John Piper says we need steel in our spines if we hope to endure in this life.

The new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, which is now where every visitor will arrive to see the nation’s Capitol, opened yesterday with 580,000 square feet of displays and $621,000,000 worth of history, but no God In what appears to…

When Absalom rebelled against his father David, Ziba lied about Mephibosheth and stole his inheritance Mephibosheth was Jonathan’s son. David, as you remember, loved Jonathan. So he had promised to let Mephibosheth eat at his royal table all his life. …

John Piper says that Satan wittingly killed himself when he killed Christ.

7 ways John shows us the glory of Jesus.

The vision in Daniel 8 is appalling. The great beastly enemy of God is allowed to kill huge numbers of saints His power shall be great...and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy…

John Piper tells why he thinks Judas' betrayal is the biggest sin ever.

When I wrote Future Grace my aim was to show that, in the Bible, motivation for obedience to Jesus is never said explicitly to be gratitude. This is astonishing since many (most?) Christians list gratitude as the main motive for…

John Piper says that Satan unwittingly helps us glorify God.

In his book Portrait of Calvin, T. H. L. Parker tells this story about how the possibility of unity between the reformed churches was shipwrecked on the rocks of astrology Near the end of Calvin’s life Bullinger wrote to…

John Piper explains how God's power over evil is also our greatest comfort when dealing with it.

“Baptism with the Spirit” in John is not a technical term for one experience of the Christian life, but a general term for all that the Holy Spirit does for us because of Christ.

If I want my own way rather than God’s, it is quite obvious that I shall want my own way rather than the other man’s. A man does not assert his independence of God to surrender it to a fellow…

John Piper says that Joseph's life typifies God's intentions for human sin.

God’s self-exaltation is not egotistical but rather the epitome of love. While human self-exaltation draws attention away from God, God’s self-exaltation leads us to the one thing that can satisfy our souls: namely, God.

John Piper expresses his aim in writing a book about the sovereignty of God over sin.

Memories of Bethlehem's oldest member.

Good children’s books are profitable for adults. C. S. Lewis put it like this I was therefore writing “for children” only in the sense that I excluded what I thought they would not like or understand; not in the…

John Piper says that confidence in prayer doesn't come from seeing it answered.

A vague bad feeling that you are a crummy person is not the same as conviction for sin. Feeling rotten is not the same as repentance This morning I began to pray, and felt unworthy to be talking to the…

John Piper explains that all sin is ultimately an assualt on the glory of God.

What are the trials unique to singleness? Why is masturbation an enemy of missions? John Piper addresses these questions and more.

There is no hope for God’s people unless God causes them to return from their sliding and leaping into sin and unbelief The book of Lamentations is the bleakest book in the Bible. God himself had decimated the apple of…

John Piper shares some of the reasoning behind using video-recorded sermons in corporate worship.