Tag Archives: John Piper

spiritual leadership

Posted on September 16, 2009 by bkingr

John Piper’s article on spiritual leadership is a treasure trove of extremely valuable information. I found this bit on marks of a good teacher especially interesting since I have spent a lot of time teaching. 9. Able to Teach It … Continue reading →

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Got to thinking about eyes

Posted on September 14, 2009 by bkingr

Yesterday after I posted about Joel Osteen and his blurb about his forthcoming newest book, I got to thinking. What I was thinking about is how the worldview he is promoting is completely foundationally skewed. It is exactly backwards. Here … Continue reading →

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Desiring God Blog

Posted on September 2, 2009 by bkingr

I put a link in the blogroll to Desiring God Blog over on the right. I have it bookmarked in Safari, but Tim N. pointed out that it wasn’t in the blogroll, so there it is. here is a recent … Continue reading →

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Do people have free will?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by bkingr

Andrew Naselli takes a long look at the question of free will over here. Fascinating stuff. take some time this weekend to explore it. Here is the introduction to get you started: Non-Christians and Christians alike often give the same … Continue reading →

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tornados and Lutherans

Posted on August 21, 2009 by bkingr

I am sure everybody has seen John Piper’s post about Providence, Tornados, Lutherans and Homosexuality. If not, hie thee hence and get after it. 6. Conclusion: The tornado in Minneapolis was a gentle but firm warning to the ELCA and all … Continue reading →

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everday Gospel

Posted on August 17, 2009 by bkingr

via Ramblin’ Pastor Man, here is a short video with John Piper explaining that we need the Gospel every day. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwn2GLm5MsY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]

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rebuilding a marriage after an affair

Posted on August 5, 2009 by bkingr

here is another Piper answer. this one regarding what to do to rebuild a marriage after one of the couple has had an affair. Tough timely stuff. HT vitamin z more from Piper on this subject here

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practical prayer helps

Posted on August 5, 2009 by bkingr

here is John Piper talking about how practically to develop a passion for prayer. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQkaxoC9-hk&hl=en&fs=1&] what he says about the stories is just so true. I read a book about George Mueller in high school and it has had to … Continue reading →

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New Piper book, free pdf

Posted on July 27, 2009 by bkingr

zach points out that the new John Piper book with missionary stories is available free for download. DG Blog: John Piper’s new book Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ is now available for download. Get it for free. Read an interview by … Continue reading →

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more on Justification

Posted on July 22, 2009 by bkingr

I have mentioned the topic of the Justification debate between John Piper and N.T. Wright before. I also linked once to John Piper being interviewed on the topic. Anyone who wants to know the Biblical basis for them to be … Continue reading →

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The Justification Debate

Posted on June 27, 2009 by bkingr

Here is a very useful pdf guide to the differences between N.T. Wright and John Piper on what the doctrine of Justification means. As you can guess, this cuts to the very core of salvation and life as a Christ … Continue reading →

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humility

Posted on June 26, 2009 by bkingr

I saw this come across John Piper’s twitter feed yesterday and I was intrigued enough to chase down the link yesterday evening. JohnPiperApology for being a jerk, and a new attempt at why I don’t have a TV and rarely … Continue reading →

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twitter

Posted on June 23, 2009 by bkingr

I took up twittering this weekend. @bkingr, if anybody is interested. I just now found out from vitamin z that John Piper twitters too. check out his last four tweets. Liar, lunatic, or LORD. Yes. And let your jaw drop … Continue reading →

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learning someone else's lessons

Posted on June 15, 2009 by bkingr

John Mark went to the Advance 2009 conference where the topic of hero worship of celebrity pastors came up. John Piper and Kevin DeYoung have some thoughts about “celebrity pastors” in our current environment. There is a very interesting and … Continue reading →

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Free will of the wind

Posted on June 9, 2009 by bkingr

I downloaded and listened to this sermon last week. Powerful explication of John 3:8. listen to, watch or read the whole thing. So the point so far is that the wind is mysterious. It has a will of its own, … Continue reading →

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dealing with doubt

Posted on June 4, 2009 by bkingr

here is John Piper talking about doubts [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD2O13CIb6U&hl=en&fs=1&]

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piper on driscoll

Posted on May 27, 2009 by bkingr

Here is a blog post containing six minutes of audio of John Piper discussing the controversy between John MacArthur and Mark Driscoll. Very interesting indeed. If you want a more complete narrative of the fuss, Jonathan Christman has a nine … Continue reading →

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This Momentary Marriage

Posted on May 19, 2009 by bkingr

I posted a quick bit about John Piper’s book This Momentary Marriage last month with a link to download it in pdf for free. Tim Challies has now reviewed the book and it is a review well worth reading. If … Continue reading →

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the Good News of Recession

Posted on May 7, 2009 by bkingr

Matt Carter is doing a sermon series at the Austin Stone Community Church on the Biblical christian response to trials and suffering. I have listened to the April 26 message twice already and I highly recommend it. I have downloaded … Continue reading →

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intimacy and ownership

Posted on May 1, 2009 by bkingr

Challies points to a post by John Piper regarding I Corinthians 7:3-5. here is the passage: 3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 For the wife does not … Continue reading →

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This Momentary Marriage

Posted on April 15, 2009 by bkingr

I read This Momentary Marriage by John Piper earlier this year. It was an incredible book. Everybody should read it whether they are married or single. at the link above you can download the book for free in pdf form. … Continue reading →

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the most important prayer request

Posted on April 9, 2009 by bkingr

“Hallowed be thy name.”

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distractions and self-control

Posted on March 28, 2009 by bkingr

The point is that we all do exactly what we want to do. We eat what we want to eat, watch what we want to watch, listen to what we want to hear, read what we want to read and … Continue reading →

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book sale

Posted on March 21, 2009 by bkingr

I read this book earlier this year. it was really very good indeed. Now it is on sale for 5.00 In celebration of Spectacular Sins winning a Christian Book Award, we’re offering it for $5 through Sunday. Update: This book … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine noticed us

Posted on March 14, 2009 by bkingr

everybody is buzzing about number 3 on Time Magazine’s Top Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now. here, let them explain: Calvinism is back, and not just musically. John Calvin’s 16th century reply to medieval Catholicism’s buy-your-way-out-of-purgatory excesses is Evangelicalism’s … Continue reading →

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