American citizens enjoy lavish blessings of common grace. Pastor John calls us to give thanks without giving away our far... more

If joy in God is a gift from God, why does he also command us to rejoice? Pastor John takes... more

The local church’s task of sending and sustaining long-term missionaries rests on several deep biblical assumptions. Pastor John shares five.

At the root of our sin is not a mind ignorant of God’s ways, but a darkened love, a hardened... more

In this fallen age, resurrection power does not keep us from pain. Instead, it brings life to others as we... more

Bible reading can bring comfort, but Bible reading can also bring fear. How can we rightly embrace both the comfort... more

Paul says that the renewed mind discerns God’s good will “by testing.” What does that testing look like in the... more

Our boredom in this world is meant to point us to another world — a world where the infinitely interesting... more

No matter how comfortable our friends and neighbors may seem, they are headed for hell unless they repent. So, what... more

Why does Paul call Satan “the prince of the power of the air”? Pastor John explores the extent of Satan’s... more