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John Piper

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 and The Pleasures of God. Read more about John.

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Should We Listen for the Audible Voice of God?

Should We Listen for the Audible Voice of God?

God still speaks today through his living, active word. All other revelation must be tested against Scripture (and hopefully alongside wise believers).

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When I’m Bored of the Bible — What Can I Do?

When I’m Bored of the Bible — What Can I Do?

Christians are like farmers who, in reading God’s word, tend their gardens day by day, even when the fruit is not yet visible.

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Is My Husband’s Porn a Marriage Deal-Breaker?

Is My Husband’s Porn a Marriage Deal-Breaker?

Marriage is a lifelong, God-wrought covenant. God did not create it to break — even when one partner goes back on their vows by viewing pornography.

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Salt, Light, and Complaining

Salt, Light, and Complaining

Pastor John explains how complaining not only diminishes the light of God’s power and goodness, but also the light of his reward for his children.

The Strange and Wonderful Miracle of Feeling Loved by God

The Strange and Wonderful Miracle of Feeling Loved by God

We cannot presume to tell God how he should love us. There is only one way to know how God loves me: Listen to what he tells me, and believe him.

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What My Complaining Says About God

What My Complaining Says About God

Complaining snuffs out the light that believers hold — the light of God’s goodness, his power, and his wisdom in the midst of a dark world.

Even If You Labor “for Nought”

Even If You Labor “for Nought”

All of us can become oppressed that our work is of no value. But the Lord measures the faithfulness of our labor, not our success.

The Lordship of Jesus 100 Years Ago and Today

Jesus Christ is Lord of the universe. Therefore, all the nations — the peoples — of the earth belong to him by right of creation and by right of his redemptive purpose on the cross. By right of creation: “The…

Spectacular Sins

Spectacular Sins

And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ

This book aims to strengthen your faith in God’s goodness and wisdom, not just in calamity, but in the very sins that are woven into the calamity.

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Do Promises in the Psalms Apply to Me?

Do Promises in the Psalms Apply to Me?

Some psalms relate to specific events in the life of David or Israel, so how should Christians take the promises in those psalms?

Why Chris Norman Said No to the NFL

Watch an 11-minute video of how linebacker Chris Norman turned down playing in the NFL so that he could pursue pastoral ministry.

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Why Evangelicals Go Catholic

Why Evangelicals Go Catholic

Pastor John identifies some of the reasons why evangelicals go to the Catholic Church, along with some of the issues with Catholic teaching.

Spectacular Sins, Today and Yesterday

When we published Spectacular Sins five years ago, sinning was not even then as spectacular as it is today. For example, that the history-long, ever-present heartache of same-sex desires in boys and girls and men and women should be celebrated…

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Is Abortion Like the Holocaust?

Is Abortion Like the Holocaust?

Pastor John discusses the similarities and differences between the Holocaust and abortion, ending with this certainty: God will settle every account.

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What Is Gossip?

What Is Gossip?

Gossip springs up from a proud and negative heart that hides beneath a veneer of concern and love.

The Value of Knowing How God Saved You

The Value of Knowing How God Saved You

We did not open our blind eyes, or raise ourselves from the dead, or create our own faith. All of it was owing to God’s sovereign grace.

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John Piper’s Testimony

John Piper’s Testimony

Pastor John shares the story of his testimony. He can’t remember it, yet it is still amazing.

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What Is Legalism?

What Is Legalism?

The word “legalism” is not found in the Bible. So what do people mean when they contrast legalism with the gospel?

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Women as Ministers?

Women as Ministers?

God equips women to minister mightily in this world. Pastor John clarifies 1 Timothy 2 and calls women to endless possibilities.

How to Read a Book

Editor's Note: It’s that time of year when students and teachers are going “back to school” after the summer vacation. John Piper describes this new poem as “playful, though serious,” and we hope it will both clarify and energize the…

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Does God Remember Our Sins or Forget Them?

Does God Remember Our Sins or Forget Them?

Pastor John examines how God can both remember and forget sins according to what will work the most for our good.

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Why Is My Evangelism at Work So Lame?

Why Is My Evangelism at Work So Lame?

It is difficult, even strange, to turn workplace conversations from football and fashion to the gospel. How then should believers approach evangelism at work?

Will You Be a Believer Tomorrow Morning?

Will You Be a Believer Tomorrow Morning?

Christian, how do you know that you will still be a believer tomorrow morning? And every morning till you meet Jesus? Because God will see to it.

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What Does It Mean to Be Made in God’s Image?

What Does It Mean to Be Made in God’s Image?

Sin defaces the image of God, but it doesn’t destroy it. Pastor John explains what it means to be made in the image of God in this age of redemption.

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Battling Jealousy

Battling Jealousy

The jealousy of God is both righteous and loving; often, our jealousy is sinful and selfish. How can Christians distinguish these jealousies?

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