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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.

What Will the Final Judgment Mean for You?

If we could see the final judgment, we would be the happiest and bravest people in the world.

10 Resolutions for Mental Health

10 Resolutions for Mental Health

On October 22, 1976, Clyde Kilby, who is now with Christ in heaven, gave an unforgettable lecture. Here were his ten points for greater mental health.

Pray Like This: ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’

Pray Like This

‘Hallowed Be Your Name’

When we pray, not only does God get more glory, but in his glorification, we get a fuller and lasting joy.

Pastors, Bring Your Fathers and Sons

Listen It seemed to us that if the focus of the pastors conference is going to be on the pastor as father—both of a church and a family—then having the sons along could enable them to catch a vision of…

What Hope Can We Have for Lost Loved Ones?

John Piper talks about why we shouldn't lose heart in praying and caring for those we love.

Go to God in Weariness

If you enjoyed Jon Bloom’s post-Christmas wisdom, you might like a 400-year-old version of the same point in verse by George Herbert This is one of my all-time favorite poems: The Pulley When God at first made man, Having…

For Noël at 60

I love my wife. Today is her 60th birthday. I got her permission to say that We have had significant talks in recent months about aging. Not all the accompaniments are visible, and not all are expected. But some things…

Can We Give Anything to Christ?

John Piper talks about the only way that we can give to Jesus.

Why This Pastors Conference Theme?

Listen The death of my dad in March 2007 prompted the theme for this year's conference. After he died, and I began to think later that summer about who my biography would be about this year, it occured to…

Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

John Piper shares why he doesn't have a problem celebrating Christmas, even if December 25 may have connections to a pagan holiday.

The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil

The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil

If any human is to be saved from their sin and from the righteous wrath of God, the Son of God had to become human for our regeneration.

A Kind of Christmas Tale

I wrote this story about four years ago to tell the children at Bethlehem's Christmas Eve service The Poor Man and His Cow And the Rich Man and His Wall Based (very loosely) on a story in T. H. White’s …

How Is Our Hope Evident to Others?

John Piper talks about how our hope in Christ makes us look different than the rest of the world.

For Noël on Our 39th Anniversary

Noël and I mark our 39th wedding anniversary today. As you can see from the pictures, some things change. As you can see from the poem, some things don’t None But You For Noël on our 39th Wedding Anniversary Whose…

Thank God for John Newton

Today is the 200th anniversary of John Newton’s death John Newton wrote the hymn ‘Amazing Grace.” (The words, not the music.) He counseled William Wilberforce to stay in politics to fight the slave trade. He never gave up on the…

Can Christians Be Depressed?

John Piper talks about how we can fight—and help others fight—for hope.

“From His Fullness We Have All Received Grace Upon Grace”

A Christmas Meditation on John 1:14-16

A Christmas Meditation on John 1:14-16

This Week's Advent Poem

In my final Advent Poem on Nicodemus, I concluded with lines about Christian courage in the face of the Colorado shootings So, Bethlehem, with candle three, Are you afraid? Or are you free? Do Christian-killers in the news Make you…

Is There a Place for Creeds In the Church?

John Piper talks about why it's important to have statements of faith.

Nicodemus

Part 3

The old man cradled Jacob’s head Against his breast and felt the dread Of giving up his youngest son In death. The Sabbath had begun And now the sun had set, and it Was dark. He pressed against the slit…

Free at Last: The Miracle of New Birth

Free at Last

The Miracle of New Birth

Dead men need one thing before anything else can happen: They must be made alive. They must be born again.

Rest in the Final Hour

The likelihood of dying because you are a Christian is closer than it used to be for Americans. The freedom from such threats has generally existed in this country for a tiny portion of history (about 400 years). We have…

Conference Message

A Pastor and His Poetry

When I went to Bethel in 1974, I was twenty-eight years old, and I had just finished graduate school and was a teacher of Bible in Greek and loved it. I loved all six years of it and wanted to…

How Should a Pastor Decide What to Preach?

John Piper talks about what pastors should consider as they prepare for Sunday.

Does Heaven Destroy Liberty?

As long as I am lingering over the value of Jonathan Edwards’ essay on the Divine Decrees, here is one more quote that is worthy of extended biblical reflection. It comes from Section 19. Objectors may say, God cannot…

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