Ask Pastor John
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
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A Better Hope for the Childless
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If God Knows Our Hearts, Why Does He Test Us?
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Does Mysticism Make Us Closer to God?
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Spiritual Dangers of Recreational Marijuana
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Should We Rejoice When God Destroys Our Enemies?
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Waging War Against Drift
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Why Do Citations in the Bible Seem Sloppy?
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Glorifying God in 1,000 Decisions a Day
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How Much Church Can I Miss to Serve?
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The High Price of Watching Nudity
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We Can’t Endure on Our Own
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How Can I Correct Others Gently?
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How Attractive Women Abuse Their Beauty
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Silent Women, Speaking Women
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Was My Pre-Faith Suffering Discipline or Justice?
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Living Pure in a Corrupting Screen Age
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Why Do You Focus on God’s Role in Our Suffering?
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Loving God in Life’s Biggest Disappointments
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Coming to Christ for All the Wrong Reasons
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Does God Condemn Nations Today?
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Who Is Blocking My Life — Satan or Jesus?
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Four Tests for False Teaching
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Distorted Doctrine Destroys Lives
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Surviving the Social Media Flood of Life Advice
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Did We Sin Our Marriage Away?
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Did God Forgive Me If I Don’t Feel Forgiven?
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Guard Your Mind from Trash
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Jesus’s Warnings to the Comfortable
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Seven Ways to Break Free from Misplaced Hope
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Are My Struggles Personal or Demonic?
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Is It Wrong to Get a Little Drunk Sometimes?
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Trusting God After Losing Everything
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When Your Best Years Are Behind You
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The Glorious Riches Awaiting You
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Restoring a Repentant Adulterer
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Drawing Close to a Daughter Drifting from God
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Why Didn’t Christ Come Sooner?
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Seven Anchors That Hold When Tragedy Hits
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Wimpy Theology Makes Vulnerable Women
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God Will Heal Me Completely — But When?
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Common Myths About Eternal Rewards
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The Most Extraordinary Experience in This World
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‘No One Ever Hated His Own Body’ — Really?
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Every Pinch of Pain Has Purpose
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Will Heaven Ever Grow Boring?
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The Cost of Being a Loner
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God Withholds Nothing We Need
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How Can I Grow in Humility as I Grow in Knowledge?
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How to Become the Mother of Jesus
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Distinguishing Shame from Guilt
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