John Calvin: The Divine Majesty of the Word: The Man and His Preaching
John Calvin never failed in his ministry of the Word. For Calvin, the Bible was the basis of all his ministry and he was constant and unfailing in his adherence to the faithful Word of God. During his unique life, Calvin passed through many controversies and t… Read more…
John Piper's short eBook biography of the most famous figure of the Reformation, Martin Luther, gleans important lessons from Luther's life and work. Piper points out that Luther had a true love for the Bible as a book and as the final repository of God's Word, over and above the claims of any council or leader. Luther cultivated a lo… Read more…
Oh, That I May Never Loiter on My Heavenly Journey: Reflections on the Life and Ministry of David Brainerd
The life of David Brainerd, the famous missionary to the Indians, has impacted missionaries all over the world. They have been inspired by his passion for missionary work and how he poured out his life as a sacrif… Read more…
To Live Upon God That is Invisible: Suffering and Service in the Life of John Bunyan
To Live Upon God That is Invisible: Suffering and Service in the Life of John Bunyan by John Piper is a free eBook taken from the 1999 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. Piper places Bunyan's life and work in the context of suffering and ser… Read more…
John Newton: The Tough Roots of his Habitual Tenderness by John Piper is a free eBook taken from the 2001 Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. John Newton, the wayward, debauched slave trader who came to Christ and wrote the beloved hymn "Amazing Grace," was much more than an example of God's saving power. He pastored congregations in Olney and … Read more…
Beside Jesus and Paul, no one man has had a greater impact on Christianity than Augustine. His writings have influenced Catholics, Protestants and atheists. His life displays the power of Christ's redemptive love. He wrote five million words on Christianity. Yet, in the short biography The Swan Is Not Silent: Sovereign Joy in the Life and Thoug… Read more…
The Chief Design of My Life: Mortification and Universal Holiness; Reflections on the Life and Thought of John Owen
The impact and influence of John Owen's theology has been widespread throughout Christianity. This shorty biography by John Piper, The Chief Design of My Life: Mortification and Universal Holiness; Ref… Read more…
Jonathan Edwards has often been misunderstood as some gloomy preacher who spoke of sinners dangling over the burning fires of hell, but John Piper in this short biography illuminates Edwards as a man "besotted with God." Edwards knew that true joy and peace came not from easy sermons but from an all-encompassing faith in God. Such a vision was the … Read more…
The book of Jude includes numerous references to Jewish history (Balaam, Cain, and Korah's rebellion), references Jude believed made all the more powerful his warnings against internal enemies of the church. "The Value of Learning History," an article from pastor John Piper, illuminates, using Jude as a context, the importance for each person … Read more…
Peculiar Doctrines, Public Morals, and the Political Welfare: Reflections on the Life and Labor of William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce, the famous British politician who ended the slave trade, was a devout Christian. His opposition to the heinous slave trade grew from his Christian faith, and John Piper draws from W… Read more…
William Tyndale : Always Singing One Note - A Vernacular Bible: Why He Lived and Died
William Tyndale, who lived and died to translate the Greek and Hebrew Bible into English so that the common people could also read God's Word, died a martyr's death for his labor. Tyndale had caught hold of a vision that drove him beyond… Read more…
Athanasius, a fourth century bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, fought his whole life against the Arianism belief that challenged the deity of Christ. For his trouble, he was exiled five times by Roman emperors, but he refused to concede the crucial ground of Christ's deity to the Arians. To Athanasius the deity of Christ was a personal reality, and … Read more…
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