One of the speakers at the Desiring God Conference for Pastors is Thabiti Anyabwile, the pastor of the First Baptist Church, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (90 miles south of Cuba). He has written a book entitled The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three African American Pastors. I wrote the foreword mainly because the book embodies so many of my values. According to the Crossway Books web site the book is due out March 12. Here is my Foreword in the hopes of enticing you to get the book.

John Piper (@JohnPiper) is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org. He served for 32 years as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books. John and his wife Noël have five children and twelve grandchildren.