Ask Pastor John

Desiring God
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Apr 21, 2021 • 10min

What ‘No Condemnation’ Does to a Heart

“No condemnation” means that you are finally free: free to love, free to serve, free to forgive, and even free to die for the good of others.
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Apr 19, 2021 • 12min

Did Abraham Laugh at God’s Promise?

Paul looks back to Abraham and celebrates his unwavering faith. But is Abraham’s laughter at God’s promise in Genesis 17 really a faithful response?
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Apr 16, 2021 • 14min

What Makes Women the ‘Weaker Vessel’?

The differences between male and female are not obstacles to overcome or facts to ignore. They are distinct glories that God calls “very good.”
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Apr 14, 2021 • 12min

The Problem with Asking, ‘What’s Wrong with It?’

If we want to follow Jesus, we will need to give up more than just sins. We will also need to give up everything that dulls our hearts for him.
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Apr 12, 2021 • 12min

Hope for Children from Dysfunctional Families

How can children who come from dysfunctional or abusive families begin to embrace the perfect fatherhood of God?
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Apr 9, 2021 • 12min

How Does Chronic Pain Glorify God?

Why might God allow his children to endure years, or even decades, of unremitting suffering? How does such chronic pain bring him glory?
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Apr 7, 2021 • 10min

Escape the World’s Infatuation with Sex

The deepest cure for lust never comes from strategies or accountability. The deepest cure comes from seeing the soul-staggering grandeur of God.
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Apr 5, 2021 • 12min

How Will Heaven Change Our Joy?

Joy isn’t just a nice byproduct of the Christian life, but an essential part of it. From propitiation to glorification, joy animates our life in Christ.
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Apr 2, 2021 • 14min

How Does Easter Change Us?

Christ’s resurrection secures our future hope that we too will rise one day. In the meantime, it also grants us spiritual power for everyday life.
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Mar 31, 2021 • 14min

What You Need More Than Self-Confidence

Everything good in the Christian life grows in the soil of rich, deep, and happy humility.

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