Desperate Times Require Desperate Measures. Posted by appolus on February 17, 2025 The vast majority of professing Christians do not have the ability to digest meat. People eagerly receive words of encouragement and exhortation,as a hungry baby would consume it’s mother’s milk. But when confronted with warnings or rebukes, only the faithful remnant of…
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Broken Beyond Repair.
Broken Beyond Repair. Posted by appolus on February 8, 2025 As a young Christian, I found myself standing in a church one day, worshiping. In that moment, I had a vision. I saw a vase being violently thrown to the ground, shattering into countless pieces. Though some larger fragments remained, they too were gathered and…
The radical nature of Scripture-Our God is a consuming fire!
The radical nature of Scripture-Our God is a consuming fire! Posted by appolus on February 8, 2025 Scripture is utterly radical. I love reading it aloud (as my brothers and sisters know) The other day, I imagined a family gathered around a table, long before phones and computers existed. In their hands is a letter…
Even as God is raising up a remnant-He is dismantling the clergy/laity system.
Even as God is raising up a remnant-He is dismantling the clergy/laity system. Posted by appolus on February 6, 2025 The men that inhabit the pulpits of today refuse to see that the writing is on the wall for our present religious system. They will not listen because their livelihoods depend upon ignoring the truth. I…
Two competing voices within ourselves.
Two competing voices within ourselves. Posted by appolus on February 5, 2025 If I had a dollar for every time someone said “God told me,” I’d be a wealthy man. Yet, in the spirit of generosity and assuming the best of my brothers and sisters, I recognize that much of what has been spoken to me—often…
Head Straight for Heaven: Five Wonders of the World to Come
You won’t get to heaven unless you really want to. That’s what the Bible tells us. Jesus wanted to go to heaven. Hebrews tells us that the joy of heaven propelled his life of faith (Hebrews 12:2). It’s what motivated him to run and run all the way to the end. The same joy motivated…
Is There Good Magic and Edifying Sorcery?
Audio Transcript Welcome to witchcraft and wizardry week on the Ask Pastor John podcast, driven by our Bible reading. We begin the week by asking if there’s good magic and edifying sorcery. The question is a popular one about Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and fantasy literature in general. And the question comes…
Do You Fight for Joy?
Almost twenty years after writing what many would call my signature book, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, I finally wrote the book I knew I had to write as a crucial sequel. The book is When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight for Joy. It’s now been more than twenty years since…
God Forms Us Through Failure
Most of us love excellence and striving for perfection. We want our surgeon to be the best in the country. We want our professors to be at the top of their field. We want Olympic athletes to set new world records. We want to look as good as possible, aided by makeup, dyes, whitening agents,…
No One’s Born to Preach: The Myth and Truth of Pulpit ‘Gifting’
This article is for young men who aspire to preach but doubt their own abilities. I have in mind men who have discovered that good preaching has changed their lives and fed their souls. Miraculously, you — one who was born in sin — have come to love the word of God, and the gospel…