Ask Pastor John

The five points tease out the differences between Calvinists and Arminians, but how can parents teach them to their kids simply and clearly?

Checking our phones first thing in the morning won’t prepare us for the day ahead. Our routine should set our eyes on, and strengthen us in, God alone.

Left to ourselves, we cannot discern or remove the flaws in our thoughts. But God’s word and the Holy Spirit can renew our minds.

We love to talk about it, but can we define it? God means for us not only to see his glory profusely, but to speak about it precisely.

Alcohol consumption is permissible and can be a blessing, but it is also fraught with dangers.

Christians do not celebrate what dishonors Christ. Pastor John gives five reasons why he would not attend a so-called same-sex wedding.

A born-again person cannot be unborn again. If God has called you by name, he is faithful to keep you until the end.

God has called us sons and daughters, but his people sometimes talk as if we were still slaves. What does it mean to talk like children of God?

When we are saved, we’re united to Christ by the Spirit. Our old self — our unbelieving, rebellious, sin-loving self — dies, and we live by the Spirit.

Jesus said, “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy.” Are we disobeying Jesus if we don’t literally give away all that we have?