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Noël Piper

Noël Piper is wife of John Piper, mother of five, and grandmother of thirteen. She is also the author of Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God, Treasuring God in Our Traditions, and two children’s books.

Thinking About Santa

Over the years, we have chosen not to include Santa Claus in our Christmas stories and decorations. There are several reasons First, fairy tales are fun and we enjoy them, but we don’t ask our children to believe them. Second…

If Not Santa, What?

How will our home look if our celebration is a picture of anticipation and waiting for God’s plan to be completed, a picture of our joy in the salvation he has begun for us? What visible things will fill our…

Conference Message

Faithful Women. Faithful God.

The command “Be still and know that I am God” can include physical rest, but most importantly it is a stillness of heart that knows God is God and we are not.

Conference Message

Latecomer to Narnia

Small Talk — 2013 National Conference

C.S. Lewis takes us in through stories, allegories, and illustrations in order to teach us along the way to a world that will one day be perfect.

Thanksgiving: Gateway to the Holidays

Thanksgiving: Gateway to the Holidays

Many nations have special days for giving thanks. In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is always the fourth Thursday in November. Wherever we are in the world, there are at least two requirements for any sort of thanksgiving to happen…

When Grandma and Grandpa Don’t Celebrate Like We Do

When Grandma and Grandpa Don’t Celebrate Like We Do

You don’t want to cause disruption in the family, but you don’t want your children to be confused or hindered in their growing faith. You’re trying to help them understand as much about God as they can at whatever age they are...

Will You Cleave and Leave Your Man?

Will You Cleave and Leave Your Man?

Letter to a Would-Be Adulteress

There are two ways for a woman to cleave in marriage: one clings to Christ, the other clings to self.

The Bride of the Reformation: Wibrandis Rosenblatt (1504–1564)

The Bride of the Reformation

Wibrandis Rosenblatt (1504–1564)

She was wife to four husbands, mother to eleven children, and disciple to one Lord who never left her side.

She Sailed with Christ to China: Esther Nelson (1890–1974)

She Sailed with Christ to China

Esther Nelson (1890–1974)

Esther Nelson could have chosen to get married. She could have chosen to be a mom. She could have chosen to settle down. Instead, she chose China.

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An appeal from John Piper to join our mission for 2025.

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