A poem on the glory of the Incarnate God and the gain of believing in him.

“Perhaps the innkeeper paid dearly for housing the Son of God. Should it not be costly to penetrate and portray this pain? The Innkeeper seeks to reveal the Light that shines behind this brutal moment in history and our own path of suffering. Come and see!” (p. 7).

“The very thing the tilting ship needs in the storm is the ballast of God’s good sovereignty, not the unburdening of deep and precious truth. What makes the crush of calamity sufferable is not that God shares our shock, but that his bitter providences are laden with the bounty of love” (p. 9).

“Prodigal. I don’t know which is harder— to be one or to love one. But I know that when he comes home, there is great joy. Jesus’ Parable of the Prodigal Son is about God and how he welcomes sinners who come home through Jesus” (p. 9).

Eric from Iowa City emails to ask how he can start writing poetry. Pastor John provides advice and a short list of book recommendations.

In this special edition, John Piper explains the meaning and motive of his poem, “Grace Forfeited.”