John Piper « Gratia et Veritas

Is Retierment an Option for Christians?

Posted by AJ on February 11th, 2010

Another great Don’t Waste Your Life video from [...]

Discipleship According to Jesus

Posted by AJ on January 22nd, 2010

The last couple of years Jesus’ words in Luke 14:26-33 have been rattling around in my head, wreaking havoc on my preconceived views of discipleship, the Christian life, and following Jesus.

In this passage Jesus says that unless:

I hate my family and myself,
take up my cross and come after him (on the road [...]

Treasuring Christ: A video from Desiring God

Posted by AJ on December 14th, 2009

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Do Jews Have a Divine Right in the Promised Land?

Posted by AJ on October 2nd, 2009

If the conditions of God’s covenant with Israel mean anything, then the answer to this question must be “no, not now”. The reason for this is simple. Israel is currently under God’s curse (see Deut 27-28), outside of the covenant because of her disobedience. In the words of Yahweh in Hosea 1, Israel is currently “not [...]

The Prosperity Gospel vs. the Real Thing

Posted by AJ on June 13th, 2009

I first saw this video a year or two ago. Very powerful. Makes me want to be a missionary. [...]

The Pleasures of God Seminar

Posted by AJ on June 13th, 2009

The Pleasures of God, my all-time favorite book (next to the Bible) is now available as a 5-part audio/video seminar. If you don’t ever read the book, at least listen to or watch this seminar.

The Pleasures of God, Part 1
The Pleasures of God, Part 2
The Pleasures of God, Part 3
The Pleasures of God, Part 4
The Pleasures [...]

What is Preaching?

Posted by AJ on May 22nd, 2009

Thanks to Dave Doran for the heads-up on this excellent explanation of preaching by one of [...]

God’s greatest glory and my greatest happiness are the same thing

Posted by AJ on April 13th, 2009

I’m currently (slowly) reading God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards by John Piper. This book presents Jonathan Edwards’ (and Piper’s) vision for the centrality of the glory of God in all of life with a special focus on Edwards’ The End For Which God Created the World. Piper discusses Edwards’ thesis [...]