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John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and 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 Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy.

Thankful They Embraced the Risk

I thank God today for the service and the sacrifice of 24.5 million veterans in America Today is Veteran’s Day. Formerly it was Armistice Day because on November 11, 1918 in a railway carriage in Compiengne Forest in France the…

Who Was Your Source of Encouragement During Your Early Years of Ministry?

John Piper recalls three men who helped steady him with Scripture in his first years at Bethlehem.

From His Fullness We Have All Received, Grace Upon Grace

Those who by grace are born of God have seen the glory of God that Moses asked to see but wasn't permitted.

Suffering for the Sake of the Body

Session 5

Believing in the sovereignty of God in suffering, we must lean in with tenderness, compassion, and rightly-timed truth to care for others in their trials.

Suffering for the Sake of the Body

Session 4

It is personally stabilizing for our faith to understand the necessity, nature, and purpose of Christian suffering.

Suffering for the Sake of the Body

Session 3

God is sovereign over all things, therefore the suffering that takes place in our own individual lives and globally has meaning.

Further Up and Further In

C. S. Lewis Did you ever meet, or hear of, anyone who was converted from skepticism to a "liberal" or "demythologized" Christianity? I think that when unbelievers come in at all, they come in a good deal further. (Letters…

What Would You Say to a Young Man Who Is Considering Sleeping With His Girlfriend?

John Piper gives four reasons for why premarital sex isn't worth it.

Suffering for the Sake of the Body

Session 2

God’s sovereignty over Satan and all the suffering he causes can be seen through his ultimate control of natural disasters, diseases, animals, temptation, spiritual blindness, and spiritual captivity.

Suffering for the Sake of the Body

Session 1

God is sovereign over suffering, including all the suffering that Satan is able to inflict upon people.

A Tribute to Billy Graham at 90

One of the great fears of my life as a boy growing up in Greenville, South Carolina is that Billy Graham would die. Today he is 90 years old. Thank you, Lord, that you answered my boyish prayers. Happy birthday…

How Is the Statement "God Is Most Glorified In Us When We Are Most Satisfied In Him" True for Those Who Won't Be Saved?

John Piper talks about how God gets glory for himself from every human being, believer or not.

Conference Message

The Earth Is the Lord’s: The Supremacy of Christ in Christian Learning

The Earth Is the Lord’s

The Supremacy of Christ in Christian Learning

First a few comments about the spirit from which this vision of Bethlehem College and Seminary1 flows. There is no sense of triumphalism here. There is no sense of having the last word in education, or easy answers to…

Grateful for (Almost) Any Government

How does the Bible instruct us to pray for “all who are in high positions”? It says, First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are…

Should Ministries Offer Their Online Media for Free?

John Piper explains why freely offering your media can be a good idea.

A Prayer for the Election

Father in heaven, as we approach this election on Tuesday, I pray 1) that your people will vote, 2) and that they will vote with a sense of thankfulness for a democratic system that at least partially holds in check…

We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth

By becoming a man, Jesus shows us the glory of God.

Why a Woman Shouldn't Run for Vice President, but Wise People May Still Vote for Her

In a video we recently posted, I gave only a couple sentences of personal opinion about the issue of womanhood in the present Presidential election. Therefore, it has seemed good to provide some explanation and foundation for what I said …

How Could God Do This to Us?

Thursday in Minneapolis it was so gorgeous walking home I thought: I should write a post on how astonishing it is that no earthquake swallowed up this city today Instead God sent warmth and crystal skies and cool breezes and…

What Does the Seeming Lack of Clarity In the Book of James Say About God?

John Piper says that God has made some parts of Scripture difficult to understand in order to protect them.

Thoughts on Voting and Politics

A few days ago I recorded a video about the upcoming election. Here is a four-minute version that goes straight to the heart of the matter. The Most Important Issues In This Election Outline Prophetic perspective Sovereignty of God Gospel …

Why I Abominate the Prosperity Gospel

The so-called “prosperity gospel” is not the Christian gospel.

What Have You Learned About God In the Last Year?

John Piper shares what has come together for him recently in his understanding of God.

Biblical Foundations for Bethlehem College and Seminary

An Invitation

An invitation to a lecture on the importance of higher education.

Why Do You Treat Natural Evil and Moral Evil Differently?

John Piper distinguishes the evils of hurricanes and heresies in two ways.

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