Ask Pastor John
Desiring God
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
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May 5, 2014 • 11min
What Joy Did Jesus Not Already Have?
How can anything make God more or less joyful than he already is? Does the joy of God ever fluctuate?
May 2, 2014 • 7min
MLK’s Most Powerful Words
On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. penned “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a vivid report of racial injustice and oppression.
May 1, 2014 • 7min
The Future of Race in the Church
The light will become lighter and the dark will become darker. The world is changing, but sin, Jesus, and the every-knee-will-bow reality will not.
Apr 30, 2014 • 11min
Civil Rights 50 Years Later
We live in racial realities that 50 years ago would have been inconceivable. But our church and country continue to chart new multiethnic territories.
Apr 29, 2014 • 8min
Tony Evans, Race, and the Bible
Jesus crossed painful racial lines at the well two thousand years ago. Pastor John recounts Tony Evans’s powerful message from John 4 at Kainos 2014.
Apr 28, 2014 • 7min
Is Fornication Worse Than Porn?
Both premarital sex and pornography addiction harm men and women alike, but in different ways. So which sin is worse?
Apr 25, 2014 • 4min
Breaking My Addiction to Entertainment
Pastor John shares six ways that Christians can begin to sever the cords of their addiction to entertainment.
Apr 24, 2014 • 3min
Should We Read the Holy Books of Other Religions?
Pastor John gives his take on whether or not Christians should feel obligated to read the holy books of other religions.
Apr 23, 2014 • 5min
Cautions for New Calvinists
What kind of pitfalls exist in the “New Calvinism” movement? What do New Calvinists need to beware of?
Apr 22, 2014 • 7min
What Must I Believe to Be Saved?
Our sin, God’s holiness, and Jesus’s cross are the core truths around which saving faith is formed.
