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Brothers, Supernatural Does Not Mean Stupid
If somebody reads my last blog, “Brothers, the Ministry Is Supernatural” (not professional), and says, “So, then, you think it doesn’t matter if we sing off key, preach incompetently, and don’t provide...
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Was Spurgeon Reading Off His Rocker?
It was a stretch you might say. A 19th century British preacher apprehended a 3,000-year-old psalm for peace and courage in the midst of dire circumstances. Andree Seu Peterson tells the story in a...
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The Apologetic of Pointing
Most people don’t feel the need to struggle with Descartes over how they can be sure that they exist. And most don’t doubt the existence of the sun. These things are self-authenticating when one sees...
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Good News of Great Joy (Free Advent eBook)
Dear Friends,I’m excited to tell you about a new free eBook for Advent from Desiring God. It’s called Good News of Great Joy, organized specifically for this Advent, 2012.Advent is just around the...
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Brothers, Live a Visible, Exemplary, Everyday Life
As I mentor and coach leaders in North American churches, I find a common theme among many pastors: They live and lead in such a way so as to disqualify themselves as an elder in their own...
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Chief of Sinners: 1 Timothy 1:16 and Galatians 1:15
I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. . . . He set me apart...
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This Week's Sermon: "God Created Man Male and Female: What Does It Mean to Be...
“When it comes to human sexuality,” John Piper begins, “the greatest display of God’s glory, and the greatest joy of human relationships, and the greatest fruitfulness in ministry come about when the...
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All I Have Is Christ — Free Song Download
What would eight thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise sound like?Well, if you want ten thousand male voices, it will sound a lot like the new album, Together for the Gospel Live II. The...
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The Trinitarian Shape of Jonathan Edwards's Theology
The theology of Jonathan Edwards is built around the living, triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.But just how central is the Trinity for Edwards? How early in his life did the Trinity begin...
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Enjoying the Trophies of God's Mighty Grace
This Advent is the 33rd John Piper has spent among the people of Bethlehem Baptist Church. And it is his last Advent as senior pastor.God willing, Pastor John will serve as an associate in the first...
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Avoiding Two Lamentable Errors on Human Sexuality
What does "complementarian" mean? In this short video, John Piper explains that affirming the glorious differences of men and women locates Christians between two lamentable errors. This excerpt begins...
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Learning from Lincoln’s Flawed Marriage
The impressive new feature film Lincoln brings with it a high-definition reminder of the tremendous strengths and flaws of, and the challenges faced by, the 16th president of the United States.One...
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Brothers, Praise Somebody Other Than God
Brothers, praise somebody other than God.I can hear blasphemy sirens going off in readers’ minds. If “praise somebody other than God” means “praise somebody instead of God,” or “more than God,” the...
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Do Not Be Afraid
Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s. (2 Chronicles 20:15)The PredicamentIn 2 Chronicles 20, the armies of Moab, Ammon, and Edom were on...
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Beware a Quaint Christmas
If you’ve been a Christian for a number of years or if you grew up where Christmas is traditionally celebrated, the idea that a member of the Godhead became veiled in flesh may have lost its...
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Behind the Blog: Move over Movember
Here on the last day of November — endearingly known as Movember by many working a fresh mustache for men’s health awareness — we went behind the blog for some backstories on the full face of content...
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Don’t Undersell Your Commute
Packer had me at “horseback.”In his new introduction to John Flavel's Keeping the Heart, J. I. Packer tells a story from Flavel’s devotional life. Now I remembered hearing of a spiritual experience...
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Advent Begins Today
Advent is for adoring Jesus.It’s an annual season of patient waiting, hopeful expectation, soul-searching, and calendar-watching marked by many churches, Christian families, and individual followers of...
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A Coptic Committee, a Blindfolded Boy, and the Hand of God
Ramez Atallah, the General Director of The Bible Society of Egypt, has given me permission to share this letter. It is at once educational, inspirational, and a call for prayer for the Coptic Church of...
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Advent Is Slow — on Purpose
Who has time to celebrate Advent? That’s my initial thought each year.But that’s the point. Advent takes time. It cannot be microwaved, it cannot be compressed into 24 hours, and it cannot be sped up...
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