Ask Pastor John
Religion & Spirituality
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Description:
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Twitter:
@desiringGod
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.desiringgod.org/
Email:
mail@desiringgod.org
Episodes
Trusting God After Losing Everything
6/5/2025
Anxiety can overwhelm us, especially in times of deep loss. How do we fight our fears of the future when so much has already gone wrong?
Duration:00:13:01
When Your Best Years Are Behind You
6/2/2025
Life gets harder as we age. We can’t do the same ministries forever. How do we cling to joy in God amid the loss and uncertainty?
Duration:00:14:16
The Glorious Riches Awaiting You
5/29/2025
When Paul talks about the riches of God’s inheritance, is God the one inheriting, or are we? Pastor John offers four clues from the context.
Duration:00:10:31
Restoring a Repentant Adulterer
5/26/2025
How do churches decide when repentance is real, discipline is done, and someone removed from membership is ready to be restored?
Duration:00:10:57
Drawing Close to a Daughter Drifting from God
5/22/2025
How can faithful parents maintain a meaningful relationship with a wayward child? Pastor John helps moms and dads walk wisely through the pain.
Duration:00:14:09
Why Didn’t Christ Come Sooner?
5/19/2025
If the world was already fallen with Adam and utterly corrupt at the flood, why did God wait thousands of years before sending Jesus?
Duration:00:15:00
Seven Anchors That Hold When Tragedy Hits
5/15/2025
How do we face death and broken relationships, especially when they pile on at the same time? Pastor John helps us find wisdom, love, and strength in deep loss.
Duration:00:12:41
Wimpy Theology Makes Vulnerable Women
5/12/2025
How can women navigate a corrupt and confusing world? Pastor John offers biblical strategies for confidence, strength, and freedom.
Duration:00:14:20
God Will Heal Me Completely — But When?
5/8/2025
In a world where Christians deal with chronic pain and awful sickness, how can we understand and apply the promise that “God heals all your diseases”?
Duration:00:08:36
Common Myths About Eternal Rewards
5/5/2025
Can we lose eternal rewards by becoming incapacitated or less fruitful as we age? Or can our sin cancel out rewards we would have received?
Duration:00:15:53
The Most Extraordinary Experience in This World
5/1/2025
Knowing God is the most extraordinary experience in the world. But how do we come to know him authentically, deeply, personally?
Duration:00:14:19
‘No One Ever Hated His Own Body’ — Really?
4/28/2025
Did Paul know about self-harm and poor body image? If he did, how could he still say that “no one ever hated his own flesh”?
Duration:00:12:28
Every Pinch of Pain Has Purpose
4/24/2025
Persecution, troubles, heaviness of heart — are these different forms of God’s discipline? Pastor John traces God’s good purposes in different kinds of pain.
Duration:00:12:50
Will Heaven Ever Grow Boring?
4/21/2025
We know the new heavens and new earth will be a place of perfect, endless joy. But will we really never get bored, even after millions of years?
Duration:00:15:25
The Cost of Being a Loner
4/17/2025
Those who try to live the Christian life outside of community are missing something crucial. So, how might Christian loners move toward life together?
Duration:00:07:10
God Withholds Nothing We Need
4/14/2025
If God has already promised not to withhold anything good from us, then does asking him for more imply that yesterday’s good wasn’t good enough?
Duration:00:12:47
How Can I Grow in Humility as I Grow in Knowledge?
4/10/2025
If knowledge puffs up, will formal Bible education make us proud? Pastor John points out pride’s craftiness and offers five weapons of humility.
Duration:00:11:09
How to Become the Mother of Jesus
4/7/2025
What does the Bible say about Mary, Jesus’s mother? What is Mary’s true legacy for Christians today?
Duration:00:12:27
Distinguishing Shame from Guilt
4/3/2025
What is the difference between guilt and shame? And when do true feelings of guilt or shame become false feelings that reject God’s grace?
Duration:00:12:08
What Jordan Peterson Gets Wrong About Happiness
3/31/2025
Is the purpose of life to find meaning? Pastor John responds to Jordan Peterson’s claim that happiness cannot be our goal.
Duration:00:11:07