John Piper
ApocryFUN: A Midwinter Series with Tyler Huckabee + Ep. 4: Desiring God
By Roxanne Stone — February 1, 2024
Tyler and Roxy wonder all over again what it means to be a Christian hedonist.
Joe Rigney, Bethlehem Seminary president, resigns due to support of Christian nationalism and infant baptism
By Bob Smietana — April 3, 2023
(RNS) — Rigney has long been considered controversial for his views on empathy and for his relationship with Idaho pastor Doug Wilson.
7 Events That Shaped Our Evangelical Identity
By Jonathan Woodward — December 1, 2021
Katelyn and Roxy reflect back on the seminal moments of their own evangelical journeys in the late 20th and early 21st centuries — and examine how those events not only shaped them, but evangelicalism writ large.
‘Cosplay Christianity’: The sin is in the denial of the life God calls us to
By Karen Swallow Prior — October 13, 2021
(RNS) — Sometimes it’s as deadly serious (and ironic) as a riot in which grown men in costumes channel William Wallace in ‘Braveheart’ crying ‘Freedom!’ while attacking the seat of democracy.
How complementarianism became part of evangelical doctrine
By Susan M. Shaw — April 13, 2021
(The Conversation) — The belief that God assigned gender roles formed in response to the women's liberation movement.
Atlanta suspect blamed women for ‘tempting’ him. Purity culture does the same.
By Katelyn Beaty — March 18, 2021
(RNS) — Christian communities must reexamine attitudes that blame women for men’s sexual problems.
The COVID-19 books have arrived: From Pope Francis, John Piper, N.T. Wright and more
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — December 3, 2020
(RNS) — Some prominent Christians have sought to offer comfort or answers to life’s biggest questions in new books published since the coronavirus first upended life last spring.
Albert Mohler reckons the cost of his Trump support
By Jacob Lupfer — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — In defending his endorsement of Trump, the next leader of the Southern Baptist Convention keeps alive the SBC’s past and future problems with race.
Liberty University deletes John Piper convocation videos after Trump criticism
By Bob Smietana — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — In two convocation videos, evangelical author and speaker John Piper reminded Liberty University students to not waste their lives. Then he wrote a blog post that appeared to criticize Trump.
Christians Against Trumpism ad thanked evangelical leaders for speaking out. Not all appreciated it.
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 30, 2020
(RNS) — An ad running in The Washington Post and other outlets thanked a number of prominent evangelical Christian leaders and organizations for 'standing up in this dark time.'
Watchdog seeks discipline for Army chaplain who shared John Piper coronavirus book
By Adelle M. Banks — May 7, 2020
(RNS) — The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is representing 22 chaplains who objected to an email with the book that ties the coronavirus to God’s judgment.
David raped Bathsheba, and why that matters
By Russell L. Meek — November 1, 2019
(RNS) — If we can use a softer label or somehow chalk sexual violence up to lust or hormones or a woman’s seduction, those who defend or cover up for clergy sexual abuse are off the hook.
Donald Trump and the Christian obsession with masculinity
By Jonathan Merritt — January 28, 2016
Do Christian voters like Donald Trump because he's "manly?" And just what does that word mean anyway?
A growing Christian fascination with darkness
By Jonathan Merritt — August 19, 2015
Popular Christian teacher and author Nancy Ortberg joins a cadre of Christians who've set out to explore darkness in recent years.
Afraid of doubt? John Piper’s son says he fears for your faith
By Jonathan Merritt — June 24, 2015
"I refuse to answer questions about God or the Bible with neat constructs or nicely buttoned up answers," Barnabas Piper says. "My aim is to cause a certain amount of discomfort for Christians who've never questioned."
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