Between Two Worlds

Piper notes that many Desiring God and Bethlehem Baptist Church staff cross the collapse bridge several times each week. He offers theological reflection at the Desiring God website.

John Piper on "Faith and Reason" (manuscript | audio) and "The Challenge of Relativism" (manuscript | audio).

I've been looking forward to the appearance of this book for years. Multnomah has now published John Piper's book Battling Unbelief. Though I recommend lots of books on this blog, I try not to overuse the term "must have" or "must read." Well this is not one of those times! Quite simply, I think this is some of the best material we have today on sanctification--putting sin to death and trusting in the promises of God in Christ through the power of the Spirit.

Future Grace was first published in 1995. It's a thick book (both in terms of content and pages). But sprinkled throughout the book are "application" chapters that take the concept of future grace and apply them to eight broad categories of unbelief: (1) anxiety, (2) pride, (3) misplaced shame, (4) impatience, (5) covetousness, (6) bitterness, (7) despondency, and (8) lust.

These chapters are now lightly revised and collected in Battling Unbelief, along with a new introduction. If you can't afford it, skip a meal, shovel someone's driveway--do what you need to do to get your hands on this book.

Desiring God has also put together a DVD (clip) and a study guide, along with some group specials.

John Piper has posted a very moving journal entry from the other night, recounting the death of his father. I encourage everyone to read it.

He has also posted an obituary of his dad.

From the DG blog:

"John Piper just left town on an unscheduled trip to see his father who will probably be with the Lord soon. Please pray for him and his sister as they consider difficult end-of-life issues. His dad has lived a long and fruitful life walking with and working for Jesus. This flavors these painful days and decisions with hope. "

John Piper on Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly. Here are his main exhortations:

1. Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that makes it harder for people to get into heaven.
2. Do not develop a philosophy of ministry that kindles suicidal desires in people.
3. Do not develop a philosophy of ministry that encourages vulnerability to moth and rust.
4. Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that makes hard work a means of amassing wealth.
5. Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that promotes less faith in the promises of God to be for us what money can’t be.
6. Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that contributes to your people being choked to death.
7. Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that takes the seasoning out of the salt and puts the light under a basket.

The manuscript for John Piper's talk on adoption is now online.