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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.

Christian Hedonism

Christian Hedonism

Forgive the Label, But Don’t Miss the Truth

If you abandon the pursuit of your joy, you cannot love man or please God.

How Shall We Fight for Joy?

1. Realize that authentic joy in God is a gift. 2. Realize that joy must be fought for relentlessly. 3. Resolve to attack all known sin in your life. 4. Learn the secret of gutsy guilt - how to fight…

Jesus' Finest Hour—His Last

There was a kind of God-forsakenness on the cross, but the abandonment was not final.

Quest for Joy

Six Biblical Truths

What verses do you use to share the gospel with others?

God's Glory and the Deepest Joy of Human Souls Are One Thing

Fifteen Implications

How is my desire to be happy not opposed to God's command to give him glory?

How Not to Commit Idolatry in Giving Thanks

Jonathan Edwards on True Thanksgiving

God is not glorified if the foundation of our gratitude is the worth of the gift and not the excellency of the Giver.

Letter About How to Relate to a Relative Who Is Homosexual

John Piper offers help in seeking the mind of the Lord in an agonizingly difficult and painful situation.

The Unparalleled Passion of Jesus Christ

If Christians were not so familiar with these things because of 2000 years of tradition and liturgy, they might feel how utterly unlikely it was that this death would be the basis of a world-transforming faith. How could it be…

Guidelines for Writing a Research Paper in New Testament Exegesis

What's the point in research papers and how can you write one well?

Topics for Conversation When a Man and a Woman Are Considering Marriage

There are at least ten categories concerning life together that potential partners would do well to consider.

The Family: Together in God’s Presence

The Family: Together in God’s Presence

Practice, perseverance, and practical steps throughout the week can transform the presence of children in the worship service into the presence of joy.

Brothers, Magnify the Meaning of Baptism

I recall a beautiful day in 1973. Professor Leonhard Goppelt had invited his university seminar on baptism to a retreat south of Munich in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. He was Lutheran and I was the lone American —…

Brothers, Read Christian Biography

Hebrews 11 is a divine mandate to read Christian biography. The unmistakable implication of the chapter is that, if we hear about the faith of our forefathers (and mothers), we will "lay aside every weight and sin" and "run with…

Brothers, Consider Christian Hedonism

When Jesus warned His disciples that they might get their heads chopped off (Luke 21:16), He comforted them with the promise that nevertheless, not a hair on their heads would perish (v. 18). When He warned them that discipleship means…

Brothers, Tell Them Not to Serve God!

We have all told our people to serve God. Scripture says to "serve the Lord with gladness." But now it may be time to tell them not to serve God. For Scripture also says: "The Son of Man…

Brothers, Pray for the Seminary!

We cannot overemphasize the importance of our seminaries in shaping the theology and spirit of the churches and denominations and missionary enterprise. The tone of the classrooms and teachers exerts profound effect on the tone of our pulpits. What the…

Brothers, Our Affliction Is for Their Comfort

Pastors and their people must suffer. "Through may tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). "You yourselves know that this is to be our lot" (1 Thess. 3:3). "The Lord disciplines him whom He loves, and chastises…

Brothers, Let Us Query the Text

Brothers, Let Us Query the Text

If we don’t think hard about how biblical affirmations fit together, we will never discover the beauty of their unified truth.

Brothers, Save the Saints

I used to say my goal as a pastor-teacher was the salvation of sinners and the upbuilding of the body of Christ - winning the lost and edifying the saints. But there was an erroneous assumption behind this goal. The…

Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor’s Perspective

One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything…

What the New Testament Church Prayed For

They called on God to vindicate his people in their cause. And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night Will he delay long over them? (Luke 18:7). They called on God to save unbelievers.…

How Dead People Do Battle with Sin

How Dead People Do Battle with Sin

With all eternity hanging in the balance, we fight the fight of faith. We fight to stay satisfied with God and, thus, glorify him.

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change?

Are There Two Wills in God?

Are There Two Wills in God?

Divine Election and God’s Desire for All to Be Saved

If God wants everyone to be saved, why does he choose that some won't be?

A Challenge to Women

Fifteen exhortations encouraging women to be strong, God-centered, Bible-saturated and happy in Christ.

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