Ask Pastor John: What Should I Tell My Kids About Santa?
Your children have Christ-shaped empty spaces in their hearts. They don’t know this. You must show them, but it can’t be done with Santa Claus, only Christ.
Ask Pastor John: Should I Ever Go Through the Motions in Worship?
Can going through the motions of worship produce in us the sort of heart that would bring forth the same worship spontaneously?
Ask Pastor John: Why Does Piper Avoid Politics and What’s Trending?
The spiritual condition of a person’s soul is infinitely more important than any political transaction on the face of the earth. My main calling is not to help America be anything, but to help the church be the church.
Ask Pastor John: Eleven Ways to Prepare Our Children for a Pornographic Culture
Digital porn is ubiquitous. So, how do we prepare our sons and daughters to win the war against the porn culture all around them?
Ask Pastor John: How Has Social Media Changed Bible Reading?
Instagram is fine for those who understand it as an idealized version of our lives. As long as we can acknowledge that, we can take it with a grain of salt and enjoy it like we would enjoy other forms of art, but not ask it to be more than it is.
Ask Pastor John: Piper’s Reflections After a Mainline Church Service
I wanted to know firsthand what those in the progressive — that’s the word they would use: progressive, inclusive, open — mainline churches actually do in their services; and what I witnessed was the once dominant and now fading mainline Protestant tradition in America.
Ask Pastor John: When God Answers ‘No’ to Our Prayers
When God Answers ‘No’ to Our Prayers | The blessings we receive may not be in the form of what we ask for, but they are due to our prayers and they’re good.
Ask Pastor John: How to Navigate Conversations About Sexual Identity
How to Navigate Conversations About Sexual Identity | Woe to us if we are not engaging in the path of proclaiming Christ throughout the LGBT community.
Ask Pastor John: Universalism Distorts the Grace of God
Universalism Distorts the Grace of God | The great irony is that the effort to extend grace to all persons ends up undermining grace to any persons. It’s counterintuitive and requires some explanation.
Ask Pastor John: Is God Glorified in Those Who Reject Him?
Is God Glorified in Those Who Reject Him? The hallelujah to God’s glory will rise forever and ever, both for the mercy experienced at the supper of the Lamb, and for the judgment that falls upon those who have rejected that mercy and dishonored God in unbelief. Nothing I say or mean by the sentence “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him” is intended to contradict any of that, but only affirm it.