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John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
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Jan 16, 2025 • 13min
The Pleasure That Defeats Pornography
How does a promise about the future help us fight for purity today? Pastor John unpacks the power of the greatest pleasure purchased at the greatest price.

Jan 13, 2025 • 12min
Does God Believe in Atheists?
People for millennia have said, in one way or another, “There is no God.” Pastor John describes five ways we suppress the knowledge of God’s existence.

Jan 9, 2025 • 16min
Is Heaven a Real Place Right Now?
Is heaven a physical place that exists right now? As Pastor John answers, he encourages us to focus mainly on the relational, not the spatial, aspect of heaven.

Jan 6, 2025 • 14min
Why Pray for Protection When Suffering Keeps Coming?
Even when our prayers for protection feel pointless, they are not. God is our good and sovereign Father, and it is never pointless to ask him for what we need.

Jan 2, 2025 • 13min
The Spiritual Battles in Your Bible Reading
As we begin a new year of Bible reading, what obstacles can we expect to meet along the way — and what benefits will keep us reading day by day?

Dec 30, 2024 • 9min
‘A Man at Church Thinks We Should Marry — I Disagree’
If someone is convinced that he knows God’s will for us, yet we disagree, what can we do? Pastor John offers five ways forward.

Dec 28, 2024 • 10min
Your Bible-Reading Feedback, and How to Help Us in 2025
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Dec 26, 2024 • 13min
Am I Overusing Bible Commentaries?
God gives the church teachers, including Bible commentators, to help us understand his word. But how can we tell if we’re relying on commentaries too much?

Dec 23, 2024 • 12min
Does Christmas Bring Peace or War?
At Christmas, Jesus came to bring God-exalting happiness through peace with God — and merciful warfare against everything that destroys such happiness.

Dec 19, 2024 • 12min
The God over Geopolitics
In his infinite wisdom, righteousness, and power, God designs even the deeds of evil kings for the good of his people and the glory of his name.


