Piper, Keller, Witherington: God Seeks Own Glory?

In 2002 at my Christian college I remember James MacDonald giving a sermon in which he quoted an Isaiah passage about how God seeks his own glory. In 2003 I read John Piper‘s book Desiring God and was convinced of it. In 2008 I read Tim Keller‘s The Reason For God in which he talks [...]

Rob Bell Shares Gospel at Seeds of Compassion Event

At an event titled Seeds of Compassion on April 15 in Seattle there was a panel discussion involving representatives from different religions. Rob Bell, one of the Christian representatives, had this to say when asked how spirituality can be used for compassion rather than destruction: “When somebody wrongs you, when they commit an injustice, when [...]

On Christianity and Language

“A studio president once asked me if I believed in angels and demons. (My writing partner, Paul Boardman, and I had written them into a script the studio head had just purchased.) Sensing that he was really wanting to know if I was a Christian with an agenda, I said, ‘I think what I believe [...]

John Piper on the Christian’s Duty to Imagine

“Imagination may be the hardest work of the human mind. And perhaps the most Godlike. It is the closest we get to creation out of nothing.” A recording of a John Piper article titled, “God is Not Boring: Meditation on the Imagination.” Background music by Enya: Audio File Length 4:19

Which One Is Right?

Perhaps it would be a good idea, fantastic as it sounds, to muffle every telephone, stop every motor and halt all activity for an hour some day to give people a chance to ponder for a few minutes on what it is all about, why they are living, and what they really want.” –James Truslow [...]

John Piper on the Emergent Church

The following is an excerpt (full mp3 here) from a panel conversation (With Justin Taylor interviewing Tim Keller, John Piper, and Mark Driscoll) at the Desiring God Conference 2006, which took place on September 29. John Piper was asked about the Emergent Church, and after shocking the audience by saying a curse word (Justin said [...]

Some Of My Favorite Quotes From 2006

These weren’t necessarily said or written in 2006, but I read or heard them in 2006: Wonder If we truly understood the growth of a grain of wheat, we would die of wonder. –Martin Luther Creativity Creativity is more important than knowledge. –Albert Einstein Imagination Imagination may be the hardest work of the human mind. [...]

The 50 Most Influential Christians in America

These three in order caught my attention. 9. JOHN PIPER BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH Minneapolis, Minn. John Piper is the pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minn. Piper is the author of more than 20 books and his preaching and teaching is featured on the daily radio program “Desiring God.” He and his [...]