For many years I have wanted to go and get involved in planting churches. It was the main reason I initially moved to Bristol. At that time there was a relatively young church in the centre of Bristol which had a vision for planting further churches within the city.
After spending a few years in that church I joined the plant made [...]
Way back in February 2006 John Piper wrote an article called “Don’t Waste Your Cancer“. In the last year or so I find myself regularly coming back to this article in an attempt to help me understand how to handle suffering. With my own fibromyalgia and, more recently, the discovery that my mother has [...]
This morning, while going through all my Twitter updates, I came across a short article by John Piper on why he doesn’t own a television or go to movies.
One of the problems I face with my recent health problems is that I rarely have any energy (and I mean any!) or concentration. This means that I [...]
Last week I listened to a sermon by John Piper called What Is the Recession For?. I was exceedingly challenged by some of the things he said, not just in terms of the recession and any present financial difficulties, but also from the point of view of general suffering and troubles.
Life for me and my [...]