John Piper warns against ever thinking that we can pay God back.

John Piper says we can take heart knowing that our acceptance with the Father doesn't ultimately depend on us.

John Piper says that God is the bottom line in both good and bad parenting.

John Piper says that details aren't just details when they're lived with an eye on God's grand design.

John Piper says Scripture has the power to persuade people of its message.

John Piper warns us of anger's long-term effects and identifies the remedy.

John Piper says there's no correlation between obedience and earthly ease.

John Piper mentions three ways a Christian wife can bless her husband.

John Piper says that coercion cannot be the means to our morality.

John Piper says that some doctrines are more central than others.

John Piper says that parents must both teach and model the greatness of God to their children.

John Piper says that pain is sometimes God's way of calling attention to an area of sin in our lives.

John Piper says there is a good way to seek glory and honor.

John Piper thinks Christians should think hard about every area of life.

John Piper recounts how Psalm 42 became particularly sweet to him.

John Piper gets at the core of what is most essential for good stewardship.

John Piper says that God instituted parenting to teach children about him.

John Piper challenges us to exploit the privileges of singleness.

John Piper says to show support first and offer explanations later.

John Piper fights against becoming bored with the Bible with prayer.

John Piper thinks about the troubles of this world as a way to help stay prepared for the next.

John Piper outlines three components of loving God with our minds.

John Piper says there are only three options for you in relation to missions.

John Piper says that Paul was willing to suffer in order to display the gospel, and that we should be willing too.

John Piper says that our definition of marriage has great spiritual, cultural, and social effects.

John Piper says that understanding the role of good works in our salvation is really significant.

John Piper shares the basics of how he seeks to lead his family spiritually.

John Piper explains how he would argue for the reasonableness of religion.

John Piper says we should be slow to speak when ministering to those who are suffering.

John Piper talks about the kind of grace that is continually arriving.

John Piper talks about why we constantly need grace to persevere.

John Piper says we must rightly understand the sovereignty of God before we can rightly respond to our sin.

John Piper says that a father is reflected in his child's behavior.

John Piper shows how joy in suffering is the right response for Christians.

John Piper draws a distinction between the punishment of a judge and the discipline of a father.

John Piper says that church should supplement and bless what is already happening at home.

John Piper says that moments of spiritual weakness should not cause us to doubt our salvation, but to repent.

John Piper says that dads have a unique responsibility in parenting, but that mom and dad are no less an essential team.

John Piper has three questions for any potential blogger to consider.

John Piper says we should look beyond what is merely not sinful and pursue means that are also wise.

John Piper explains why and how he writes for the DG blog.

John Piper explains why he doesn't keep a gun in his house.

John Piper talks about displays of God's beauty and intelligence in creation that ought to inspire worship.

John Piper recommends two things to relieve pastors from feeling like they always need to second-guess their staff.

John Piper considers the essence of biblical church community and its implications on how to handle church growth.

John Piper clarifies what it means for a husband to lead and tells how the Lord can work to unite a couple in their calling.

John Piper says pastors need to test their hearts as they consider what to preach.

John Piper distinguishes the evils of hurricanes and heresies in two ways.

John Piper shares what has come together for him recently in his understanding of God.

John Piper explains why the so-called "prosperity gospel" is not the gospel.

John Piper says that God has made some parts of Scripture difficult to understand in order to protect them.

John Piper explains why freely offering your media can be a good idea.

John Piper talks about how God gets glory for himself from every human being, believer or not.

John Piper gives four reasons for why premarital sex isn't worth it.

John Piper recalls three men who helped steady him with Scripture in his first years at Bethlehem.

John Piper shares some of the reasoning behind using video-recorded sermons in corporate worship.

John Piper explains that all sin is ultimately an assualt on the glory of God.

John Piper says that confidence in prayer doesn't come from seeing it answered.

John Piper expresses his aim in writing a book about the sovereignty of God over sin.

John Piper says that Joseph's life typifies God's intentions for human sin.

John Piper explains how God's power over evil is also our greatest comfort when dealing with it.

John Piper says that Satan unwittingly helps us glorify God.

John Piper tells why he thinks Judas' betrayal is the biggest sin ever.

John Piper says that Satan wittingly killed himself when he killed Christ.

John Piper says we need steel in our spines if we hope to endure in this life.

John Piper says we hurt people if we only give them soft answers to the hard questions of suffering.

John Piper says that knitting babies is God's work, and we shouldn't mess with that.

John Piper says to draw as much as you can out of a passage, but then to be honest about the rest.

John Piper says that self-promotion must die for the sake of promoting God.

John Piper describes the peculiar and the more popular ways that his family celebrates Christ's birth.

John Piper explains how he and Noël have sought to keep Christ central at Christmas.

John Piper says that sex—or no sex—is an occasion for serving your spouse.

John Piper says we handle strong desire best by desiring God more.

John Piper is for short-term missions, most of the time.

John Piper reminds us that God wants us to set aside time each week to rest and to reverence his name.

John Piper says that flourishing can happen even when a pastor and his people aren't simultaneously on the same page.

John Piper says that our love for Jesus should control our love for another, not the other way around.

John Piper mentions five approaches to helping a struggling shepherd.

John Piper explains that some leadership qualifications are relative and can be adjusted when necessary.

John Piper explains why he thinks burial is best.

John Piper explains why he believes there is no warrant for divorce anywhere in the Bible.

John Piper says that any biblical truth can be a marriage sermon.

John Piper says that we should follow the New Testament's pattern for prayer.

John Piper says that a preacher should consider his hearers' needs, be himself, and pray.

John Piper says that physical intervention is probably legitimate, but probably not effective.

John Piper explains how a wife can handle money in a way that respects God and her husband.

John Piper talks about how he chooses what books of the Bible to preach from.

John Piper says that motivation is a major factor in whether you should adopt.

John Piper says that God's sovereignty over sin doesn't make it any less wicked.

John Piper says that every American Christian should do short term missions.

John Piper has three thoughts on how to love your kids like God does his.

John Piper mentions three desires behind doing short-term missions.

John Piper says spouses should focus mainly on cultivating attractive spirits, not attractive bodies.

John Piper talks about where true assurance of salvation comes from.

John Piper says that the exploitation of worshipers, not simply selling to them, is what made Jesus mad.