Ask Pastor John

Desiring God
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Jul 7, 2015 • 11min

Is My Bible Reading Too Academic?

Rigorous study of the Bible doesn’t have to be cold and detached. Rather, intense intellectual work can fuel worship for God and love for others.
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Jul 6, 2015 • 10min

Put Your Phones Away at the Dinner Table

Mealtimes should offer a time for families to enjoy one another’s company. But what if phones get in the way?
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Jul 3, 2015 • 10min

Why Are Old Testament Commands No Longer Binding?

Christians refrain from keeping the Old Testament law code not because we ignore Scripture, but because Jesus Christ fulfills the whole law.
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Jul 2, 2015 • 13min

Can Souls Be Scared into Heaven?

If we come to Christ simply to receive his gifts, then we have actually missed the greatest gift God can bestow: himself.
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Jul 1, 2015 • 4min

Where Do All Our Prayers Go?

Pray is not only a means for us to commune with our Creator, but is God’s appointed means by which his kingdom will come and have victory.
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Jun 30, 2015 • 10min

Does Hebrews 6 Say the Gospel Is Only for Beginner Christians?

The cross is the ground of all that God does in redemptive history, which means that the cross should be the basis for all that we preach and teach in our churches.
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Jun 29, 2015 • 11min

How Should We Respond to Calamity in the News?

When tragedy strikes, Christians have need to know how to respond. So how does the Bible guide us to think, feel, and act in the face of calamity?
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Jun 26, 2015 • 18min

Don Carson Responds to the SCOTUS Ruling on (So-Called) Same Sex Marriage

How will the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize so-called “same-sex marriage” impact Christians and our churches? Scholar and Theologian D.A. Carson weighs in just after the ruling was announced.
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Jun 26, 2015 • 5min

What Is the Daily Aim of Parenting?

In the trenches of day-to-day parenting, we need to remember the big picture — namely, that we have the unique opportunity, under God, to shape a form a human soul.
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Jun 25, 2015 • 4min

Do I Love Money? One Simple Test

Money may allow us to buy stuff, but it can never buy contentment. If we try to use money to purchase our happiness, it will fail us every time.

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