What Will Make You Resilient? – Learning from a Living Miracle
On a street not far from where I live, there’s a pottery studio with an attractive little storefront that displays beautiful clay works for sale Read more
Bible Messages
Today’s Sermon: Do Angels Carry Our Prayers to God?
Audio Transcript Do angels carry our prayers to God? Do angels play a mediating role between us and heaven? That’s today’s question. And what makes Read more
Citizens of a holy nation: Are Christians Obligated to Vote?
We get this question a lot, and especially in the last six years it has become common. And we’re closing the week with the most Read more
How to Keep Your Eyes on Jesus Christ
I love it when I find sermon clips of Pastor John pastoring his congregation from the pulpit by illustrating how he does certain things in Read more
Single but Not Lonely: Living Well While Unmarried
Singleness can feel like the participation trophy in the game of life. The default for the relationally dismayed. The “gift” no one asked for. That Read more
The Lord’s Prayer for Daily Sin: Forgive Me and Help Me Forgive
If you were teaching the Lord’s Prayer to someone for the first time — a child, a neighbor, a co-worker, or friend — which line Read more
For the pastors and ministers: Prayerlessness Comes Before a Fall
We’ve all seen the tragic headlines. We’ve all been shocked by the news of yet another once-revered pastor tarnishing the name of Christ and disqualifying Read more
Pray Kingdom Prayers: Three Requests We Often Neglect
Even though I am a missionary who depends desperately on prayer as my team and I serve among one of the largest unreached people groups Read more
Start the Year Small: Wisdom for Setting New Goals
When it comes to New Year’s goals, I’m very aware that many despise the practice. The resistance is reasonable. Some reject resolutions as a marketing Read more
We Call Him ‘Father’: The Privilege of Christian Prayer
If you primarily think of God as your Father, and if you usually address God as Father when you pray, you have Jesus to thank. For prior Read more
To Worship Singers, Worship Isn’t About You: What I Learned After Years of Leading
The year was 1997. After serving as a pastor for twelve years, I was taking on a new role at a large church in the Read more
Who Is Your Anchor When The Going Is Stormy, Rough and Tough?
“I don’t want to talk to anyone now! I’m just one person, I don’t want to talk now! I’m tired of all these stresses! I’m Read more
If You Expect Great Things In Your Life, Then Attempt Great Things
Expect great things, attempt great things. These six words fueled the transformation of global missions — and on a smaller and more personal scale, the Read more
Someone Knows Your Pain: How Suffering Ties Us to Christ
While I often shrink back when I think about future suffering, pain has consistently pulled me into the heart of Christ, an unforgettable place of Read more
Give Me More of God: Why Spiritual Intimacy Can Feel Elusive
Deep in the heart of every true disciple of Jesus is a deep longing for more of God. But what is this more we desire? We might Read more
How Do I See the Glory of Christ?
Audio Transcript How do I see the glory of Christ? This is a key question for everyone. We must see Christ’s glory. His glory is Read more
LETTER TO A WOULD-BE ADULTERESS: You Need to End That Friendship
You tell me that you’re nowhere near the path of adultery. You and he are just friends. You both love the Lord and desire to Read more
The word of God: Does God Call Us to Submit to Everyone?
Audio Transcript We close the week with a rather technical question. It’s also an important question from a sharp listener to the podcast named Brent. Read more
Admire Before You Imitate: Resting in the Attributes of God
Becky lived with a nagging sense that there was a rule book to life, but she didn’t get her copy. Insecurity and a pervasive sense Read more
How Do I Address My Spouse’s Ongoing Sin?
Audio Transcript We end the week with a sobering email from an anonymous wife who listens to the podcast. She’s reaching out for help. This Read more
Put Your Anger to Bed: Five Lessons for Young Couples
“Don’t go to bed angry.” How many times have you heard some version of this marital proverb? Many bright-eyed couples hear it in premarital counseling Read more
Slow to Anger: The Beauty of God’s Perfect Patience
Many of the most common troubles in the Christian life come from relating to God as if he were like us — as if his Read more
Everything in God Is God: How to Think About His Attributes
Does theology serve doxology? It ought to. God means to be worshipped, but not in ignorance. He wants to be known and enjoyed and praised Read more
How Often Do You Think About Heaven?
Wait a minute. That can’t be right, can it? If you’ve taught the Bible a few times, you’ve had one of these moments. The construction Read more
Asleep in the Storm: Recovering the Grace of Calm Under Pressure (Equanimity)
I love the old word equanimity. It’s almost fallen out of use today. Perhaps that’s because, in part, the reality has become increasingly rare. Equanimity is a term Read more
A Rest Sweeter Than Sleep: Nighttime Prayer for a Troubled Conscience
Occasionally, as I lie down to sleep, a restlessness bends over my bed. A vague uneasiness. A nagging sense of some tension unresolved. Some door Read more
If Your Brother or Sister Sins Against You: How to Forgive and Let Go
Have you also found that it can be much easier to pray for your own sins than to deal with others’ sins against you? With Read more
Learning to Follow God’s Will
Now, Jesus taught us to pray every day, “Your will be done, on earth as it is done in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Therefore, everyone who Read more
God’s Love and My Sickness
Audio Transcript Today on the podcast we look at God’s love to us. And we are going to look at his love to us when Read more
Love the Church As Christ Does
In an age when so many pastoral failures, missteps, and sins are posted for public exhibition, it’s easy to allow our warmth toward the church Read more