Ask Pastor John

Desiring God
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Feb 3, 2020 • 11min

Should My Husband Pray with Me More?

We all need private, regular communion with God. But the Bible presents a vision for prayer that reaches well beyond our personal quiet times.
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Jan 31, 2020 • 11min

Should We Call Female Leaders ‘Pastors’?

The New Testament doesn’t apply the term “pastor” to any leader in the church, but only to qualified men who oversee and teach the flock.
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Jan 29, 2020 • 10min

Who Is Yahweh?

Explore the identity of God beyond our imaginations, His eternal existence and absolute reality, and the greatness and freedom of His attributes. Discover the significance of prioritizing God and experiencing Him beyond religious practices.
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Jan 27, 2020 • 10min

Is John Piper Popular Because He Makes Christianity Look Intelligent?

What happens when a preacher saturates himself with the Scriptures, walks into a pulpit, and overflows with a God-entranced vision of all things?
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Jan 24, 2020 • 10min

Did My Dad Die Because I Lacked Faith?

James tells us that we have not because we ask not. But do we still lack sometimes because we don’t ask with enough faith?
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Jan 22, 2020 • 9min

Is Something Evil Only If It Harms Others?

Evil goes beyond the harm we commit against other humans. Evil is preferring anything above God, even if we harm no one in the process.
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Jan 20, 2020 • 11min

What Is the State of Race Relations in the Church?

Our perceptions of race relations in the church are of some importance. God’s vision for where race relations are heading is of infinite importance.
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Jan 17, 2020 • 10min

Is a Similar Sense of Calling Required for Marriage?

Most fundamentally, marriage is not a convenient matchup of vocations, but a covenant that displays the love Jesus has for his church.
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Jan 15, 2020 • 9min

How Should I Parent My Non-Christian Teen?

Should parents require non-Christian teens to attend church with them? And if so, how do they avoid creating hypocrites of their kids?
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Jan 13, 2020 • 13min

Are Hell and the Cross Overkill for Sin?

The cross will seem like an overreaction as long as man is big and God is small. The essence of sin is not harm done to man, but indignities done to God.

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