John Piper’s article, "Glad about Glory? How to Emphasize not a Great Self but a Great Splendor " appears in the forthcoming Dec. 29, 2001 / Jan. 5, 2002 issue of World Magazine. Free registration required to read.

This year's Advent Poems are now being posted weekly. Please visit the Advent Poem web page for manuscripts and audio.

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John Piper's article, "Building the Church: What Seems to Us Like Defeat Can Become a Great Victory" will be published in the November 24, 2001 issue of World Magazine. (requires free registration).

Also in the November 24th issue of World Magazine is an article by Noel Piper: "Shaking off the Wigwam: How a Native American Escaped His Addiction—And Is Leading Others out of the Same Bondage ."

We have released our first seven audio sermons on compact disc. Please visit our Online Store for details and ordering.

John Piper's sermon, "Our Steady Hope" is being reprinted as a chapter in A Reason for Hope in a Time of Tragedy (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2001). Authors include: Max Lucado, Joni Eareckson Tada, Kent Hughes, Joe Stowell, Adrian Rogers, Ray Pritchard, "Skip" Ryan, and Timothy Kellor. Lisa Beamer, widow of United Airlines Flight 93 victim Todd Beamer, has written the foreword to the book. A portion of the proceeds go to the Todd Beamer Foundation. The book is due out in a couple of weeks.

An article by John Piper, "Hate and Tolerance: Obstacles to the Eternal Life of Muslims," is in World Magazine (October 27, 2001). The magazine hits newsstands this week. Online, visit www.worldmag.com (free registration required).

John Piper has an article on suffering and martyrdom in the early church in the new edition of Tabletalk, from Ligonier Ministries and R. C. Sproul (December 2001). The article is entitled, "Life's Blood: A Pastor's Perspective."

New Book Release - The Dangerous Duty of Delight