One-Issue Politics, One-Issue Marriage, and the Humane Society …
If you refuse to vote for a pro-choice candidate, how will you answer the charge of being a one-issue voter?
January
Christian Hedonism …
Forgive the Label, But Don't Miss the Truth
Did Christ Die for Us or for God? …
The root reason for why the cross is folly to the world is that it means the end of human self-exaltation.
Jesus' Finest Hour—His Last …
There was a kind of God-forsakenness on the cross, but the abandonment was not final.
Reflections on an Eschatology of Motherhood …
Insight into an Often Misunderstood Saying of Our Lord
With the inbreaking of the kingdom of God into this world through Jesus, every human institution is about to pass away.
Quest for Joy …
Six Biblical Truths
What verses do you use to share the gospel with others?
God's Glory and the Deepest Joy of Human Souls Are One Thing …
Fifteen Implications
How is my desire to be happy not opposed to God's command to give him glory?
How Not to Commit Idolatry in Giving Thanks …
Jonathan Edwards on True Thanksgiving
God is not glorified if the foundation of our gratitude is the worth of the gift and not the excellency of the Giver.
Letter About How to Relate to a Relative Who Is Homosexual …
John Piper offers help in seeking the mind of the Lord in an agonizingly difficult and painful situation.
Guidelines for Writing a Research Paper in New Testament Exegesis …
What's the point in research papers and how can you write one well?
Topics for Conversation When a Man and a Woman Are Considering Marriage …
There are at least ten categories concerning life together that potential partners would do well to consider.
Brothers, Beware of Sacred Substitutes …
Without extended and consecrated prayer, the ministry of the Word withers up and bears no fruit.
The Marks of a Spiritual Leader …
What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change?
Are There Two Wills in God? …
Divine Election and God's Desire for All to Be Saved
If God wants everyone to be saved, why does he choose that some won't be?
A Challenge to Women …
Fifteen exhortations encouraging women to be strong, God-centered, Bible-saturated and happy in Christ.
O Lord, Give Us Children of Promise, Not Children of the Flesh! …
The story of Ishmael is a warning not to build your ministry according to the flesh.
Mountains Are Not Meant to Envy …
Awed Thoughts on Spurgeon
February
The Place of Writing …
A Plea for Prayer
Fresh statements of old truth are always needed. Without them people will read error.
March
"The Greatest of These Is Love" …
Thoughts on the New Sermon Series
Something tremendous is at stake in the practical unity of love in the body of Christ.
A Simple, Practical Act of Love …
No Perfume, No Cologne First Service
Transcendent Springs of Tenderness …
Meditation on Deuteronomy 10:17-19
God’s tenderness towards the lowly is rooted in his transcendent self-sufficiency.
April
The Great "Therefore" of the Resurrection …
Ideas have consequences.
Doing Well and Doing Better …
Even inside perfection, there is good, better, and best. And understanding this will help us love as we ought.
May
Note On Assurance That God Loves Us …
The fact that we love God is evidence that he loves us.
Summer is for Seeing and Showing God …
All-Church Schedule June 11–September 3
The Limits of Love …
More Thoughts on Sunday’s Text
Summer Mindset …
Thoughts on Colossians 3:2
If the mailman brings you a love letter from your fiancé, don’t fall in love with the mailman.
June
Be Inspired By Aristeides …
To See and Show Christ this Summer
July
August
September
The Providence of God …
Seeing to the Universe
God is not a passive participant in a world that exists without his sustaining it. Wherever he is looking, he is acting.
October
"The Slow Fires of Misery" …
Enduring the Pain of Flawed Marriage
Abraham Lincoln’s marriage was a mess, but accepting the pain brought deep strength in the long run.
November
William Wilberforce and the Launchers of Love …
If we love people, we will be like William Wilberforce and spend time thinking about how to point them to Jesus.
Is It a Detour If You Find Gold? …
Her First Words Were A Song—At Twenty
Your agonizing, unplanned detour is not a waste—not if you look to the Lord for his unexpected work, and do what you must do in his name.
December
How Jesus Did Fresh Initiative #5 …
10 ways Jesus related to the poor.
Talitha Ruth Piper …
Announcing the adoption of John and Noël's fifth child and first daughter.
