Ask Pastor John

Lewis awakened a teenage pastor John to the wonder of the world. He taught him that rigorous logic and romantic language can go together.

C.S. Lewis has made a lasting impact on pastor John because of his ability to be lucid, logical, illuminating, large-hearted, and joyfully longing.

C.S. Lewis’s writing has continued to affect millions today, but should we ever host an entire Christian conference focused on a person other than Christ?

The Bible calls believers to give to the one who begs, but how can we obey this commandment without being ripped off or feeding someone’s bad habits?

Hard work is not a consequence of the fall, but a gift. If we are going to fight laziness, we need to develop a good theology of work.

Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses have major differences that we can’t ignore when they visit. But how can you love them well if you don’t have time to debate?

Marijuana continues to become legal in more and more states. As the drug becomes more common, how should we think about it from a biblical worldview?

Anyone can use their power to command others, but there is a unique greatness and power found in those who chose to serve through Christ.

As Pastor John preached his farewell sermon, he wanted to point Bethlehem to the great shepherd who would be with them long after he was gone.

Because teachers have been given more, God will hold them more accountable. He will judge them on how they used the opportunity they were given.

God designed sex to bring joy, and he reserved this gift for marriage. How can we guard ourselves to avoid awakening sexual feelings outside marriage?

Fasting only adds to our hunger for God. Through fasting, we put our stomach where our hearts are to give added intensity to our ache for Jesus.

Pastor John explains why Muslims do not worship the God of the Bible.

How can we be sure that Jesus is who he said he is? Can we have any assurance the Jesus we read about in the Bible is real?

It might feel unloving to say that Jesus is the only way, but it would be even more unloving not to.

At least twelve rap songs have been directly influenced by Pastor John, how does he feel about this legacy?

God calls parents to love their children enough to shape them into future men and women. But how much influence should a parent have?

Pastors and husbands reject complementarity when they cripple women by not encouraging them to study, mediate, and ponder deeply.

A hope-filled woman finds her strength in the God who comforts her as she finds shelter in him.

Worried about where you will work? God’s mercy finds us even when the job search leaves us defeated.