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- 697How to Lead Teens Deeper into Their BiblesHow can youth leaders lead teens deeper into their Bibles? By teaching with an eye on language, a heart for reality, and a knack for question-asking.
- 698Learning in a World Blind to GodGod communicates through not just his word, but also his world. Christian learning presses deeply into the Bible, but the stars have something to say as well.
- 699How Does Learning Deepen Joy?What role should emotions play in Christian education? If we take our cue from Scripture, appropriate feelings will be central, not peripheral, to all our learning.
- 700How Thanksgiving Shapes Your Life StoryAt the heart of our unbelief lies not only our refusal to glorify God, but our refusal to thank him. Apart from grace, we take the gifts and ignore the Giver.
- 701Learning for Those Who Don’t Love LearningThe apostle Peter calls Christians to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. But how might we grow in knowledge if we don’t enjoy the process of learning?
- 702How to Study the Bible on a TopicHow can normal Christians learn to study the Bible on a topic? Pastor John models his own approach as he prepares answers for ‘Ask Pastor John.’
- 703Go to the AntWe know God inspired the Bible, but we sometimes forget that he also spoke creation into existence. How might we begin to learn from both of God’s books?
- 704Make Your Life Count: Twelve Rules for TeensHow can teens make their lives count? From dating wisely to failing well, Pastor John offers twelve rules for teenage followers of Christ.
- 705How John Piper Marks Up His BooksPastor John never reads a book — even novels — without a pencil in hand. What does he do with it, and why won’t he use a pen?
- 706Feast on the Bible’s GrammarThe word “therefore” appears almost five hundred times in the New Testament. And every one of them is a doorway to life and love.
- 707Make the Bible Part of Your Everyday in 2024What makes regular Bible intake not only helpful for the Christian life, but crucial? Pastor John gives ten reasons to make the Bible part of your everyday.
- 708Looking Back at 2023, Looking Ahead to 2024As a new year nears, Pastor John marvels at God’s grace from 2023 and shares exciting plans for the months ahead.
- 709Four Reasons Christmas Is SpecialChristmas is a day for marveling. Pastor John shares four earth-shaking, soul-satisfying reasons to glory in the coming of the Son of God.
- 710My Bible Reading Feels Flat — What Can I Do?Sometimes, perhaps even often, we read Scripture with our eyes, grasp its truth in our minds, yet feel little pleasure in our hearts. What can we do in such moments?
- 711Read the Bible with Us in 2024On the first day of a new year, Pastor John commends a yearlong Bible-reading plan and invites listeners to join him from Genesis to Revelation.
- 712The Good News of God’s Faithfulness to GodGod’s faithfulness to God may not sound like good news. But the foundation of our hope rests on God’s zeal to display the worth of his name.
- 713How Do I Find the Main Point of a Psalm?How can we discern the main point of not only a single verse, but an entire paragraph, section, or even chapter of the Bible?
- 714Should Christians Make Bucket Lists?From college grads to retirees, many people love to keep bucket lists. Should Christians? Pastor John puts rest and recreation within a biblical mindset.
- 715On Coffee-Sipping in the SanctuaryIs it wrong to drink coffee during corporate worship? Pastor John moves beyond mugs to the heart of the issue.
- 716Leading a Church out of Casual CultureHow might churches move away from casual culture toward heartfelt, happy reverence on Sunday morning? Pastor John shares five steps for preachers.
- 717Strategies for Building a Reverent ChurchIn a day starving for transcendence, how might church leaders arrange every element of the Sunday gathering to promote joyful Godward reverence?
- 718What Would World War III Mean for Missions?We live in a time of mounting global tensions, of wars and rumors of wars. What hope do we have for the future of missions should conflict continue to build?
- 719Was Jesus Confused by the Cross?“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Do these haunting words from Jesus suggest he was confused by the horrors of the cross?
- 720Do I Have a Hard Heart?How can we know if our heart is hard toward God? Pastor John diagnoses hardness of heart, and gives a remedy for remaining soft to God’s Spirit.
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