Called …
A poem to remind us that, "None of us would live at all but by the Lord's triumphant call."
The Children (2013) …
Revised Edition for the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
For Noel on Our 20th Wedding Anniversary …
A poem from 18 years ago celebrating God's goodness in marriage.
For Noel On Our 30th Wedding Anniversary …
Thirty Stanzas
Fourth Sunday of Advent
For Tom Steller on His 10th Anniversary at Bethlehem Baptist …
John Piper poetically commemorates a partner in ministry.
Foreknown & Destined In The Son …
A poetic reflection on the glories of God in the doctrine of predestination.
The Gadarene …
(This audio comes from December 18, 2005)
Grace Forfeited …
Adam, Tamerlan, and the Lady
This poem is a new start of an old tradition in American journalism: the news poem. Hardly a vile murder or a military victory went by without colonial poets bemoaning or celebrating the occasion in verse, with the work then published on a single page “broadside” and sold for a penny. Happily, my favorite pastor/theologian, John Piper, is also a poet, and below are his thoughts on justice in regard to Connecticut’s school shooting and Boston’s Marathon bombing. —Marvin Olasky
Justified …
The Thief on the Cross
The Loaves and Fishes …
A boy that's got to steal a cake has never seen what God can make.
Love Her More and Love Her Less …
The greatest gift you give your wife is loving God above her life.
