Ecclesiastes tells us not to be “overly righteous,” but Jesus calls us to a righteousness that exceeds even that of the Pharisees. How can we put these two texts together?

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How can a wife go on praying for her unbelieving husband after years, or even decades, of no evident change?

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Should I become a preacher? Pastor John’s own road to the pastorate shows that God often makes preachers in unexpected ways.

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When we memorize and meditate on God’s word, we create a deep, transforming connection between the Bible, our minds, and our hearts.

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Thirty years after ‘Let the Nations Be Glad!’ was published, Pastor John reflects on the book’s beginnings and its lasting legacy.

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When suffering overshadows the life of a family, how can parents help their children embrace God’s all-good, all-wise, all-governing providence?

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If God’s wrath comes against evil desires, and not only evil behaviors, why will his wrath not come against Christians, who still battle evil desires?

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Some self-denial exalts self and feeds sin, and some self-denial exalts Christ and kills sin. So how can we practice the right kind?

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When we don’t understand God and his ways, we can still rest here: God is always totally sovereign, and God is always infinitely good.

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Did Jesus have to die a public, agonizing death, or could he have saved us by living sinlessly and dying in obscurity?

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