John Piper's Blog, page 20
January 18, 2023
Fight for Delight by Planning Your Devotions
If we don’t have a plan for when, where, and how we will read the Bible, our devotions will probably fall before the demands of the day.
January 17, 2023
The Loss of All You Were Made For: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 2
You were made to see the glory of God in Christ and to be with him forever. This is what the damned will lose.
January 16, 2023
Eight Counsels for Those Thinking of Quitting
Every pastor receives criticism. But at what point might criticism become so serious or sustained that a pastor should consider stepping down?
January 14, 2023
The Punishment of Eternal Destruction: 2 Thessalonians 1:9–10, Part 1
God is glorious and God is just. These realities ought to guide our thinking about hell, not our limited ideas of what seems fair.
January 13, 2023
When Does Despondency Become Sin?
Everyone passes through seasons of despondency — seasons when the soul is troubled and hope feels thin. But when does despondency become sin?
January 12, 2023
On Whom Will Vengeance Fall? 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 6
Those who do not know God are those who suppress the knowledge of him. So do you know him?
January 11, 2023
How Do I Push Truth from My Head to My Heart?
How can we push the truth of the Bible from our heads to our hearts, so that our times of daily Bible reading become times of daily worship?
January 10, 2023
Mighty Angels, Flaming Fire, Holy Vengeance: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–8, Part 5
When Jesus returns, he will give relief to those who obey the gospel and wreak vengeance on those who do not.
Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Second Coming of Christ
John Piper examines key biblical texts around the second coming while encouraging readers toward a Spirit-awakened affection for Jesus’s return.
January 9, 2023
Getting the Tone Right on Sunday Morning
Given the pain of this world, the joy of salvation, and the glory of God, what kind of tone should a pastor seek to set on Sunday morning?
