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Why Don’t You Like the Christians You Know?
In three minutes, John Piper asks why so many Christians don’t enjoy other Christians. In fact, many of us, if honest, would rather spend time with our nonbelieving friends. Piper gives us all two...
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When America Put Pastors in Prison
In 1774, James Madison wrote to a friend in Pennsylvania about troubling developments in Virginia. There were reasons to worry about oppressive British taxes, of course, but that was not Madison’s...
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The Art of Worship
Is there a place for choirs, orchestras, violins, and cellos in the church’s worship, or should it all be guitars, keyboards, and the sounds of modern bands?Twenty-five years ago, when John Piper...
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Living the American Nightmare
The crying woke me up again.With that classic newborn sound, working itself into a cadence, my son’s callow voice finally punched through my snoring to tell me he wants breakfast. I reached over for my...
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The Way Is Hard, But He is Strong
“The way is hard,” Jesus said (Matthew 7:14).In our early days we thought we knew what “hard” meant. Hard would be rigorous, demanding, exhausting. Jesus said the way would be hard and with James and...
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The Great Vision of Christian Education
When we hear about “Christian education,” we often think first about schooling that seeks to operate according to biblical principles. Perhaps we think of Christian private schools or homeschooling or...
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Pray for God to Meet You
We learn to pray by reading the prayers in the Bible. This short series will look at David’s prayer in Psalm 141. In the first lab, John Piper asks why we pray for God to come. God is everywhere all...
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Jesus Poisoned Death to Death
In four minutes, John Piper ties together the dark and gruesome death of Jesus and our fullest and longest lasting happiness. How can we have hope when we know we will all die? Because Jesus poisoned...
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Pain: A Secret Garden of Pride
Pain can be a secret garden of pride.We don’t talk about it often because it’s so sensitive, so vulnerable — so painful. As touchy as the topic of pain is, though, it’s equally dangerous to tiptoe...
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No Such Thing as Free Porn
The hot steam of a deadline breathes down your neck. It’s two o’clock in the morning, and you are alone in your office completing a last-minute project. As you viciously beat away at the keyboard, you...
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How Does Joy Overflow in Love?
If joy in Christ is so important in Philippians, what about joy in people? Is that a compromise? Is it good? Well, you can’t read this letter and not see Paul exulting in his relationship with the...
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Pray for God to Guard You
Prayer is vital for the fight to be more like Jesus. In this lab, John Piper looks at prayer in the Bible that models the pursuit of purity. All of our effort in the pursuit of purity and holiness...
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The Smile of God in the Face of His Saints
My fingers withdrew from the keyboard. One feeling dominated all the others: loneliness. The email now resting in my “sent” folder was the reason for my unrest.A close friend had asked me to give my...
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Planned Parenthood: Invitation, Explanation, Indignation
I am writing with an urgent invitation, a personal explanation, and renewed indignation.First, the invitation. I invite you to join us this Saturday morning, August 22, at one of the three hundred...
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The Passions That Prevent Adultery
In three minutes, John Piper explains how God cures our heart’s broken desires for sin. When the Bible calls us to live like Christ, it doesn’t merely give us a set of commands. It presents us with...
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Stop and Enjoy the Ordinary
It’s Friday evening. God has carried us through another week of work, and we are greeted with a new weekend. For many of us these next two days are free from work duties. It’s an opportunity for rest...
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John Piper’s Prayer at Planned Parenthood
Here is a field recording of John Piper's five-minute prayer outside the Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 22, 2015. Protesters gathered at more than 300 clinics nationwide.Listen Now
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Reflections on a Planned Parenthood Protest
This morning I was one of several thousand people who gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota, to say to Planned Parenthood that killing children is not an acceptable response to crisis pregnancies. And to say...
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Change You Can Believe In
Government has long been viewed as a tool to accomplish lasting change in society. As the 2016 election approaches, many Americans are anxious about who our next president will be. This anxiety is even...
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Organic Food, Essential Oils, and the Gospel of Grace
One of the latest buzz words in Christian circles, and everywhere else, is “organic.” As a society, we are spending increasing amounts of money buying organic produce, cage-free eggs, and grass-fed...
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