God’s Joy and the Joy of the Calvinist …
In Episode 116, John Piper talks about the sovereignty of God and what it means for the Christian’s joy.
In Episode 116, John Piper talks about the sovereignty of God and what it means for the Christian’s joy.
In Episode 115, John Piper talks about why interracial marriage is such a hot topic.
In Episode 114, John Piper talks about how to think through using Twitter in the midst of natural disaster.
In Episode 113, Pastor John talks about pastoral ministry in the midst of terrible calamity.
In Episode 112, Pastor John talks about his calling to minister in the fray of the world.
In Episode 111, Pastor John gives an update on his writing projects and work in Tennessee.
In Episode 110, John Piper talks about the importance of community in the believer’s eternal security.
In Episode 109, John Piper talks about the importance of Christian relationships.
In Episode 108, John Piper explains the meaning of affections and emotions.
In Episode 107, John Piper talks about the most influential people in his life.
In Episode 106, John Piper talks about the significance of the church’s weekly gathering.
In Episode 105, John Piper talks about the comfort of God’s sovereignty.
In Episode 104, John Piper explains what it means that God ordains sin and is himself sinless.
In Episode 103, John Piper counsels pastors against uses their churches as “studios” for wider ministry.
In Episode 102, John Piper explains the doctrine of eternal security.
In Episode 101, John Piper explains the meaning of Jeremiah 29:11?
“In this fiftieth year since he died, I offer this little book as a celebration of the influence of C. S. Lewis in my life. I hope I do so in humility. I know I do so with profound thankfulness” (p. xi).
Zane Pratt tells us about the basics of Islam
In this special edition, John Piper explains the meaning and motive of his poem, “Grace Forfeited.”
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
In Episode 100, John Piper talks about how to think through non-Christian friendships.
In Episode 99, John Piper talks about a bundle of books he prizes most.
In Episode 98, John Piper discusses interracial marriage.
In Episode 97, John Piper talks about how to think through why we talk certain ways.
In Episode 96, John Piper talks about a portion from Marilynne Robinson’s novel, Giliead.
In Episode 95, John Piper gives encouragement to “ordinary” pastors.
In Episode 94, John Piper talks about the availability of biblical teaching online and what it means for the local church.
In Episode 93, John Piper talks about the cultural reaction to Chris Broussard’s comments on what the Bible says about homosexuality.
In Episode 92, John Piper talks about Chris Broussard’s comments regarding NBA player Jason Collins’s announcement of being gay.
In Episode 91, John Piper talks about persevering in suffering.
In Episode 90, John Piper talks about a mother’s role in raising boys.
In Episode 89, John Piper talks about how to choose a seminary.
In Episode 88, John Piper talks about C. S. Lewis and Christian Hedonism.
In Episode 87, John Piper talks about how to long for the new creation while appreciating creation now.
In Episode 86, John Piper talks about how the writings of C. S. Lewis prepared him to understand and love the writings of Jonathan Edwards.
In Episode 85, John Piper talks about how he processes public tragedy.
In Episode 84, John Piper talks about the spiritual and emotional boundaries in dating.
In Episode 83, John Piper talks about how C. S. Lewis has influenced him.
In Episode 82, John Piper talks about when he was first introduced to the works of C. S. Lewis.
In Episode 81, John Piper talks about the legacy of C. S. Lewis.
In Episode 80, John Piper helps us think through whether to give money to people who ask for it.
In Episode 79, John Piper talks about how to fight the sin of laziness.
In Episode 78, John Piper shares his approach when Jehovah’s Witnesses knock on his door.
In Episode 77, John Piper talks about whether it is okay for Christians to legally smoke marijuana.
In Episode 76, John Piper talks about the grace-fueled power of serving others.
Joel Beeke provides a primer on the Puritans
In Episode 75, John Piper reflects on his last sermon at Bethlehem Baptist Church.
In Episode 74, John Piper talks about the weighty responsibility of teaching the Bible.
In Episode 73, John Piper gives a theology of sex and answers the question on “how far is too far” in dating relationships.
In Episode 72, John Piper explains that Christian fasting is longing for the “not yet” of the kingdom.
In Episode 71, John Piper explains why Muslims do not worship the God of the Bible.
In Episode 70, John Piper discusses the historical validity of Jesus Christ.
In Episode 69, John Piper talks about the exclusivity of Jesus Christ.
Tope Koleoso talks about spiritual warfare and how to engage
“What the world needs from the church is our indomitable joy in Jesus in the midst of suffering and sorrow” (p. 177).