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The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year
John Piper | When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and eve…
3 years, 3 months ago
Prince of What Peace? How Christmas Overcomes Our Conflicts
John Piper | At the root of all conflict is man’s conflict with God. At Christmas, we celebrate that God took the initiative to establish true peace.
3 years, 3 months ago
Secret Liturgies: The Private Worship of a Public Leader
David Mathis | Blessed is the leader who meditates on God’s law day and night — not just in public, but all the more in secret.
3 years, 4 months ago
It Will Be Worth It: Overcoming Obstacles to World Missions
John Piper | When it comes to missions, reasons abound to stay rather than to go. But for every apparent obstacle, countless promises say, “It will b…
3 years, 5 months ago
Is Jesus an Egomaniac? Overcoming a Major Obstacle to Christian Faith
John Piper | What do we call an obsessively self-centered person? An egomaniac. Then what should we call God, who demands all our praise? We call him…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Joy of the Puritans
John Piper | The Puritans took joy seriously because they read the Bible carefully. They saw that delight in God is at the heart of all true obedienc…
3 years, 5 months ago
He Delighted to Crush His Son: The Pleasure of God in the Gospel
David Mathis | The Father not only planned for his Son to die, but was pleased to crush him. And for those in Christ, this can be as comforting as it…
3 years, 5 months ago
A World God Could Admire: Recovering His Pleasure in Creation
Marshall Segal | Do you ever stop, slow down, and marvel at something God has made? If we could see it all like he does, we’d see far more than we do.
3 years, 5 months ago
How Can a Holy God Have Pleasure in Sinners?
John Piper | You will not be perfect in this life, but you can be pleasing to God. You can become a real ingredient in the divine happiness.
3 years, 5 months ago
Fall Back to the Banner: Four Lessons for Our Devastations
David Mathis | When loss surrounds us, when fears assail us, we have a banner to which to flee. We turn to the God who has spoken, and there find rea…
3 years, 6 months ago