Ask Pastor John

Knowing God is the most extraordinary experience in the world. But how do we come to know him authentically, deeply, personally?

Did Paul know about self-harm and poor body image? If he did, how could he still say that “no one ever hated his own flesh”?

Persecution, troubles, heaviness of heart — are these different forms of God’s discipline? Pastor John traces God’s good purposes in different kinds of pain.

We know the new heavens and new earth will be a place of perfect, endless joy. But will we really never get bored, even after millions of years?

Those who try to live the Christian life outside of community are missing something crucial. So, how might Christian loners move toward life together?

If God has already promised not to withhold anything good from us, then does asking him for more imply that yesterday’s good wasn’t good enough?

If knowledge puffs up, will formal Bible education make us proud? Pastor John points out pride’s craftiness and offers five weapons of humility.

What does the Bible say about Mary, Jesus’s mother? What is Mary’s true legacy for Christians today?

What is the difference between guilt and shame? And when do true feelings of guilt or shame become false feelings that reject God’s grace?

Is the purpose of life to find meaning? Pastor John responds to Jordan Peterson’s claim that happiness cannot be our goal.