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Going Soft Against Wrath
A soft answer turns away wrath,but a harsh word stirs up anger.What is the wise response to an angry person who says something cruel, false or demanding? Proverbs 15:1 helps us in those awkward moments...
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Spurgeon’s First Five Years in Ministry
The celebrated preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834–92) was converted at age 15. He preached his first sermon just after his 16th birthday. By age 18, he took his first pastorate in the country. And before...
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New eBook: Piper Celebrates the Influence of Lewis
We’re happy to announce the release of our latest ebook from John Piper, Alive to Wonder: Celebrating the Influence of C.S. Lewis. It includes a significant introduction from Piper, written for this...
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If You Don’t Know Jack
Perhaps you’re a verifiable lover of C.S. Lewis and his mere Christianity, his Narnia chronicles, his brilliant and diabolical missives from hell itself, and his unmatched blend of uncompromised heart...
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Prayer: We Get the Help, He Gets the Glory
One of the unique things about God is that he displays his glory by helping rather than demanding help. “No eye has seen a God besides you, who works for those who wait for him” (Isaiah 64:4). “He is...
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How Are Women Fulfilled?
Do we really need to “have it all” to be fulfilled?In this short video, Mary Kassian reminds us that we were created to be in relationship with God and it’s that relationship which affects everything...
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Two Kinds of Regret, One Kind of Hope
What do you regret? That question can trigger some vivid memories. I don’t like to think about them. I wince as I remember things I wish I had never done—terrible, wounding words I spoke, confidences...
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Entertaining Pulpits and the Legacy of “Tethered Preaching”
Initially, it may be tough to tell the difference. A gifted Bible-expositor and an entertainment-oriented preacher, with a penchant for garnishing his ideas with some Bible, may not demonstrate much...
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On Cussing and Interracial Marriage (Ask Pastor John)
Over the past two weeks we released nine new Ask Pastor John episodes, including milestone episode number 100. We also released two episodes which quickly generated over 25,000 plays (each) in the last...
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Moving Evangelicals Beyond Idolatry
The central theme of Romans 1 concerns the general revelation that God makes of himself to the whole world. Paul labors the fact that the revelation of the gospel is to a world that is already under...
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How Jack Miller Saved My Life
If you’re truly a Christian, God has no reservations about you whatsoever. None. Whatsoever.This is a truth I learned — or rather, began to learn — from Jack Miller.It happened in the fall of 2010,...
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Ask Pastor John — Now for Android
Update: Ask Pastor John is now available for Kindle Fire (and other Android devices) in the Amazon Appstore.What’s the Christian way to think about marijuana, cussing, interracial marriage, the...
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Learning from an Insane Prayer Life
Two things have me thinking about my personal prayer life: “Insanity” and Elijah.I just finished my seventh week of the max interval workout called “Insanity.” Every morning around 5:45, I head to my...
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Gospel Peace in a Cluttered House
Frequent DG blog contributor Gloria Furman has a new book.Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home, is a book showcasing Gloria’s skill in applying the gospel to the everyday life of a...
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When Two So-Called “Married” Women (or Men) Repent
One of the sweet advantages of insisting that there is no such thing as same-sex “marriage” is that there is therefore also no such thing as same-sex “divorce.” In the days ahead, this will be very...
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Live Bold
To live Christianly in a culture of confusion is to live boldly.There is some explaining to do here. On one hand, the above sentence is simple and agreeable at face-value. On the other hand, there’s a...
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Singing to Silence the Enemy
Two weeks ago I took an oath, “so help me God,” in a courtroom where two lawyers asked me questions about my son with multiple disabilities. At the conclusion of their questions, the judge determined...
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When the Christian Life Becomes Impossible
“Christian Hedonism is a liberating and devastating doctrine,” John Piper writes.It teaches that the value of God shines more brightly in the soul that finds deepest satisfaction in him. Therefore it...
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When the Not-Yet Married Meet: Dating to Display Jesus
Dating is dead.So says the media. Girls, stop expecting guys to make any formal attempt at winning your affections. Don’t sit around waiting for a boy to make you a priority, communicate his...
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Gospel Stability for a Life in Spin Cycle
Around the time our first child was born it felt like the physics of my well-ordered life had been tossed into a salad spinner. The centrifugal force of my circumstances made me feel out of control in...
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