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John Piper
Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bethlehem Baptist ChurchMinneapolis, MN
John Stephen Piper was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Bill and Ruth Piper January 11, 1946. When John and his older sister were still small, the Pipers moved to Greenville, South Carolina, where John spent the rest of his growing-up years. At Wheaton College (1964-68), John majored in Literature and minored in Philosophy. Studying Romantic Literature with Clyde Kilby stimulated the poetic side of his nature, and today he regularly writes poems to celebrate special family occasions as well as composing story-poems (based on the life of a biblical character) for his congregation during the four weeks of Advent each year. At Wheaton, John also met Noel Henry whom he married 1968.
Following college he completed a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California (1968-71). John did his doctoral work in New Testament Studies at the University of Munich, Munich, West Germany (1971-74). His dissertation, Love Your Enemies, was published by Cambridge University Press and Baker Book House. Upon completion of his doctorate he went on to teach Biblical Studies at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota for six years (1974-80).
In 1980, sensing an irresistible call of the Lord to preach, John became the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he has been ministering ever since. Together with his people, John is dedicated to spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ.
John and Noel have four sons, a daughter, and an increasing number of grandchildren.
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- Spectacular SinsAnd Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
- John Piper
- Crossway, Forthcoming
- Wheaton, IL
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- God Is the GospelMeditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself
- John Piper
- Crossway, Forthcoming
- Wheaton, IL
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- What’s the Difference?Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2008
- Wheaton, IL
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- StandA Call for the Endurance of the Saints
- Co-Editor
- John Piper, Justin Taylor
- Crossway, 2008
- Wheaton, IL
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- Battling Unbelief
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 2007
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- The Future of JustificationA Response to N. T. Wright
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2007
- Wheaton, IL
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- The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World
- Co-Editor
- John Piper, Justin Taylor
- Crossway, 2007
- Wheaton, IL
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- Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2007
- Wheaton, IL
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- Don’t Waste Your Life
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2007
- Wheaton, IL
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- When the Darkness Will Not LiftDoing What We Can While We Wait for God—and Joy
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2006
- Wheaton, IL
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- What Jesus Demands from the World
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2006
- Wheaton, IL
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- Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2006
- Wheaton, IL
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- Contending for Our AllDefending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2006
- Wheaton, IL
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- Taste and SeeSavoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life, 140 Meditations
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 2005
- Sisters, OR
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- Sex and the Supremacy of Christ
- Co-Editor
- John Piper, Justin Taylor
- Crossway, 2005
- Wheaton, IL
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- Life As a VaporThirty-One Meditations for Your Faith
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 2004
- Sisters, OR
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- Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2004
- Wheaton, IL
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- When I Don’t Desire GodHow to Fight for Joy
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2004
- Wheaton, IL
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- A God Entranced Vision of All ThingsThe Legacy of Jonathan Edwards
- Co-Editor
- John Piper, Justin Taylor
- Crossway, 2004
- Wheaton, IL
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- Pierced By the WordThirty-One Meditations for Your Soul
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 2003
- Sisters, OR
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- Desiring GodMeditations of a Christian Hedonist
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 2003
- Sisters, OR
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- The Prodigal’s Sister
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2003
- Wheaton, IL
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- Beyond the BoundsOpen Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity
- Co-Editor
- John Piper, Justin Taylor, Paul Kjoss Helseth
- Crossway, 2003
- Wheaton, IL
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- The Supremacy of God in Preaching
- John Piper
- Baker, 2003
- Grand Rapids
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- Let the Nations Be Glad!The Supremacy of God in Missions
- John Piper
- Baker, 2003
- Grand Rapids
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- The Roots of EnduranceInvincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Peter Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2002
- Wheaton, IL
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- Counted Righteous in ChristShould We Abandon the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness?
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2002
- Wheaton, IL
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- The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2002
- Wheaton, IL
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- Brothers, We Are Not ProfessionalsA Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry
- John Piper
- B & H, 2002
- Nashville, TN
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- The Dangerous Duty of DelightThe Glorified God and the Satisfied Soul
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 2001
- Sisters, OR
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- The Hidden Smile of GodThe Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2001
- Wheaton, IL
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- The Legacy of Sovereign JoyGod's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin
- John Piper
- Crossway, 2000
- Wheaton, IL
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- The Pleasures of GodMeditations on God's Delight in Being God
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 2000
- Sisters, OR
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- A Godward Life, Book TwoSavoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 1999
- Sisters, OR
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- God’s Passion for His GloryLiving the Vision of Jonathan Edwards, with the Complete Text of The End for Which God Created the World
- John Piper
- Crossway, 1998
- Wheaton, IL
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- The Innkeeper
- John Piper
- Crossway, 1998
- Wheaton, IL
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- A Godward LifeSavoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 1997
- Sisters, OR
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- The Purifying Power of Living By Faith In…Future Grace
- John Piper
- Multnomah, 1995
- Sisters, OR
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- The Justification of GodAn Exegetical and Theological Study of Romans 9:1-23
- John Piper
- Baker, 1993
- Grand Rapids
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- Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
- Co-Editor
- John Piper, Wayne Grudem
- Crossway, 1991
- Wheaton, IL
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- “Love Your Enemies”
- John Piper
- Baker, 1991
- Grand Rapids