Location in Worship
John Piper
@JohnPiper
John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy. Read more about John.
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@JohnPiper
John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy. Read more about John.
Founder & Teacher, Desiring God
Sometimes it matters where you sit
on Sunday morning
when the worship songs
are sung.
We found the perfect place today,
where heaven touched the earth,
and earth the face of heaven.
I thought my heart would break
with joy,
as we stood there
behind her,
so newly widowed,
solitary,
with her bent and bony arm
lifted
in the air.