January
You Are a Branch, Not a Vine …
Defeating Pride by Cultivating Prayerful Dependence
What Love Does and Does Not Do …
Anniversary Thoughts on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Paul isn't abstractly defining love 1 Corinthians 13. He is showing how it applies to the church.
God’s Deliverance from God Is the Foundation of God’s Deliverance from Satan …
How the Cross of Christ Corresponds to and Conquers Satan’s Work
Satan’s accusations have no condemning power--nor his temptations any corrupting power--against those delivered through the death of Christ.
Stereotypes, Generalizations, and Racism …
What is the difference between a stereotype and a generalization? Is either racist?
How and Why Bethlehem Pursues Ethnic Diversity …
Is it okay for a church to prefer minorities when looking for pastors and elders?
Is Pastor John in Love with His Wife? …
He says marriage is not about staying in love, so is he in love with his wife?
February
Are You Willing to "Waste" Your Life? …
Extravagant Love for Jesus Looks to Some Like a Waste
Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly …
Consider these seven concerns about the danger of prosperity preaching.
Marriage: Is It Only Forgive and Forbear, or Also Confront? …
If a man and woman are totally commited to each other—even if neither changes—the call for change is grace, not an ultimatum.
Foreword to Pierced for Our Transgressions …
What Jesus accomplished when he died is not a mere academic dispute. Our present peace and our eternal life hangs on this work of Christ.
Eight Reasons Why I Believe That Jesus Rose from the Dead …
For Christianity to stand, Christ must have been resurrected. How can we be confident that he was?
March
Hello, My Father Just Died …
John Piper’s journal entry narrating his father’s death on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
How Do You Press On to Make It Your Own? …
Further Reflections from the Funeral Sermon for My Father
Further reflections from the sermon John Piper preached at his father's funeral.
The Morning I Heard the Voice of God …
How does God still speak today?
Things I Have Learned …
John Piper shares some insights he found while he was going through his father's papers.
Lenten Lights …
Eight Biblical Devotions to Prepare for Easter
to be used weekly during Lent OR daily during Holy Week
Eight biblical devotions to read in preparation for Easter.
April
We Are Not Peddlers of God's Word …
Giving and Selling in the Mission of Desiring God
Radical Effects of the Resurrection …
How can our hope of future resurrection kill our current materialism and consumerism?
Submission and Headship in the Home Where I Grew Up …
John Piper tells how his parents exemplified Christian marriage.
Money, Markets, and Ministry …
Giving and Selling in the Mission of Desiring God
The radical nature of what we are called to spread profoundly shapes the way we spread it.
Let the Python Eat Its Tail. Amen. …
John Piper reflects on the Supreme Court's decision to ban partial birth abortion.
May
You Are What You Eat …
What to Feed Your Soul so that You Abound in Hope
Married or Single: For Better or Worse …
If what Piper says about the blessing of singleness is true, then why would one even want to be married?
12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child …
Suggestions on how to parent rebellious sons and daughters.
The Sufficiency of Christ's Obedience in His Life and Death …
If we are made right with God because of Christ’s obedient life, does this mean that the cross itself is not enough to justify us?
June
Enthralled! …
The Secret to Doing What Matters Most
Whose Obedience and Death Brings About The Fact that God Is Totally for Us? …
Part of the Conclusion to the New Book, The Future of Justification
An excerpt from the conclusion to the upcoming book, The Future of Justification.
More Thoughts for Fathers on Ephesians 6:4 …
The Part of the Sermon that Didn’t Get Preached
John Piper looks at what it means for fathers to nourish, admonish, and instruct their children so that they will love Christ.
Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints …
John Piper's Letter of Invitation to the 2007 National Conference
John Piper invites you to our national conference this September.
July
Learn from Darwin …
We Become What We Behold
August
Putting My Daughter to Bed Two Hours After the Bridge Collapsed …
What Do Tragedies Like This Mean for Us?
Thoughts after the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis.
When You Aren't Sure What to Do Next …
Following the Reliable, Unpredictable Jesus
Response to Rabbi Kushner on the Collapse of the 35W Bridge …
John Piper responds to the idea that God is not supreme over tragedies.
Response to Grudem on Baptism and Church Membership …
Thoughts on whether a different opinion on baptism should be reason to exclude you from a church's membership.
Good Doctrine Makes Better (Teenage) Saints …
Growing a church by serious biblical teaching is difficult, but it bears more radical fruit than less doctrinally serious strategies.
Pastors, Pragmatism, Pleasure, and Pride …
Three warnings to church leaders.
Christ: The Ground and Goal of the Old Testament …
What did everything that happened before Jesus have to do with him?
September
Jesus chooses and Uses Failures …
"Forgiven," Not "Failure," Defines the Christian
Mark This Day and Marvel at the Work of God …
September 7 marks the 200th anniversary of Protestant missions in China.
Three 9/11's We Need to Know …
How to Mark and Honor This Day
The greatest tribute we can pay those who have died is to live for Christ, who is in control.
The Gospel in 6 Minutes …
A concise explanation of the gospel and a plea to believe it.
Thanking God for Ten Years of Partnership in the Gospel …
Appreciation for Chuck & Carol Steddom and Sam & Vicki Crabtree
John Piper expresses his happiness at the 10-year anniversaries of Bethlehem's executive pastor and worship pastor.
What I Said at My Granddaughter’s Funeral …
A Granddaddy’s Thoughts
John Piper shares seven ways that he has felt the loss of his granddaughter, Felicity Margaret Piper.
Philippian Fellowship Annual Meeting …
Jon Bloom unfolds five aims that direct Desiring God's strategies for ministry.
October
When God's Will Isn't Clear …
The Difficulty is Part of God's Design
When Does God Become 100% For Us? …
Answering a Good Question
John Piper explains how God’s disposition towards us changes at the moment of our justification.
Atlas Shrugged Fifty Years Later …
Appreciation and Criticism
John Piper reflects on the insights and errors of Ayn Rand's writings on the 50th anniversary of her best-selling novel.
Tragically Widening the Grounds of Legitimate Divorce …
A Response to Instone-Brewer's Article in Christianity Today
John Piper responds to David Instone-Brewer's article on divorce from Christianity Today.
Sheep, Wolves, Snakes, and Doves …
Thoughts on Matthew 10:16
How can we know whether to persevere through persecution or run away from it?
Make It Free …
Improving Online Effectiveness by Removing All Barriers to Accessing and Sharing Content
If you are a Christian media ministry, I commend to you the following vision for maximizing your effectiveness online: Post all of your content online, for free, without requiring registration, in a maximally usable interface.
November
Remember Why You Sold Everything …
Keeping the Treasure in View during the Long Wait
Co-ed Combat and Cultural Cowardice …
Men are not wired to follow women, let alone follow them into danger.
A Church-Based Hope for “Adultolescents” …
How should the church respond to the postponement of adulthood in our culture?
Ganging Up on Gratitude …
The Bishop and the Atheist Warn of Too Much Thanks
A Thanksgiving Meditation
A response to both a bishop and an atheist who warn against thankfulness.
Biblical Texts to Show God’s Zeal for His Own Glory …
Thirty-two evidences from Scripture that God loves his own glory most.
Desiring God Going Global …
John Piper introduces Desiring God's International Outreach.
December
You Never Know What God Is Growing …
Sow Faithfully. The Harvest Will Be Larger than You Think
When Satan Hurts Christ’s People …
Reflections on Why Christians Suffer Losses
Reflections on why Christians suffer losses.
How the Lord of Life Gives Life …
A Meditation on Acts 16:14
Why do some who are “dead in trespasses and sins” come to believe and some do not?
“From His Fullness We Have All Received Grace upon Grace” …
A Christmas Meditation on John 1:14-16
A Christmas Meditation on John 1:14-16
What Will the Final Judgment Mean for You? …
If we could see the final judgment, we would be the happiest and bravest people in 2008.
