• 9 Things You Should Know About Pope Leo XIV. Joe Carter shares this helpful article about the new pope.
• New Findings Challenge ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children. Joe Carter writes “The HHS recently released a major report titled “Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices,” which provides an in-depth look at the science and outcomes behind puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries in minors, and represents one of the most comprehensive government analyses of pediatric gender transition treatments to date. One of the report’s most significant findings is that the scientific support for gender-transition treatments in minors is exceedingly weak.”
• Kay Arthur (1933–2025): The Woman Who Taught Me to Study the Bible. Melissa Kruger writes “When asked the question “Who taught you to study the Bible?” I answer without hesitation: Kay Arthur.”

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• Has the Decline of U.S. Christianity Finally Stopped? Joe Carter writes “After years of seemingly relentless decline, Christianity’s downward spiral appears to be slowing.
  

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• Will Heaven Ever Grow Boring? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper answers a question that reads in part “I have been struggling with the concept of eternity lately. At first, I had difficulty imagining what heaven could be like, even for a short time. But after reading, I began to understand joy for thousands, millions, or even billions of years. However, even a hundred trillion years still seems nothing in light of eternity. I struggle to process something with no end. How will we not get bored?”

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• How Can Christians Overcome Fear in Evangelism? In this video, Michael Reeves explains that Christian evangelism doesn’t depend on personal eloquence but on Scripture’s inherent power, encouraging believers to trust God’s Word rather than their own abilities when sharing the gospel.

• When Should a Pastor Preach Through Romans? The Banner of Truth poses this question to Sinclair Ferguson.
• What Are Some Warning Signs of Legalism? In this video, Sinclair Ferguson explores how legalism manifests in our hearts through our tendency to try to earn God’s favor and judge others by standards that distort the gospel.
• Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage and Gender. Many people are rejecting the teaching in Genesis about the boundaries of marriage and gender. But Jesus didn’t reject it. On this episode of the Things Unseen podcast, Sinclair Ferguson shows that Christ’s way is the only way for God’s image-bearers to flourish.

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• How Do You Know if You Are Growing Spiritually? In this video, Sinclair Ferguson challenges our assumptions about spiritual growth, suggesting it’s less about self-assessment and more about our deepening engagement with Scripture, Christ, and the faith community.
• The Great Danger Is to Assume We Are All Headed for Heaven. Randy Alcorn writes “Judging by what’s said at most funerals, you’d think nearly everyone’s”

• Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, Head Coach Nick Sirianni Give “All Glory to God” after Super Bowl LIX Win. Jon Ackerman writes “After losing the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs two years ago, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts vowed to get back.”

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• Is There Good Magic and Edifying Sorcery? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question asking if there’s good magic and edifying sorcery. The question is a popular one about Lord of the Ringsand Harry Potter and fantasy literature in general.
• Why is Witchcraft Handled So Differently Across Scripture? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “In our Bible readings coming up in the Old Testament, we read that sorcerers and those who practice witchcraft are to be killed. That’s very clear to me according to Exodus 22:18and Leviticus 20:27. But when Jewish Bible scholar the apostle Paul enters Ephesus, a city full of magic, he calls for no one to be executed — simply for all the books to be piled up in the city center and to be burned. That I see in Acts 19:19. Certainly, Paul would have known full well the contrast from what he saw in Scripture from what he was calling for. Why is the Old Testament more violent here? And why is the same sin handled so differently in the New Testament?”
• Who Do Christians Pray To? In this video, Michael Reeves unpacks the profound relationship between prayer and the Trinity.
• Living with Gospel-Sized Ambition. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “I graduate from seminary this spring, and as I prepare for full-time ministry, I want to better understand Paul’s claims in Acts 20:24when he says, ‘I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.’ For your life as a pastor, what do you take from this text? What did this Pauline conviction for the gospel over life look like — and feel like — for you?”
• Why Does the Bible Say Baptism Saves Us? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “Are we saved after water baptism, before water baptism, or in water baptism?”
• What Makes Someone Spiritually Dirty? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “In Leviticus 5:2 and Leviticus 7:19–21, we read that touching unclean things makes one unclean. But Jesus completely changes this. He later says it is what comes out of us that makes us unclean. He says this in Matthew 15:18–20. What caused such a major turnaround here, in what seems to me to be a fundamental redefinition of evil?”

• A life well lived is a life lived for the glory and the kingdom of God. Will that be your legacy? Paul Tripp
• Are you under the care of godly leaders? Then know that as they serve the Lord faithfully, they need your prayers, encouragement, and support! Be sure to pray for them regularly and seek to build them up frequently. Alistair Begg
• Unlike every other religion, Christianity does not provide step-by-step instructions for what we must do to avoid hell; it provides a Savior who endured hell in our place, if we will simply have the humility to admit it should have been us. The Bible does not give us steps to take or a list of duties to fulfill as if avoiding hell were like building a bunk bed. The Bible gives us a Rescuer. Dane Ortlund
• Do not become self-sufficient . Self-sufficiency is Satan’s net where he catches men, like poor silly fish, and destroys them. Be not self-sufficient . The way to grow strong in Christ is to become weak in yourself. God pours no power into man’s heart till man’s power is all poured out. Live, then, daily, a life of dependence on the grace of God. Charles Spurgeon
• God often uses the hardest things in life to produce the best things in us. Paul Tripp
• It is enormously restful to say, no matter what’s happening in your life, “Thy will be done.” Tim Keller
• We are not defined by our circumstances but by how we respond to them. Scott Sauls
• When our eyes aren’t fixed on Christ, it’s usually because they’re fixed on comparing ourselves with other Christians. Burk Parsons
• It is a good thing that our lives are controlled not by failed human shepherds, but by the good shepherd, who will never fail. Paul Tripp

• Talk to God in His Own Language: Learning to Pray the Bible. Don Whitney writes “One of the most common and problematic prayer habits is the tendency to say the same old things about the same old things. For many, this results in boredomin prayer.”
• The Role of Hope in the Christian Life. R.C. Sproul writes “The metaphor used in the New Testament to describe the nature of hope is that of an anchor. Hope, we are told, is the anchor of the soul.”
• Top 5 Commentaries on Every Book of the Bible. Keith Mathison shares this helpful list of Bible commentaries.
• Daily Grace. Bryan Chapell now has a daily video devotional titled Daily Grace

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• The Sorrowing Have a Savior: Lessons from Spurgeon’s Depression. Zack Eswine writes “We know Charles Spurgeon as the prince of preachers, but Spurgeon became a friend and pastor to the depressed, answering letters, visiting, and being visited.”

• The God Over Geopolitics. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper answers the question “I think I used to understand God’s relationships to the rulers of superpowers of the world as predictive. He was sovereign in that he foreknew what global rulers would freely do. Then I encountered Revelation 17:17. This verse stopped me in my tracks. Everything has changed for me. Can you explain the meaning of this text, whether it generally explains how things work today? If so, what role is God playing in geopolitics right now?”

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