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Seize the Christmas Moment
Fast approaching is a cultural moment we should not miss for trying to help people see Jesus Christ. America may be post-Christian, but Christmas is graciously stubborn. There it is in December,...
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The Struggles and Hopes of a Disabled Dad
Ten years ago I was white-knuckling the handles of a raft in the rapids of Costa Rica while my wife and I were on our honeymoon. Ten years later on our anniversary, a kind stranger offered his help to...
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What I Am Doing You Do Not Understand Now
Peter watched Jesus make his way toward him, washing the feet of other disciples. It had already been a confusing Passover. Jesus had been unusually burdened, close to tears all day. The atmosphere...
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A Poem on Hebrews 3:13
"Lest You Be Hardened" Hebrews 3:13 Your thoughts, your words, your ways Are high, So far above my place That I Sometimes perceive your broad Daylight— Your brilliant blue, your sun—...
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Jesus Makes Up for Every Sacrifice
Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children...
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Legislating Morality for Women in the Seventh Century
As Dana Robert tells the story of the conversion of the Irish lessons abound for our day. For example, here is a paragraph about the effect of Christianity on the condition of women in the seventh...
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Ripping the Heart Out of Sunday Worship
Why do we attend church on Sundays? Fundamentally, we come to church starved for God. Coming with our need, we seek God in our worship and in hearing the word faithfully preached. We arrive at church...
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Martin Luther Biography (Free eBook)
We are beggars. This is true. Those were the final words Martin Luther scribbled on a piece of paper just before he died on February 18, 1546. His last words echoed the life-changing truths he'd...
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Brothers, We Are Not Superstars
Jesus summarizes the purpose of his incarnation in Mark 10:45 when he says, “Even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” This profound and...
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Ordinary Life for an Extraordinary Athlete
We can be so quick to put them on a pedestal. So quick to assume professional athletes live a fantasy-camp life, away from the everyday pressures and pains facing the rest of us. We subtly treat them...
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This Week's Sermon: "Missions Exists Because Worship Doesn't: A Bethlehem...
"Missions exists because worship doesn't." "Prayer is a war-time walkie-talkie, not a domestic intercom." "Suffering is not just the price many must pay, it is God's strategy for victory." These are...
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Homosexuality and the Modern Church
In modern cultures like America, every Christian is faced with the problem of homosexuality. Churches are pulled into the tension, too, because “there is no demilitarized zone in the homosexual...
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New on YouVersion: Devotional Plans from John Piper
"Never has God's voice been so easily accessible," writes John Piper, urging Christians to prefer Bible apps over the abounding options out there. Resolve that today you will press the Bible app three...
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Free Live-Stream: Piper Seminar on Fasting and Prayer
This Friday and Saturday, November 2–3, John Piper will be leading a seminar on the theme of A Hunger for God. The seminar, totaling five hours of teaching, is completely free. And there's still space...
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After Darkness... Light (Video from Geneva)
Dear Friends, Today is Reformation Day. Martin Luther posted his explosive 95 theses October 31, 1517. In the wake of Luther’s life, an army of Reformers soon emerged. Foremost among them was John...
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Free Calvin eBooks
Dear Friends, Why was John Calvin so mastered by the majesty of God? What kind of ministry did this produce? In addition to the short Reformation Day video we made available today, we're offering three...
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Bigger Fish to Fry: Politics and the Priority of Disciplemaking
Jesus’s mission is bigger than next Tuesday’s election. Way bigger. The Great Commission summons to make disciples — both reaching out for more quantity and going deep for more quality — should...
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Brothers, We Should Stink
These days pastoral ministry has become more glamorous, fabulous, fashionable than ever. We hear nowadays of pastors driving expensive cars or being chauffeured, owning private jets, and living in...
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Book Special: Finish the Mission (50% off)
The goal of missions is the worldwide worship of Jesus Christ. And that's what our new book, Finish the Mission, is all about. Approaching the topic in a refreshing way, this book, edited by John Piper...
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Give Others the Gift of Being Slow to Speak
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. (James 1:19) Listen. Wait. Respond. How many of our conflicts would dissolve or never even materialize...
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