John Piper | Desiring God

Coronavirus and Christ: A Letter from John Piper

Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. We’re on a mission to change that. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ.

John Piper Photo

John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & 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 Why I Love the Apostle Paul: 30 Reasons.

Ask Pastor John

How Do I Let Go of Anger over Past Wrongs?

How Do I Let Go of Anger over Past Wrongs?

How do we lay down our anger, our bitterness, our grudges against those who have wronged us and gotten away with it?

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 6: What Kind of Rest Does Jesus Give?

What Kind of Rest Does Jesus Give?

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 6

Sin’s burden breaks the soul’s back. Jesus’s burden strengthens the soul and leads to rest.

Ask Pastor John

Would God Be Just as Glorified If We Were His Slaves?

Would God Be Just as Glorified If We Were His Slaves?

God gets maximum glory from his people, not when we work for him out of begrudging duty, but when we run to him out of sheer delight.

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 5: The Sweetest Invitation in the New Testament

The Sweetest Invitation in the New Testament

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 5

Christ invites you to lay down self-sufficiency and come find rest for your soul in him, a rest that can never be taken.

Ask Pastor John

How Do I Find a Good Church?

How Do I Find a Good Church?

If you live near a number of gospel-preaching churches, how do you decide which body is best for you to join? Pastor John suggests nine steps.

Ask Pastor John

How Do I Grow in Wisdom?

How Do I Grow in Wisdom?

How do I become a sage who overflows with godly wisdom? Pastor John recommends a path too few of us choose to tread.

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 4: We Cannot See Jesus Without God

We Cannot See Jesus Without God

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 4

Thousands saw Jesus, but did not see him. Millions read the Bible and do not worship Jesus. Salvation belongs to the Lord.

Ask Pastor John

Should My Husband Pray with Me More?

Should My Husband Pray with Me More?

We all need private, regular communion with God. But the Bible presents a vision for prayer that reaches well beyond our personal quiet times.

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 3: Only God Can Reveal God

Only God Can Reveal God

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 3

The pride of man is eternally humbled by the simple fact that unless God reveals himself to us, we could never have repented or believed.

Ask Pastor John

Should We Call Female Leaders ‘Pastors’?

Should We Call Female Leaders ‘Pastors’?

The New Testament doesn’t apply the term “pastor” to any leader in the church, but only to qualified men who oversee and teach the flock.

Ask Pastor John

Who Is Yahweh?

The God of our Bibles is more glorious than we can even begin to imagine. And it all begins with this fact: God absolutely and simply is.

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 2: God Must Give Spiritual Sight

God Must Give Spiritual Sight

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 2

If God does not reveal himself to us, even the wisest, the strongest, the richest will not find him.

Ask Pastor John

Is John Piper Popular Because He Makes Christianity Look Intelligent?

Is John Piper Popular Because He Makes Christianity Look Intelligent?

What happens when a preacher saturates himself with the Scriptures, walks into a pulpit, and overflows with a God-entranced vision of all things?

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 1: God Hides Salvation from the Proud

God Hides Salvation from the Proud

Matthew 11:25–30, Part 1

God has hidden works from some that if performed would have caused them to repent. Why?

Ask Pastor John

Did My Dad Die Because I Lacked Faith?

Did My Dad Die Because I Lacked Faith?

James tells us that we have not because we ask not. But do we still lack sometimes because we don’t ask with enough faith?

Ruthless Nations Will Fear the Lord: The Coming Triumph of World Missions

Ruthless Nations Will Fear the Lord

The Coming Triumph of World Missions

No matter how much darkness covers the nations, God’s promise remains: strong peoples will glorify him. Cities of ruthless nations will fear him.

Ask Pastor John

Is Something Evil Only If It Harms Others?

Is Something Evil Only If It Harms Others?

Evil goes beyond the harm we commit against other humans. Evil is preferring anything above God, even if we harm no one in the process.

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:20–24, Part 2: Will Hell Be Worse for Some?

Will Hell Be Worse for Some?

Matthew 11:20–24, Part 2

Some cities, Jesus says, are worse than Sodom. How they responded to him increased their judgment.

Ask Pastor John

What Is the State of Race Relations in the Church?

What Is the State of Race Relations in the Church?

Our perceptions of race relations in the church are of some importance. God’s vision for where race relations are heading is of infinite importance.

Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility: Thoughts on Christian Education

Serious Joy, Cultural Conflict, and Christian Humility

Thoughts on Christian Education

True Christian education fills our hearts and minds with a joy so serious and strong that our society loses its power to control where we stand and what we say.

Look at the Book

Matthew 11:20–24, Part 1: Miracles Are Meant to Drive Repentance

Miracles Are Meant to Drive Repentance

Matthew 11:20–24, Part 1

Even healing can be dangerous, if we do not reckon with the purpose of our healing: repentance.

Ask Pastor John

Is a Similar Sense of Calling Required for Marriage?

Is a Similar Sense of Calling Required for Marriage?

Most fundamentally, marriage is not a convenient matchup of vocations, but a covenant that displays the love Jesus has for his church.

Ask Pastor John

How Should I Parent My Non-Christian Teen?

How Should I Parent My Non-Christian Teen?

Should parents require non-Christian teens to attend church with them? And if so, how do they avoid creating hypocrites of their kids?

Look at the Book

Philippians 4:2–3, Part 4: Why Does It Matter That Their Names Are in the Book of Life?

Why Does It Matter That Their Names Are in the Book of Life?

Philippians 4:2–3, Part 4

The frustrations and grievances we carry against other Christians would feel different if we could see their names written in the book of life.

Ask Pastor John

Are Hell and the Cross Overkill for Sin?

Are Hell and the Cross Overkill for Sin?

The cross will seem like an overreaction as long as man is big and God is small. The essence of sin is not harm done to man, but indignities done to God.