Ask Pastor John - Desiring God

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Wimpy Theology Makes Vulnerable Women May 12, 2025

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How can women navigate a corrupt and confusing world? Pastor John offers biblical strategies for confidence, strength, and freedom.

God Will Heal Me Completely — But When? May 08, 2025

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In a world where Christians deal with chronic pain and awful sickness, how can we understand and apply the promise that “God heals all your diseases”?

Common Myths About Eternal Rewards May 05, 2025

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Can we lose eternal rewards by becoming incapacitated or less fruitful as we age? Or can our sin cancel out rewards we would have received?

The Most Extraordinary Experience in This World May 01, 2025

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Knowing God is the most extraordinary experience in the world. But how do we come to know him authentically, deeply, personally?

‘No One Ever Hated His Own Body’ — Really? Apr 28, 2025

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Did Paul know about self-harm and poor body image? If he did, how could he still say that “no one ever hated his own flesh”?

Every Pinch of Pain Has Purpose Apr 24, 2025

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Persecution, troubles, heaviness of heart — are these different forms of God’s discipline? Pastor John traces God’s good purposes in different kinds of pain.

Will Heaven Ever Grow Boring? Apr 21, 2025

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We know the new heavens and new earth will be a place of perfect, endless joy. But will we really never get bored, even after millions of years?

The Cost of Being a Loner Apr 17, 2025

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Those who try to live the Christian life outside of community are missing something crucial. So, how might Christian loners move toward life together?

God Withholds Nothing We Need Apr 14, 2025

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If God has already promised not to withhold anything good from us, then does asking him for more imply that yesterday’s good wasn’t good enough?

How Can I Grow in Humility as I Grow in Knowledge? Apr 10, 2025

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If knowledge puffs up, will formal Bible education make us proud? Pastor John points out pride’s craftiness and offers five weapons of humility.