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
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
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
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
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
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
On Pentecost Sunday 1862, as Western eyes watched civil war rip through America, an event just as momentous unfolded half a world away, hidden from Read more
Audio Transcript What is the easiest step of love — a step so easy, you can accomplish it before you even get out of bed Read more
In New York Harbor stands a giant copper statue, 150 feet high — mounted on a base that’s another 150 feet high, putting the torch Read more
Right now, there’s a lot I don’t know. I don’t know what today will bring. Or tomorrow, for that matter. I don’t know how long Read more
Some texts mark you for life. Just as Jacob, you grapple with them, and though you come away with a blessing, you leave with a Read more
Many of us will walk through a life-altering tragedy at some point in this short life. But for most of us, most of the time, Read more
Here’s a thought to make the soul stagger: if you are in Christ, then the God of highest heaven has made your heart his home. Read more
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. (Proverbs 18:1) In March of 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first-ever Read more
Audio Transcript Welcome back to the Ask Pastor John podcast. Podcast listener Bridgette writes in to say: “Pastor John, I love the Lord deeply and Read more
Audio Transcript Happy Friday, everyone. Today we talk about the pursuit of holiness as justified believers — something we must get right. It’s basically the question over Read more
ABSTRACT: In the garden of Gethsemane, as Peter, James, and John slept, Jesus engaged spiritually the forsakenness of the cross before he was actually arrested and Read more
A man is hanging on a wooden cross from stakes driven through his hands and feet. This is the most widely recognized and revered image Read more
In an episode of Ask Pastor John, Jason from Kampala (the capital of Uganda), asked Pastor John a pointed question regarding why Africans have suffered so much. Read more
Today marks seven years of marriage for me and my wife, Faye. Since our wedding day, I’ve learned that year seven has become something of Read more
Audio Transcript How do I follow God’s lead in my daily decisions? I know he’s my shepherd. He’s leading me. I think so. But how Read more
If you were told you had five years to live, would you live more in those five years than in the decades you might have Read more
Had you been there that very moment, watching from a distance, you wouldn’t have observed anything dramatic. I’m talking about the moment Abraham (still called Read more
It is one of the most audacious, and awe-inspiring, moments in all of Scripture. In the wake of Israel’s shocking rebellion against God — blatantly Read more
Adoption is one of the most profound realities in the universe. I say “universe” and not “world” because adoption goes beyond the world. It is Read more
Audio Transcript In love, he predestined us for adoption. (Ephesians 1:4–5) So adoption is part of God’s predestining plan. It isn’t as though we got Read more
When we, as a society, stopped reading and started watching, we began thinking and talking less — at least with the same substance or effectiveness. That was the Read more
For a forgiven people, we can still be terribly bad at coping with our imperfections. I can be terribly bad at coping with the fact Read more
“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Little did they know how well they spoke — not only for themselves, but for the whole human race. Read more
One recent early morning, I was reading Psalm 36 and savoring one of the sweetest doxologies in the Bible: How precious is your steadfast love, O Read more
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