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How God Makes Our Nothing into Everything
The best place to be with empty hands is at the foot of the God who loves to make much of the least.He is powerful enough to take the weak, and their nothing, and make it into everything for his glory...
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Yahweh Is the Sweetest Name I Know
You are not wrong to sing “Jesus is the sweetest name I know,” even though Yahweh is.Here’s why.God gave himself the name Yahweh. No man gave him this name. It is God’s chosen personal name. He loves...
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When (Seemingly) Opposites Meet: Keller and Piper on Lewis
C.S. Lewis has been called the “Romantic Rationalist” because he brings together two seemingly opposite things. He is both rationally sharp and imaginatively brilliant, which is a rare combination.In...
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New Poem: ‘The Book of Life’
Before the night he was betrayed, The Lord of glory died; Indeed before the world was made, The Lamb was crucified.Before the sin, the spear, the lash (Eternal was the flood!) God...
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J.I. Packer’s Conversion
Just this week, J.I. Packer celebrated his 87th birthday. We asked him to explain the formative role and influence of C.S. Lewis’s writings on his teen years, his conversion, and his later ministry,...
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It’s Good to Be a Jar of Clay
Clay jars are delicate. They crack easily even though they may seem relatively durable.On one hand, clay jars are refined by fire. There are several steps to making them, culminating with the kiln....
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Shane & Shane Invite You to Our National Conference
Musical artists Shane & Shane will be leading corporate worship at our upcoming National Conference in September. In this short video, they invite you to join us.A special early-bird rate for the...
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How Jesus Exposed the Idol of Self-Glory
The love of our own glory is the greatest competitor with God in our hearts. And sometimes we cloak this idol in a pious disguise. In Matthew 21, Jesus exposed this idol in the hearts of a few men with...
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Church Planting and Missional Communities
Milk cows and plant a church.It’s a line ready-made by veteran New England planters to adjust the expectations of new ministry entrepreneurs in the region. Don’t expect a cushion of financial support...
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Desiring God for God
Green Mount Cemetery is a 174-year-old, 60-acre plot of land in downtown Baltimore. It stands like a fortress, separated from the city and her bustle by a thick stone wall perimeter. Through a narrow...
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God Loves Us More, When He Loves Us for His Glory
Some people feel less loved when they hear God loves them for his own sake. But in fact his love is greater for us when he loves us that way.I want to help you feel more loved because God makes more of...
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No Christian Suffering Is Meaningless
Everyone in the world wants this. Every person on the planet aches for real hope — to find the secret of real strength and joy and significance.Put another way, no one longs to lose heart. No one...
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He Loved Me and Gave Himself for Me
I want believers in Christ to enjoy being loved by God to the greatest degree possible. And I want God to be magnified to the greatest degree possible for loving us the way he does. This is why it...
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Would We Have Been Friends? Keller and Piper on Lewis
C.S. Lewis tended to be generous, maybe even too generous.Lewis’s influence is profound in the lives of Tim Keller and John Piper, but they both wonder whether they would be friends with him if he were...
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Who Is P.G. Wodehouse, and Why Should It Matter to Us?
On one level, reading the works of P.G. Wodehouse provides its own justification — provided you are looking to justify the reading of light comedy at the beach. But who actually needs to justify that...
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Porn, Pride, and Praise
According to a study by Covenant Eyes, roughly half of all professing Christian men and one-fifth of all professing Christian women admit to being porn addicts. Other reports indicate the problem could...
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How I Met John Piper Through Hip Hop
I remember the day when I heard “the perfect verse over a tight beat.” One of my mom’s students introduced me to the music that would have a profound impact on my life. How I walked, talked, and...
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The Pleasures of God, the Praise of Others
The more I know God and what he thinks and says, the less it matters whether others are impressed with me.It’s almost unexplainable, the sense of satiation and completeness that invade the heart when...
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How to Endure Common-to-Man Temptations
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that...
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How Do I Know I’m Saved? (Ask Pastor John)
In the 4,300 emails you have sent us, one of the most common questions we have received for the Ask Pastor John podcast is about assurance: How can I know I'm saved?On Monday we released Pastor John’s...
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