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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 Resources

You’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:

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Q&A with John Piper Live Online

November 3, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Ministry Updates

Tomorrow 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.

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Having Trouble Downloading Desiring God?

November 2, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Ministry Updates

Many 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 Resources

This month you can download the Desiring God audio book for free from Christian Audio.

Bertrand Russell's Academic Gamesmanship

October 21, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Recommendations

In 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 Resources

1. Taste & See articles from 1992, 1993, and 1994

2. The Prodigal's Sister (free online book)

3. Small group study guides for

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: Commentary

John 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: Conferences

If you'd like to get a feel for the events we hold, listen to this 9-minute audio documentary by Curt Olson about our conference on John Calvin last month.

Messages from John Piper's Time in Russia

October 16, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: DG Resources

After 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: Recommendations

Desiring 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 Resources

While 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: Recommendations

30 years ago today, John Piper was called to the pastorate. Justin Taylor tells the story.

Read More About DG Than You Knew You Wanted to Know

October 7, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Ministry Updates

Tim 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 Resources

You 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: Conferences

You can now listen to John Piper's message from this morning. The manuscript will be posted tomorrow.

John Piper preaching


Sam Storms' Message

September 26, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Conferences

Tonight Sam Storms preached the message, "The Final Act in the Theater of God: Calvin on the Joy of the Last Resurrection." You can now listen to it or read the notes.

Panel Discussion

September 26, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Conferences

You can now listen to the panel discussion.

panel discussion

Follow along with the conference at TheaterofGod.com.


Mark Talbot's Message

September 26, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Conferences

Mark 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.

Mark Talbot speaking

Follow along with the conference at TheaterofGod.com.


Marvin Olasky's Message

September 26, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Conferences

Marvin 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.

Marvin Olasky speaking

Follow along with the conference at TheaterofGod.com.


Doug Wilson's Message

September 26, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Conferences

This 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.

Doug Wilson speaking

Follow along with the conference at TheaterofGod.com.


Julius Kim and a Collision Conversation

September 26, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Conferences

Tonight's sessions from our conference are now available to listen to:

Check out TheaterofGod.com to keep up with the conference.

Julius Kim speaking

John Piper laughing after a session.

Julius Kim laughing after a session


Calvin Conference Website

September 25, 2009  |  By: Abraham Piper  |  Category: Conferences

Whether 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: Recommendations

You 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.

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 Resources

The 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.