Racial tensions continue to rise just as I prepare to go to New York next week to talk with Anthony Bradley and Tim Keller about race and the Christian. I watched a video on Wednesday of an African American pastor who said that recently he was denied service at a convenience store. The woman behind the counter said, "We don't serve your kind." That's 2012 not 1962.
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John Piper's Desiring God ministry posted an excerpt from a 2011 post written by the pastor on marriage in light of the news: "In God's eyes, there simply is no such thing as so-called gay marriage. It does not exist. It cannot be made to exist."
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Pastor Jamal Bryant of Empowerment Temple in Washington, D.C., wrote: "For the church to be against same sex marriage doesn't make it bashing or homophobic! I have gay people in my church...Read Full Story
Today I was reading in The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper and I ran across the paragraph below. This paragraph really seems to be just a side thought in Piper’s argument, but nonetheless, it caught my attention. Read it for yourself:
It horribly skews the meaning of the cross when contemporary prophets of self-esteem say that the cross is a witness to my infinite worth, since God was willing to pay such a high price to get me. The biblical perspective is that the cross is a...Read Full Story
This is a video of what I am assuming is an excerpt from a sermon by John Piper. In this excerpt Piper explains in very understandable language what is in many senses the essential difference between limited atonement (the Calvinistic view) and unlimited/universal atonement (the Arminian view)–two dominant views on the extent of the atonement. He clarifies what, in my opinion, are rather inappropriate terms (limited, unlimited, universal, etc.).
See also Shai Linne’s song “Limited Atonement...Read Full Story
This is a video of what I am assuming is an excerpt from a sermon by John Piper. In this excerpt Piper explains in very understandable language what is in many senses the essential difference between limited atonement (the Calvinistic view) and unlimited/universal atonement (the Arminian view)–two dominant views on the extent of the atonement. He clarifies what, in my opinion, are rather inappropriate terms (limited, unlimited, universal, etc.).
See also Shai Linne’s song “Limited Atonement...Read Full Story
Influential pastor John Piper made his joyful reaction clear via the Web shortly after getting word that his congregation had unanimously agreed with church elders on their choice of Jason Meyer as his successor. "God came down and kissed Bethlehem tonight.
Piper is reading Alister Chapman's new biography of John Stott, Godly Ambition: John Stott and the Evangelical Movement, with "special interest," he writes on his blog on the Desiring God website. Piper wrote the article to mark "Stott's first birthday in heaven".
When John Piper preached at the Together for the Gospel conference last week in Louisville, Ky., he reflected on some of the most difficult times in his life and ministry and said, "I'm amazed that I'm a Christian today."
BBC NewsIn pictures: John Piper and the churchBBC NewsWorks by the British 20th Century artist John Piper depicting his fascination for church buildings have gone on show in Oxford. The exhibition features over 50 paintings, stained glass and tapestry designs, drawings and ecclesiastical vestments.
On a visit to France, in Notre Dame (or Chartres) he experienced the “thrilling shock” of “light coming through a maze of richly ... stained glass and tapestry designs, drawings, and ecclesiastical vestments. From Coventry Cathedral, November 15 ...
Really, this all comes down to an illustration of a parable that Jesus told about two sons. In the wide world, it's known as the prodigal son, but the story is really about two brothers. The story tells us that a younger brother gets the inheritance from ...
UrbanFaithJohn Piper on Race and the ChristianUrbanFaithBy Christine A. Scheller March 30, 2012 Comments (0) Minneapolis pastor John Piper's commitment to racial reconciliation is rooted in Reformed theology, his own history as a Southern racist, and his love for his African American daughter.Q & A: John Piper on Racism, Reconciliation, and Theology after Trayvon ...ChristianityToday.comall 2 news articles »