As a new Christian in 1930, C. S. Lewis was learning terrible things about his heart—the unfathomable layers of pride. It is astonishing how similar his description of his own heart was to the description Jonathan Edwards gave of our…

John Piper says you can lose missions if you don't distinguish it from evangelism.

This is my confession: I was born into a believing family through no merit of my own at all. I was given a mind to think and a heart to feel through no merit of my own at all. I…

What do Jesus' miracles say about Jesus?

Here’s another reason I am joyfully committed to expository exultation, that is, preaching Look at this amazing statement of what biblical exposition is like when it’s done well—in the power of God’s Spirit and riveted on biblical texts. Ezra opened…

John Piper gives his perspective on the pulpit in corporate worship.

John Piper says that having different roles is right, even if the application of them is sometimes ambiguous or unwisely implemented.

It's always good to resolve to do good if we're resolving through faith.

Folly calls aloud Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. (Proverbs 9:17) The water is no different whether stolen or bought. Why does it taste different when stolen? Here is Augustine’s experience from his Confessions…

The natural timeframe of sowing and reaping does not pertain to Jesus and his saving power.

John Piper says we should strive by the power of the Spirit to be as healthy as possible.

John Piper says that unfaithful spouses should confess their sin and humbly seek to win their partners back.

What follows is one of the greatest reasons for a man to get married and stay married: not the rapturous flame of eros, but the refining fires of holiness No relationship is more clearly commanded to model the death…

John Piper offers a few ideas on how to mature and endure in prayer.

One of the roots of Christian Hedonism as I have pondered it for the last forty years is C. S. Lewis. Reading Alan Jacobs’ biography, The Narnian has underlined the influence Lewis has had on my thinking Here is a…

James Baldwin, novelist, essayist, poet, was born August 2, 1924 and died November 30, 1987. From child evangelist in a store-front church in Harlem, to the front of TIME magazine as a dominant prophetic voice of the sixties, to a…

John Piper offers three solutions for how all Christians can stay strong in the midst of competing viewpoints.

On vacation I was meditating on Luke 10:17-20 where Jesus tells us not to be overly excited about our ability to do feats of triumph in defeating the devil. Rather he says, fix the root of your joy in this…

John Piper says that being inspired did not make Paul omniscient.

The helmets referred to in the Bible are for protection in mortal battle. A blow to the head with a mace or a bludgeon would crush your skull and kill you So when Paul says that we should put on…

John Piper affirms the necessity of believing in Jesus before you die.