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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.

Uriah

(This audio of John Piper's reading is from 2001.) When he was small his mother told Him many times the tales of old, When Hittites ruled the mountains and The plains, and conquered all the land From western seas to…

How to Become a Child of God

How to Become a Child of God

Not everyone is a child of God. Are you?

The Power of God and “Pro-Choice” Reasoning

Divine power is necessary to counter the irrationality of evil.

The Children

Do you hear the children crying? I can hear them every day, Crying, sighing, dying, flying Somewhere safe where they can play Somewhere safe from all the dangers, Somewhere safe from Crack and AIDS, Safe from lust and lurking strangers…

A Burning Witness to the Light

John the Baptist came so that we might believe in Jesus and have life like we never had it before.

Prison Profanity and the Meaning of Advent

Foul language is a pitiful attempt to fill a void which God meant to be filled with gratitude to him and love to others.

Peter & John

An Advent Meditation at the Lord's Table These two great apostles and friends reunite after years of separation in the ministry of the gospel. As they reminisce, Peter confides in John that his denial of Jesus still haunts him. It's…

Triumphant Light

The light shines in the darkness—Jesus shines, the gospel shines, the church shines—and the darkness will not overcome it.

What Would Power Look Like?

What might it look like if God clothed us with the fullness of power that many of his servants have known?

Jesus Is the Ruler of Kings on Earth

Jesus Christ is alive and reigning over all the kings of the earth, and all the events of the world.

Thanks Be to God for His Inexpressible Gift

Celebration of Thanksgiving

The answer to the most important questions in life is Jesus Christ, God's inexpressible gift to you.

You Are About to Change Your Job

God is calling many of you to rethink your life goals, and your life work. These are exciting days. Unsettling days. But you are yearning deep inside to live and work closer to the brink of eternity. You are dissatisfied…

O Lord, Open a Door for the Word!

Pray with steadfastness, with watchfulness, and with thanksgiving.

What Awakenings Have Accomplished

Jonathan Edwards who lived 250 years ago and is regarded as one of America's greatest thinkers, was ablaze for God. He was God's instrument in bringing about the First Great Awakening—a spiritual revival that spread over New England and to…

Mercy to the Nations

Missions Week

Zeal for the glory of the Lord is zeal for the glory of his mercy or it isn't missionary zeal—and it isn't holy zeal.

Confidence Kindles Commitment to the Cause!

Confidence in missions comes mainly from the unshakable promises of God. But historical trends can help too.

Something Radical Is Required

Sixty-six thousand people a day die without Christ among the unreached peoples. Knowing this, what should you do?

A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken

See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth much less shall we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. His voice…

Ten Reasons to Rejoice over the First Term of the Bethlehem Institute and Training Center and Plan for the Second

Biblical truth is utterly essential to spiritual life.

Call Upon Me in the Day of Trouble and I Will Deliver You

Be thankful, pay your vows, call for help. And when God delivers you from the day of trouble, glorify him with all your heart.

How You Can Change a City and a World

Nine reasons from the Bible for believing that God wills to do great things with the gospel through prayer.

Out of Zion, the Perfection of Beauty, God Shines Forth

If you trust Christ, you are already a permanent citizen of the heavenly Jerusalem.

Making a Difference by Fire

The heart of any saint can be passionate for God. It happens through prayerful immersion in Scripture.

The Sacrifice of Suffering

Let your light so shine before lost and needy people outside the camp, not just in the ease and comfort of your church and your home.

The Sacrifice of a Shared Life

God is pleased with our doing good and our sharing because it demonstrates the success and power of the sufferings of his Son.

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