"Who am I to judge?" Pastor Mike says that gets misused. We're told to judge rightly — judging is just discerning.

Some of the biggest tests in the Bible came late. Abraham was old when God asked for Isaac. Moses waited decades before the bush. A smooth stretch doesn’t mean testing is over. It’s not your past record — it’s your future. How has a hard season prepared you for what came next?

Should I pull my kids from public school? Pastor Mike: it depends. If it's not disastrous, they can make it — with real discipleship before and after school.

Vengeance feels good — that’s why the bad guy getting it at the movie’s end is satisfying. Wanting justice is godly. That’s what makes forgiveness hard: what you lay down is a good desire. But “vengeance is mine,” says the Lord. What’s helped you forgive when it felt impossible?

We know that God loves us, but does He actually enjoy His relationship with us?

New Christian, first Sunday — it feels almost euphoric. Then someone whispers, "Just give it time." He's not wrong. We're forgiven, but not yet perfected. Conflict will come. The question is what you do with it.

How can we be sure that we got all the right books?

There are people around the world breaking the law just to get God's Word in their hands — and you've got it on your phone. Get back into it this week, because you know it's sure and true. What's one way you're getting back into Scripture this week?

If I have the Bible, why do I need counseling? Pastor Mike: Scripture has it all, but we need help applying it. Counseling is just one-on-one preaching.

Think back — the moves, the jobs, the seasons you were sure you wouldn’t survive. And yet here you are. Your best asset isn’t your house or your job. It’s the people God puts in your life. He handpicked them for this chapter. Who’s someone you’re grateful God placed in your life?

Why isn't the Apocrypha accepted as canon? Pastor Mike: it's filled with historical errors and isn't internally consistent. God's word would be.

You wouldn’t unlock every door with a thief prowling your street. But we do it spiritually all the time. We have an adversary — don’t be ignorant of his designs. Every day brings a quiet test: you know the right thing, your flesh says no. What does vigilance look like for you?

Can someone curse your bloodline? Pastor Mike: no — words don't bind your kids or grandkids. God deals with each generation by their own response to truth.

No one sat down and decided to write the Bible. Men spoke from God, carried along by the Holy Spirit. “Inspiration” — Inspiro — means breathed out by God. Not man reaching up toward God. God speaking down to us. How does the Bible being “breathed out by God” shape how you it?

Can someone be saved if they've never heard of Jesus? The revelation in creation condemns — it doesn't save. But the verbs that save are the same as for Old Testament saints: repentance and faith. Visit askpastormike.live to hear Pastor Mike's full answer.

Here's what God did not say when the viper struck Paul's hand: "Oops. Didn't see that coming." Nothing surprises God. Nothing is an oops. Not a single thing in your life is outside his sovereign plan. What's one hard thing you can now see God was working through?

Is demonic oppression real? Demons do affect people — tempting, opposing. But "possession" isn't what the Bible means; the word is a demon-caused passivity. And greater is He who's in you than he who's in the world. Visit askpastormike.live to hear Pastor Mike's full answer

When God says something, it isn't just a statement about what is — it's a guarantee of what will be. It's always true. No variation, no shifting shadow. That's why his promises hold, and why you can build your life on his Word. What promise of God are you leaning on right now?

Predestination was never meant to make you doubt. It's meant to give you assurance. Don't navel-gaze about election — look at the gospel, your response to it, and your fruit. Direction, not perfection. Visit askpastormike.live to hear Pastor Mike's full answer.

Adulting is realizing the fridge doesn’t fill itself. But how’s your spiritual adulting going? Every good gift comes from God. The difference isn’t the gift. It’s whether you connect it back to the Giver. What ordinary gift are you thankful for today?