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What John Piper prayed at the funeral of Jamison and Kathryne Pals, 29, and their three children, 3-year-old Ezra, 23-month-old Violet, and 2-month-old Calvin.

“Here is the greatest redemptive event in the Old Testament to which subsequent revelation points to again and again and again,” says Don Carson. It’s worth understanding well.

Any given Sunday — thinking biblically about pastor salaries, buildings, and the place of preaching.

If you trust God, renounce self-reliance, and bring him into every life situation, he will make your paths straight.

The same criteria we use to discern which passages don’t belong in the Bible are the same criteria we use to discern which passages do belong.

Pastor John helps a listener who doubts his salvation discern when to seek a wife.

Pastor John advises a married couple who disagree on whether or not to have kids.

Is humor appropriate in the Christian life? Pastor John gives 5 thoughts.

Pastor John explains a "peculiar" glory in this message excerpt.

In an age when many of us are infected with the vocabulary of entertainment and amusement, we need to see models of serious joy.

Pastor John gives reasons from the Scriptures on why the Epistles are still relevant to us today.

We all long for enduring joy, but we often forgot a simple step: start by praying for your Bible reading before you begin.

Blasphemy against the Spirit is a willful, determined opposition to the present power of the Holy Spirit. Christians cannot commit that kind of sin.

In this sermon excerpt, Pastor John preaches on the glory of God and the miracles that surround our life.

It's possible to overthink the Christian life, but the majority of the Christian life is spontaneous.

We are not made to find ultimate joy in being glorious. We are made to find ultimate joy in God.

Tony Reinke continues his interview with guest, D.A. Carson on the topic of sonship.

Pastor John urges Christians to remember the reward when loving others.

Can true, born-again Christians be devoured by Satan? No. Pastor John explains.

The joy of Jesus in us is the presence of the Holy Spirit himself. Pastor John explains.