Ask Pastor John

Making a decision with a coin flip glorifies chance. But making a decision from a renewed mind glorifies God.

“My girlfriend affirms homosexual love — is this a deal-breaker?” Yes. Pastor John gives five reasons why.

When Jesus says, “I never knew you,” he means, “I don’t recognize you as my disciple, as my follower. You are a spiritual stranger to me.”

God may use you to change your spouse. But if you press in to him, no matter how disappointed you are in marriage, he will certainly change you.

As God’s child, you are not enslaved to entertainment or anything else. Christ has purchased a way out for you.

Watching a movie, playing a board game, reading a novel — is God disappointed if we use free time for these instead of reading Scripture and praying?

In Jesus, God has given us what we need to rest — even while we work. To every anxious soul, Jesus says, “Come to me, and I will give you rest.”

Seeing and loving art and seeing and loving divine glory are not the same. They require different ways of seeing. So how can we see the beauty of God?

God has not given us a formula for when to share the gospel quickly and when to share over time in the context of a relationship. Both are needed.

The Great Commission isn’t disconnected from the church — it’s given to the church. God designed the local church and missions to be wed together.