John Piper | Desiring God

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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.

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God’s Sovereign Plans Behind Your Most Unproductive Days

God’s Sovereign Plans Behind Your Most Unproductive Days

God’s priorities for efficiency in this life are not ours. His aim is not to provide the most direct route, but to sanctify the traveler.

Embrace the Life God Has Given You (Two Minute Clip on Grief)

Embrace the Life God Has Given You

Two-Minute Clip on Grief

Grief must have its season, but it must never have the final word.

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I Will Not Leave Jesus — But I’m Done with the Church

I Will Not Leave Jesus — But I’m Done with the Church

“I’m done with the organized church, but I still love Jesus.” John Piper responds.

If I Were 22 Again

If I Were 22 Again

When John Piper turned 22, he was in the middle of his senior year at Wheaton College. If he were 22 again, knowing what he knows now, what would he do?

Every President Will Be a Footnote

Every President Will Be a Footnote

One day America and all its presidents will be a footnote in history, but the kingdom of Jesus will never end.

Six Ways Jesus Fought Depression

Six Ways Jesus Fought Depression

When he was in anguish, Jesus rested his soul in the sovereign wisdom of God.

God Wrote a Book

God Wrote a Book

Where Else Will We Run?

Where else will we run?

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Don’t Waste Your Mornings

Don’t Waste Your Mornings

Checking our phones first thing in the morning won't prepare us for the day ahead. Our routine should set our eyes on, and strengthen us in, God alone.

Satan’s Ten Strategies Against You

Satan’s Ten Strategies Against You

Do not be outwitted by Satan. God sees behind enemy lines and tells us all we need to know to not be ignorant of Satan’s designs.

Ambushing Satan with Song

Ambushing Satan with Song

Singing to God is not a nice little emotional trip to spice up a worship service. It is a matter of life and death.

Do You Pray Like a Nonbeliever?

Do You Pray Like a Nonbeliever?

Real love will not settle for the tragic life of mere earthly blessings. It prays for more.

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Your Suffering Is Working for You

Your Suffering Is Working for You

What does pain produce? What’s it doing in our lives? John Piper explains why Christians should not lose heart in suffering.

Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love

Staying Married Is Not About Staying in Love

Marriage is about keeping a covenant — just like Jesus does with his bride, the church.

World Vision: Adultery No, Homosexual Practice Yes

World Vision: Adultery No, Homosexual Practice Yes

World Vision made a tragic decision — which they later reversed — that would allow employees to engage in sexual activity with someone of the same sex, if they were married. Ultimately, they reversed their decision, but the lessons remain valuable for ministries moving forward.

Good News of Great Joy (Free Advent eBook)

Dear Friends, I’m excited to tell you about a new free eBook for Advent from Desiring God. It’s called Good News of Great Joy, organized specifically for this Advent, 2012. Advent is just around the corner. It starts the…

Six Things Submission Is Not

Six Things Submission Is Not

Leadership and submission in marriage are beautiful, but the roles can be applied poorly. John Piper shares six things submission to a husband is not.

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When God Feels Distant, He May Want Us to Grow Up

When God Feels Distant, He May Want Us to Grow Up

When God feels distant, he may be calling us away from a soft, flimsy faith into a tough, unshakable allegiance to Jesus.

Letter to a Parent Grieving the Loss of a Child

Letter to a Parent Grieving the Loss of a Child

A grieving mother, who recently had given birth to a stillborn son, wrote to Pastor John asking for counsel and comfort. Here’s what he wrote back.

The Greatest Prayer in the World: Maundy Thursday

The Greatest Prayer in the World

Maundy Thursday

By the time Jesus finished praying in Gethsemane, the Father had made it clear that the cross was the only way, but also that this way would surely succeed.

The One Must-Read This Year

The One Must-Read This Year

We will never fully comprehend or appreciate the fact that God has given us his own words in a book. John Piper gives us seven reasons to read the Bible every day.

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Jesus Is Not a Weekend Thing

Jesus Is Not a Weekend Thing

How can we distinguish between doing Christian things like worship and actually being a Christian who worships? How can we tell if we are faking it?

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The Major Obstacle in Forgiving Others

The Major Obstacle in Forgiving Others

If someone won’t repent of their wrongdoing, we are not able to forgive them. But nothing stands in the way of our calling to love them.

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Soul Care for Exhausted Young Mothers

Soul Care for Exhausted Young Mothers

Moms, your walk with God is as essential for the good of your children as the milk you feed them and the diapers you change.

Ten Biblical Truths on the Obedience of Children

Ten Biblical Truths on the Obedience of Children

Most of us parent by intuition and tradition. That’s not all bad. Parenting is an art, not a science. But our human intuitions and traditions should be shaped by God’s revelation.

When We Send a Person to His Death

Ronnie Smith was shot and killed in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday, December 5, 2013. He was 33. He was a husband and father. The leaders of his home church have given me permission to respond to his death publicly and…