Let the Young Speak …
There is no necessary connection between age and wisdom, or youth and folly. Wisdom comes from the Lord and is offered to all ages.
Make Your Mouth a Means of Grace …
Four kinds of rotten language, and a whole new way to think about words.
Prison Profanity and the Meaning of Advent …
Foul language is a pitiful attempt to fill a void which God meant to be filled with gratitude to him and love to others.
The Mouth of the Righteous Is a Fountain of Life …
How does God make your mouth a fountain of life?
"Do All Things without Grumbling" …
Mediation on Philippians 2:14
Grumbling is self-feeding because it obscures the light of God’s gracious, all-controlling providence.
Ten Reasons to Listen to Questions Before You Answer …
Meditation on Proverbs 18:13
Why is it a bad idea to give an answer too soon?
Talking to People Rather Than About Them …
What I Left Out of the Sermon on August 6
Gossip doesn't satisfy in the long run, but loving others does.
How should we respond to inappropriate humor? …
John Piper suggests ways to promote serious joy over cheap humor.
Panel Discussion - Piper, Driscoll, and Ferguson …
Desiring God 2008 National Conference
How Sharp the Edge? Christ, Controversy, and Cutting Words …
Desiring God 2008 National Conference
The Life-Shaping Power of Story: God’s and Ours …
Desiring God 2008 National Conference
Panel Discussion - Piper, Tripp, Kauflin, and Taylor …
Desiring God 2008 National Conference
War of Words: Getting to the Heart for God's Sake …
Desiring God 2008 National Conference
The battle for holy communication is the battle for a holy heart.
Is There Christian Eloquence? Clear Words and the Wonder of the Cross …
Desiring God 2008 National Conference
Eloquence is valuable only when it serves to magnify Christ, not us.
James 3: A Story …
Desiring God 2008 National Conference
"From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so." (James 3:10)
How do you define the sin of taking the Lord's name in vain? …
John Piper says that misusing God's name is more a matter of the heart than the tongue.
What were some Practical Things you did to Overcome your Fear of Public Speaking? …
John Piper shares about how God freed him from his inability to speak in public.
The Power of Words and the Wonder of God …
An examination of the life-altering power of words and their impact in sharing the gospel.
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