Results tagged “john piper”
Meet the Ministries: Desiring God (10/07/09 - 9 Comments)
Last week I began an interview series I am calling "Meet the Ministries." This is an opportunity for us to meet some of the Christian ministries available to serve us. The first interview featured Grace to You. This week I'm glad to share an interview with Matt Perman, Director of Strategy for Desiring God. How and when did Desiring God begin? Desiring God as an organization began in 1994. An elderly couple had been in...
Review - John Piper DVDs (08/04/09 - 7 Comments)
Desiring God and Crossway have partnered together to create some interesting new products. They have recently released three small group studies which combine lessons on DVD with book-format study guides. I will provide a brief description of each and then share my thoughts on the series: Why We Believe the Bible. "With the deluge of communication around us--books, newspapers, blogs, journals, and magazines all insisting that their view of the world is most compelling--which should...
The Basics Conference (IV) (05/12/09 - 4 Comments)
John Piper's second (and final) session was taken from John 3 and dealt with the topic of preaching the doctrine of regeneration undiminished. This is just the briefest overview. You know the audio will be available at the Desiring God site before the day is over. Piper's outline followed this pattern: What happens in the new birth; why the new birth is so necessary; how it happens. What Happens in the New Birth? Life happens!...
The Basics Conference (II) (05/11/09 - 12 Comments)
After a great dinner, and a few worship songs courtesy of Keith and Kristyn Getty, John Piper took to the pulpit to explore the theme of preaching the doctrine of justification from the Scriptures in an undiminished way. For ten years he has been very exercised about this doctrine and he began by offering five reasons why this has been the doctrine that has most consumed him over the past ten years. Here they are:...
To Be Full of God (03/30/09 - 15 Comments)
According to a new "Video Consumer Mapping" study by Ball State University, Americans aged 65 and older spend an average of 420 minutes per day in front of a television screen. 420 minutes per day. Let that sink in for just a moment. That is seven hours; seven full hours. Every day. On average. That means that half of the days it would be more than seven hours. Is that three hours in the morning,...
Humbly Rejoicing in the Goodness of Others (02/21/09 - 14 Comments)
As I read John Piper's book Finally Alive I came across a lot of godly wisdom. But there was one quote that, more than the others, jumped out at me. I thought I'd share it with you today... ***** This is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did...
Book Review - Finally Alive by John Piper (02/17/09 - 29 Comments)
As I read the final page of Finally Alive I realized that I had found a new favorite book by John Piper. Those who have read my reviews of some of his previous titles know that while I greatly enjoy Piper's ministry and am indebted to him in many ways, I have not always found his books easy to read. Yet I read Finally Alive with relish, enjoying it from the first page to the...