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Happy International Women's Day
You may have noticed today's Google Doodle commemorating International Women's Day (IWD). It has been celebrated every year on March 8th for almost a century now. Setting aside a day to more publicly...
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Serving Up Tweets: An Interview with Ray Ortlund on Social Media
Dr. Ray Ortlund Jr. is an author, pastor and a former seminary professor. He also blogs and tweets regularly. Given his experience, responsibilities, and his devotion to social media, I asked him to...
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God Wants You to Complain
Psalm 142:1–2, With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.” To live in this age is to frequently...
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John Piper's Message at Passion 2012
Earlier this year 45,000 college students gathered in Atlanta for Passion 2012. John Piper gave a message with one point: Seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ frees you from the slavery of...
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How Jesus Fought in the Dark Hour
Pastor John writes in Future Grace, There were several tactics in Jesus' strategic battle against despondency. First, he chose some close friends to be with him. "He took with him Peter and the two...
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Will We Arrive Blameless on the Day of Christ?
There is a faith-sustained holiness that Paul wants his converts to have on the day of Christ — the day of his return, when the dead in Christ will be raised (1 Corinthians 15:23). This holiness (which...
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Third Sunday of Lent
Lenten Lights is a series of devotional readings leading up to Easter. A brief introduction to the series can be read here. Third Sunday of Lent (if reading weekly) or Monday before Easter (if reading...
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What’s the Difference Between Jesus and the Lawyers?
Jesus said, “Woe to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers” (Luke 11:46). How is Jesus different from that? (Be...
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Sam Storms on the End Times
"End times" is a little like "free food" — throw the words in a headline and it'll make you look twice. For many Christians, it's a hot topic. And it does have implications for our lives in this world....
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Fighting Presumptuous Sins
Sin is a mystery, and it’s a mystery the psalmist wrestles with in Psalm 19. First he looks up to the heavens to delight in the Creator’s handiwork (verses 1–6). Then he looks down to delight in God’s...
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Is It God-Centered to Praise People?
Isn’t the commendation of people idolatrous? If we should make our boast in God alone, how dare we praise mere people? Have we gone off the deep end, away from God-centeredness and into the popular...
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This Week's Sermon: "You Cannot Follow Me Now"
Jesus said he can't be followed. Imagine hearing those words. The disciples have seen his works and heard his teaching. He just told them to be like him in John 13:14–15 — to follow his example of...
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Be a Real Husband and Dad
It was nearly 8 PM — that means bedtime for the kids. I pushed my books aside and met them in their room, where they were already lying down. The lights were off, and the stage was set for me to swoop...
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Moving From Fuzzy Platitudes to Concrete Praise
Yesterday we saw wisdom in commending that which is most commendable in people. What is it that makes something commendable? All beauty is rooted in Jesus Christ, who is the flawless standard of...
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48 Books for a Suggested Donation of $79
It's not enough to know that Jesus died on the cross and rose again on Easter morning. People need to know why. To help you reach out to your community this Easter, we are making cases (48 books) of...
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Diapers, Nursing, Clinging to Christ
I don’t know about other moms, but something happens to my brain when I am pregnant or breastfeeding. It seems the larger my belly grows, the emptier my head becomes. Or that with each day of nursing,...
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Piper's Green Preaching at Fuller (1971)
"Today is one of the best days of my seminary life." So wrote John Piper in his journal on Wednesday, March 24, 1971, during his final semester at Fuller Seminary. On that Monday, March 22, "Dr....
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Praising Others is Not Optional
God-centered praise of those who are not God is not optional. A fire not stoked goes out. A refrigerator unplugged rots the eggs. A garden not tended erupts with weeds. Affirmation is the fire-stoking,...
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A Live-Stream to Help Fight Fire with Fire
John Piper writes in Future Grace, I have often told young people that they must fight fire with fire. The fire of lust's pleasures must be fought with the fire of God's pleasures. If we try to fight...
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Reading Literature
In an article written several decades back, Pastor John explained the value of reading richly descriptive literature to develop a vibrant language of theology. He encourages theology students to...
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