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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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 months ago
God Made the World for Worship: His Glory in Individuals and Gatherings
John Piper | The individual soul’s affection for God is essential to the corporate, eternal reality of the worshiping church.
3 years, 10 months ago
How Is Joy the Root of Sacrificial Love?
John Piper | When glad in God, we bend low in love for others. We imitate Christ, who not only bowed the knee but hung his body on the tree.
3 years, 10 months ago
Water from the Rock for Undeserving People
John Piper | God promises us his life-sustaining presence, even as he leads us into waterless regions of suffering and loss.
4 years, 1 month ago
God Can Handle Your Crisis
David Mathis | Psalm 46 teaches us God can handle the earth’s undoing and nations raging against his people — and that if he can do that, he can be a…
4 years, 1 month ago