About Andy Guastaferro

Andy (@AndyGuastaferro) oversees operations at Blue Letter Bible. He has served on missions throughout the world and has a passion to see people transformed by the power of the Gospel. Andy, a former professional soccer player, met his wife on the field while serving with Missionary Athletes International. They live in Southern California with their three children, where they enjoy hiking and growing fruit trees.

Giving Thanks Around the Table (A Short Study)

Posted on November 12, 2015 Posted by Andy Guastaferro

I am always thankful for Blue Letter Bible; however, this was one of those occasions where I was especially grateful for BLB’s fast and powerful Word Search tool! It was Thanksgiving morning. My wife and I just celebrated the birth of our third child, and we were learning to manage the reality of three little […]

George Whitefield: For the Exaltation of Christ and the Salvation of Souls

Posted on September 21, 2015 Posted by Andy Guastaferro

George Whitefield (1714-1770) is known to some as the greatest English preacher ever to live, yet he is largely unknown today. This likely would have been his desire, as was his favorite expression, “Let the name of George Whitefield perish, so long as Christ is exalted.”

Giving Thanks Around the Table

Posted on November 26, 2014 Posted by Andy Guastaferro

It was Thanksgiving morning, last year, and I remember the sweet-smelling aroma of turkey, stuffing, pies, and sweet potatoes. We had just celebrated the birth of our third child just two weeks prior and were newly managing the reality of parenting three little ones. I had been reflecting on a special devotional that I was […]

Is Jesus Enough in Our Suffering?

Posted on September 8, 2014 Posted by Andy Guastaferro

Editor’s note: Yesterday, we added a new audio resource to BLB: 270 sermons from Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile. In today’s blog post, BLB staffer Andy shares about how one of these sermons personally ministered to him. I was recently blessed with the opportunity to review a much-recommended audio sermon by Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile entitled, When […]

The World Cup World Craze

Posted on June 20, 2014 Posted by Andy Guastaferro

I vividly remember watching the 1986 World Cup finals in my grandmother’s little apartment on a warm June afternoon. The Championship game—Argentina versus West Germany—was held at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in front of 114,600 screaming fans with Argentina returning home as the victors. As a soccer-crazed little 8-year-old living in America, it was […]

Science, “Progress,” and the Bible

Posted on February 24, 2014 Posted by Andy Guastaferro

The recent Ham-Nye debate on creation certainly sparked discussion among believers and non-believers alike. On the surface, the debate was about the science of creationism vs the science of evolution. But underneath the surface was a deeper, more pressing issue of our time related to the prevailing worldviews and ideologies that motivate these various fields of […]