Posts by Abraham Piper
Abraham Piper is the Web Content Editor at Desiring God. He also blogs at 22 Words.
Christmas Sale: Something for Everyone
November 4, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: DG ResourcesYou’re going to be buying presents for all sorts of people this Christmas, so we thought for our Christmas sale we'd put together sets of books and other resources aimed at different kinds of readers.
We've created 12 packages and put them on sale. We hope that this will make it easy to choose a perfect present for some of the people on your list.
Check out your different options:
Q&A with John Piper Live Online
November 3, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: Ministry UpdatesTomorrow morning, you can watch a Q&A with John Piper live from 8-11 AM, Central Time.
The questions will be a combination of those that have been emailed to us recently and those that are submitted via Twitter during the Q&A.
To send in a question tomorrow, simply Tweet it and add #apj to your Tweet. We'll be selecting questions as they come in.
For those of you (most of you, probably) who can't join us live tomorrow, the answer is, yes, we'll be recording it and making it available within a few days.
Having Trouble Downloading Desiring God?
November 2, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: Ministry UpdatesMany of you are trying to download the free Desiring God audio book from Christian Audio and having trouble. Their servers are overwhelmed because there's so much interest.
We're happy so many people want the book, but we're sorry for the frustration, too! Please remember the book will be free for all of November, so you may want to try your download again in a couple days when traffic has leveled out.
Free Audio Book: Desiring God
November 1, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: DG ResourcesBertrand Russell's Academic Gamesmanship
October 21, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: RecommendationsIn this month's World Magazine, John Piper considers Bertrand Russell's "tragically odd" worldview.
Several Resources Posted Recently
October 21, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: DG Resources1. Taste & See articles from 1992, 1993, and 1994
2. The Prodigal's Sister (free online book)
3. Small group study guides for
- Why We Believe the Bible (PDF)
- What's the Difference? (PDF)
- TULIP (PDF)
4. Transcript of Sinclair Ferguson's 1990 pastors conference message, "The Biblical Basis of the Doctrine of Eternal Punishment"
5. Funeral Message for Ozzie Nelson
6. "Other Sheep I Have," John Piper's message to students at Crown College
7. Audio and video of "Beholding Glory and Becoming Whole," John Piper's message to American Association of Christian Counselors
Wilson and Hitchens at The Huffington Post
October 20, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: Recommendations"Is religion absurd or good for the world?" As many of you know, this is the question Doug Wilson and Christopher Hitchens discuss in their movie Collision. Today they're also answering it at The Huffington Post.
Was It Possible for Jesus to Sin?
October 20, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: CommentaryJohn Piper differentiates between the natural and moral possibility of sin as they relate to Jesus' perfection.
(Read a transcription of his answer.)
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For more Q&A with John Piper, check out Ask Pastor John. New episodes are posted 3 times a week.
Calvin Conference Documentary
October 17, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesMessages from John Piper's Time in Russia
October 16, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: DG ResourcesAfter preaching in Germany, John gave the same messages in Samara, Russia. You can now listen to these with Russian translation:
Enter to Win Some Free Stuff
October 16, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: RecommendationsDesiring God is participating in Tim Challies' "Free Stuff Fridays" this week. Go on over to his site to enter to win
5 entrants will receive a package with one of each of these.Interview, Panel, and Sunday Message from Germany
October 14, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: DG ResourcesWhile in Germany, along with the 3 messages he gave at the Hirten Konferenz, John Piper also was interviewed and participated in a panel discussion. You can now listen to these:
He also preached a Sunday morning message entitled, "What Makes the Good News Good."
30th Anniversary of Piper's Call to the Pastorate
October 14, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: RecommendationsRead More About DG Than You Knew You Wanted to Know
October 7, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: Ministry UpdatesTim Challies is doing a series of interviews about different ministries. This week, we hear from DG's Senior Director of Strategy, Matt Perman.
Check out the interview if you're curious about...
- How Desiring God began.
- What our main goals are.
- How we want to serve you.
- Why we post everything for free.
- Who our leaders are.
- How big we are—both our staff and budget.
- How we're financed.
- What we expect over the next 10-20 years.
Audio and Video for Eschatology Conversation
October 6, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: DG ResourcesYou can now listen to or watch "An Evening of Eschatology," a conversation about the end times with John Piper, Doug Wilson, Sam Storms, and Jim Hamilton.
You can also read John Piper's thoughts on this event for some introduction to the issues being discussed.
John Piper's Message
September 27, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesYou can now listen to John Piper's message from this morning. The manuscript will be posted tomorrow.
Sam Storms' Message
September 26, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesPanel Discussion
September 26, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesMark Talbot's Message
September 26, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesMark Talbot gave a message entitled, "The Broken Stage in the Theater of God: Sin and Suffering in Calvin’s World." You can now listen to it or read the notes.
Follow along with the conference at TheaterofGod.com.
Marvin Olasky's Message
September 26, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesMarvin Olasky just finished his message entitled, "The Secular Script in the Theater of God Calvin on the Christian Meaning of Public Life." You can listen to it or read the notes.
Follow along with the conference at TheaterofGod.com.
Doug Wilson's Message
September 26, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesThis morning, Doug Wilson gave a message entitled "The Sacred Script in the Theater of God: Calvin, the Bible, and the Western World." You can now listen to it or read the notes.
Follow along with the conference at TheaterofGod.com.
Julius Kim and a Collision Conversation
September 26, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesTonight's sessions from our conference are now available to listen to:
- Julius Kim: "Calvin the Man and Why I Care" (Read the notes.)
- John Piper and Doug Wilson discussCollision. (Read the questions.)
Check out TheaterofGod.com to keep up with the conference.
Calvin Conference Website
September 25, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: ConferencesWhether you can come to our conference that starts today or not, you may be interested in the site we set up for it.
Visit TheaterofGod.com to keep up with our live blogging and everyone's tweets about the conference, as well as get the conference media when it becomes available.
New Gospel Coalition Site
September 22, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: RecommendationsYou may have already heard that the Gospel Coalition unveiled their excellent new site on Sunday.
(Of course, we knew it would be good since the design is by Matthew Taylor, a regular graphic designer for DG, and the website development is by Josh Sowin, formerly of DG, now of Rainsong Media.)
Along with a fresh design, The Gospel Coalition has added some new features including two blogs.
- Between Two Worlds—Justin Taylor has moved his site and is now blogging for TGC.
- The Gospel Coalition Blog—With TGC's new site, they now have their own blog.
Drop on in and give them a visit. While you're there check out the many other resources they offer. You may also want to follow the Gospel Coalition on Twitter.
New Book: The Power of Words and the Wonder of God
September 5, 2009 | By: Abraham Piper | Category: DG ResourcesThe Power of Words and the Wonder of God, based on our 2008 national conference, is now available. It includes chapters by John Piper, Mark Driscoll, Bob Kauflin, Paul Tripp, Daniel Taylor, and Sinclair Ferguson.
