I’m a pastor, and I sometimes deal with doubt. I have doubted the efficacy of prayer. I have wrestled with the problem of evil, especially in light of natural disasters,…
Category: THEOLOGY
God’s Delight in His Son – John Piper
Why is it important that God eternally delights in his Son? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 17:5 to show how this joy is…
The Woman at the Well — Extraordinary Encounters with Jesus
John 4 is a remarkable account. In the previous chapter, Jesus engages the religious professional Nicodemus (John 3:1–15). But in chapter 4, Jesus talks with a woman at the opposite…
The Awakening We Need: Why the Reformed Pray for Revival – Ray Ortlund
The word revival speaks of life renewed. It’s about depletion lifted to restoration, refreshing reinvigoration. It’s about weary you and me reenergized with new sparkle in our eyes, new spring…
Lewis and the Pursuit of Joy – John Piper
Why is the pursuit of joy such a serious matter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper explores the wonder of C.S. Lewis’s conception of eternal joy. Watch…
The Law as a Guardian unto Christ: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 2 – John Piper
Paul calls the law “a guardian” meant to lead us to Christ. What does that mean? How does the law guard us and guide us to Jesus? Watch Now Read…
Jesus Became a Curse for Us
One image, one aspect, of the atonement has receded in our day almost into obscurity. We have been made aware of present-day attempts to preach a more gentle and kind…
We Cannot Cancel Hell: Finding Hope Through Final Judgment – Gerrit Scott Dawson
I don’t want to go to hell. In some part of me, I don’t want there to be a hell. I became a Christian, at least in part, to escape…
Unexpected Lessons from Lewis – John Piper
What’s the relationship between objective truth and the experience of joy? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks to the life of C.S. Lewis to show where…
God Delivers from the Suffering He Ordains – John Piper
If God is sovereign over our suffering, then we can trust him to strengthen us in suffering, sanctify us through suffering, and ultimately save us from suffering. Listen Now Read…