John Piper

John Piper is founder and senior teacher of desiringGod.org, and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Saving Faith Receives Christ Himself

Receiving Jesus is saving because “as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself” (John 5:26).

Coronavirus: A Wake-Up Call

The coronavirus is a God-given wake-up call to be ready for the second coming of Christ. Even though the history of the Christian church is...

Why Preaching Is Worship

The uniqueness of the call to preach

Good Preaching Requires Good Thinking

To preach well, we must be committed to expend the mental effort to understand the Scriptures and exposit them for our hearers.

Expository Exultation

John Piper: Christian Preaching as Worship

The Books That Have Influenced Me Most

How many books you read is not the important thing. How deeply you read them will determine the lasting effect they will have on you.

Should Christians Be Encouraged to Arm Themselves?

John Piper: Why carrying concealed weapons works against the counter-cultural, self-sacrificing, soul-saving cause of Christ.