and Peter charge Christians to use our spiritual gifts for the good of the church. But what if we don’t seem to have any spiritual gifts?

Nov 9, 2022

If God has given helpful skills to both believers and unbelievers, what makes the difference between a merely natural ability and a spiritual gift?

Nov 7, 2022

How can Christians live so that, at bottom, we can say with Paul, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”?

Nov 4, 2022

Christ bids his people both to wisely get and freely give, and he supplies us with the grace we need to discern when to do what with our talents.

Nov 2, 2022

The death of Christ was no accident. He came to be crucified, that he might hang the sins and sufferings of those he loves with him there.

Oct 31, 2022

Christian love labors to overlook the sins of others, just as Christ went to the cross to forgive us, not to shame us.

Oct 28, 2022

Real differences exist between real Christians. But where we lack unity of conviction, we can share unity of humble, sacrificial disposition.

Oct 26, 2022

We ready ourselves to suffer well when we look our life dead in the eye and say with Paul, “I count it all as loss compared to Christ.”

Oct 24, 2022

When Christ died, so did our sin-loving selves. Now, God sends suffering to weed out the sin that lingers and stunts our joy in Christ.

Oct 21, 2022

Preachers are emissaries of God’s revealed truth. So how should we talk about parts of the text we don’t understand?

Oct 19, 2022

Christian ministry is relationally painful. Friends in the ministry can leave and never return, as even the apostle Paul experienced near the end of his life.

Oct 17, 2022

Jesus, Paul, Peter, and the author of Hebrews all describe people who begin well in the Christian life before eventually making shipwreck of their faith.

Oct 14, 2022

No one likes to receive criticism, even when it’s well-intended. How can we learn to control our emotional responses and remain grounded in the love of Christ?

Oct 12, 2022

We all face crises, and without grace, we find our world collapsing in the midst of them. But there is strong and stable hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Oct 10, 2022

Scripture calls us to do everything for the glory of God. Does that mean no action we take is morally neutral?

Oct 7, 2022

What will the relationship between husband and wife be like in the age to come? Pastor John explains how the best parts of marriage point ahead to eternal joy.

Oct 5, 2022

How can Christians always pray and not lose heart? In part, by remembering the generous heart of God and his delight to hear his people.

Oct 3, 2022

How can a wife go on praying for her unbelieving husband after years, or even decades, of no evident change?

Sep 30, 2022

How can we see the glory of Christ? Renounce the praise of man. Devote yourself to Scripture. Turn to Christ through his word. Keep praying for sight.

Sep 28, 2022

Why is the fear of man such a big problem? Because those who fear men cast their vote against the trustworthiness of God.