Killjoys
The Seven Deadly Sins
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John Piper
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John Piper
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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 What Is Saving Faith?
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, Johnathon Bowers
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Johnathon Bowers
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Johnathon Bowers is a PhD candidate in Christian philosophy at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
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, Ryan Griffith
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Ryan Griffith
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Ryan Griffith (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a Senior Fellow at the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies.
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David Mathis
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David Mathis is executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at Cities Church. He is a husband, father of four, and author of Rich Wounds: The Countless Treasures of the Life, Death, and Triumph of Jesus (2022).
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Jason Meyer
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Jason Meyer served for eight years as pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church. He’s the author of Don't Lose Heart: Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Soul. He and his wife, Cara, have four children.
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Jonathan Parnell
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Jonathan Parnell is the lead pastor of Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife, Melissa, and their eight children. He is the author of Mercy for Today: A Daily Prayer from Psalm 51.
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Joe Rigney
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Joe Rigney is president of Bethlehem College & Seminary and a teacher for desiringGod.org. He is a husband, father of three, and pastor at Cities Church. His most recent book is More Than a Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust.
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Marshall Segal
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Marshall Segal is a writer and managing editor at desiringGod.org. He’s the author of Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness & Dating. He graduated from Bethlehem College & Seminary. He and his wife, Faye, have two children and live in Minneapolis.
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John Piper
@JohnPiper
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 What Is Saving Faith?

Johnathon Bowers
@johnathonbowers
Johnathon Bowers is a PhD candidate in Christian philosophy at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Ryan Griffith
@ryangriffith
Ryan Griffith (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a Senior Fellow at the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies.

David Mathis
@davidcmathis
David Mathis is executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at Cities Church. He is a husband, father of four, and author of Rich Wounds: The Countless Treasures of the Life, Death, and Triumph of Jesus (2022).

Jason Meyer
@WePreachChrist
Jason Meyer served for eight years as pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church. He’s the author of Don't Lose Heart: Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Soul. He and his wife, Cara, have four children.

Jonathan Parnell
@jonathanparnell
Jonathan Parnell is the lead pastor of Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife, Melissa, and their eight children. He is the author of Mercy for Today: A Daily Prayer from Psalm 51.

Joe Rigney
@joe_rigney
Joe Rigney is president of Bethlehem College & Seminary and a teacher for desiringGod.org. He is a husband, father of three, and pastor at Cities Church. His most recent book is More Than a Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust.

Marshall Segal
@marshallsegal
Marshall Segal is a writer and managing editor at desiringGod.org. He’s the author of Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness & Dating. He graduated from Bethlehem College & Seminary. He and his wife, Faye, have two children and live in Minneapolis.
Relentless romance. Fierce warfare. Superior pleasure.
Our hearts were designed to enjoy a full and forever happiness, not the pitiful temporary pleasures for which we’re too prone to settle. Pride, envy, anger, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust are woefully inadequate substitutes for the wonder, beauty, and affection of God. They will rob you, not ravish you. They will numb you, not heal you. They will slaughter you, not save you.
Killjoys was written to lead you deeper in love with our God and further into war against your sin. The truths, warnings, and promises in these pages are meant to chart a life-giving path to greater holiness and greater joy.