Unpacking “Everything Happens for a Reason”

Pinpointing Why So Many of Us Claim to Be “Not Very Happy”

Jen Oshman

In 2020, for the first time in American history, those who were “not very happy” exceeded those who were “very happy.” Today, Americans are measurably much less happy than ever before.

Let’s Uncomplicate What Spiritual Formation Looks Like

Matthew C. Bingham

One of the things I love about the Puritans’ approach to spiritual formation is that it is characterized by a profound biblical simplicity—not simplistic, but a beautiful simplicity.

Podcast: What Is the Purpose of Our Pain? (Keith Krell)

Keith Krell discusses the many reasons God allows suffering and how this pain can bring us closer to the Lord.

7 Reasons God Takes Pleasure in Election

John Piper

Romans 8:28–30 teaches us that God really accomplishes the complete redemption of his people from start to finish. He foreknows (elects) a people for himself before the foundation of the world.

3 Expressions of the Father’s Delight in the Son

John Piper

God’s pleasure is first and foremost a pleasure in his Son. The Bible reveals this to us while showing us the face of Jesus shining like the sun of our solar system.

Does Jesus Really Expect Us to Be Perfect?

Jonathan T. Pennington

It is true that all people stand condemned and experience death because of sin, with our only hope being God’s grace toward us, this is not at all what Jesus is talking about in Matthew 5.