New Translations: Bulgarian, Portuguese, and lots of Spanish
(Author: Tyler Kenney) I'm extremely grateful to our volunteer Alice Rogan for getting these translations posted. I just review her work and summarize it in a blog post. Second to the translators themselves, she has done the real labor and made them available online. Bulgarian (2) The Tornado, The Lutherans, and Homosexuality (Bulgarian) Торнадото, лутераните и хомосексуалността

A Testimony to God’s Goodness in Disability and Suffering
(Author: John Knight) As a father of a multiply-disabled child, I have consumed dozens of books, articles, and web sites on suffering, disability, and the sovereignty of God. What I read yesterday morning from a young man with spina bifida may be the best statement I have ever encountered on this subject. Here is an excerpt: Both pain and pleasure are meant to point us to the same reality; namely, that Jesus Christ is infinitely beautiful and so much more than enough for our every need. Living for Him, even suffering for Him, is wort

9 Ways to Know the Gospel of Christ Is True
(Author: John Piper) 1. Jesus Christ, as he is presented to us in the New Testament, and as he stands forth from all its writings, is too single and too great to have been invented so uniformly by all these writers. The force of Jesus Christ unleashed these writings; the writings did not create the force. Jesus is far bigger and more compelling than any of his witnesses. His reality stands behind these writings as a great, global event stands behind a thousand newscasters. Something stupendous unleashed these diverse witnesses to tell these stunning and varied, yet unified, stories of Jesus Christ. 2. Nobody has ever explained the empty

Discounted DVD Sets
(Author: Tyler Kenney) We've lowered our prices on the John Piper Small Group Series DVDs. Each one is at least $7 cheaper than before. God Is the Gospel Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ TULIP

My Mother's Response to Our Adoption
(Author: Noel Piper) Today is a very important day in my life—my mother's birthday. At my blog, I'm in the middle of a series, telling our adoption story. Today, I skipped ahead a few episodes to describe Mother's response to our adoption news. I'm thanking God for Mother, who to this day points me toward him through her life and practical advice.