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God Is Doing More Than We Can See
Caiaphas schemed against Jesus (John 11:49–53). It was horrible. It was injustice. And yet, the whole thing was God's loving set of events he planned for good. God was up to something bigger. It was...
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Pray for Passion 2012
The Passion movement began in 1997 when Louie Giglio and Jeff Lewis headed up a gathering of college students in Austin, TX. The movement has since met annually around the United States and the world...
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Christian Hedonist Calvinism
What would the doctrines of grace sound like if every limb in that tree were coursing with the sap of Augustinian delight. (that is, Christian Hedonism)? Total depravity is not just badness, but...
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When Mere Life Is Interesting Enough
G. K. Chesterton: When we are very young children we don't need fairy tales: we only need tales. Mere life is interesting enough. A child of seven is excited by being told that Tommy opened a door and...
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The United States Eugenics Movement: Outrage and What We Can Learn
Every January we rightly turn our attention to Roe v. Wade — the poorly argued Supreme Court decision that was driven by ideology rather than by actual case law. It was not the first unjustly decided...
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What Do We Do With Our Slavery-Affirming Theological Heroes?
When I read the works of men like James P. Boyce and Jonathan Edwards, I am amazed at the depth of their biblical knowledge and the keenness of their personal application. At the same time, I am...
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10 Steps to Stay Alive to the Beauty of God's World
John Piper read G. K. Chesterton at the advice of Clyde Kilby, one of his professors of English Literature at Wheaton College back in the day. And this book recommendation from Kilby didn't come in a...
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Psalm 1: When Delight Overcomes Distraction
Psalm 1:1–2, Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law...
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Live and Love Without Wax
According to folk history, the… …English word sincere comes from two Latin words: sine (without) and cera (wax). In the ancient world, dishonest merchants would use wax to hide defects, such as cracks,...
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The Irony of the Epiphany
January 6 has long been the date the Western church has observed the feast of the Epiphany. From the Greek for “appearance” or “manifestation” (epiphaneia), Epiphany marks the appearance of the Son of...
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How Manhood and Womanhood Are Different
John Piper and Darrin Patrick recently discussed the Bible's teaching on biblical manhood and womanhood. In this 15-minute video they get to the heart of our cultural epidemic and chart the way forward...
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What Is Freedom? — Filling Out the Passion 2012 Message
Part of my message to Passion 2012 defined true Christian freedom. Here is a fuller statement of what that is taken from a sermon on John 8:32, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you...
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The Joy of Calvinism
The foundation to our joy in God is God's own joy in himself. Christian Hedonism only makes sense when we understand God's supremacy in all things. He really is sovereign and he really is good. And the...
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The Value of Praying Together
Pastor John, during prayer week at Bethlehem in 1987: One of the values of praying together, in fact, is that it can cut the root of pride by exposing us to the humility and heart-searching longings...
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Why Some Prayers Fail
Charles Spurgeon: Many prayers fail of their errand because there is no faith in them. Prayers which are filled with doubt are requests for refusal. Imagine that you wrote to a friend and said, “Dear...
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A Book for Sanctity of Life Sunday
Cruciform Press recently released Innocent Blood, Challenging the Powers of Death with the Gospel of Life, by John Ensor. About the book: The gospel of Christ is the gospel of life, and the Christian’s...
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The Difference Between Masculinity and Femininity
Doug Wilson, speaker at our 2012 Conference for Pastors: We'd love for you to join us in Minneapolis from January 30 to February 1. Register for just $145, or bring a group of five or more from your...
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Know a Christian Who Seems to Love Movies More Than Jesus?
What should you do if you know someone who seems to be more excited about movies than Jesus? Many professing Christians give little evidence of valuing Jesus more than the latest movie they have seen....
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This Week's Sermon: "The Word of God Is at Work in You"
Prayer and the Word are intimately related in the Bible and in the Christian experience. These are the keys to how we make it — to how we live in this world. Expounding 1 Thessalonians 2:13–16, Pastor...
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Darrin Patrick's Journey to Complementarianism
Darrin Patrick, speaker at our 2012 Conference for Pastors: We'd love for you to join us in Minneapolis from January 30 to February 1. Register for just $145, or bring a group of five or more from your...
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