Tag: John Piper
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I just finished reading Piper’s short book Risk is Right. This is an excellent little book on what it truly means to live an unwasted life. Here is my response. One of the most frustrating experiences is to know that I could have done more to serve God. This is why I tend to overwork…
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Although we may not get an immediate application from daily reading of Scripture, John Piper states that our devotional life will act like a marinade in order to tenderize our heart. Here are my thoughts on that topic. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRyHgX8vDqE?rel=0] Ask Pastor John Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/askpastorjohn/must-bible-reading-always-end
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For today, I leave you with this powerful video. John Piper is an incredibly gifted and inspirational man. He wrote a poem that brings a different perspective on Christmas. The original post can be found on the Desiring God blog. [vimeo 54321860 w=645 h=363] John Piper reads “The Innkeeper” from Desiring God on Vimeo.
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Lynn and I were discussing the meaning of Christmas one morning last week. My response was that the way we celebrate Christmas hardly represents what Christ’s birth should actually be about. Gift-giving is the centre of our celebration as we gather around enormous amounts of food and candy, paying our respects to our King and…
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One of the most difficult balances in the Christian life is the understanding of salvation by means of obedience or by means of free grace. Piper points out what Christ meant when He said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Jesus… was describing the effect of love, not the essence…
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John Piper makes an interesting observation relating to theology and glorifying God. In chapter two of his book titled, When I Don’t Desire God. He states, God is glorified in his people by the way we experience him, not merely by the way we think about him. Indeed the devil thinks more true thoughts about…
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