LanguaTalk

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

Why Do We Confess If Our Sins Are Already Forgiven?

12 mins; April 20, 2020

Is God Humble?

12 mins; April 17, 2020

More Precious Than Praise and Possessions

12 mins; April 15, 2020

Fighting Loneliness in the Coronavirus Outbreak

9 mins; April 14, 2020

I’m Afraid of Surrendering to Christ — What Can I Do?

12 mins; April 13, 2020

Why Do We Celebrate Easter?

11 mins; April 10, 2020

Why the Sovereignty of God Is Good News

8 mins; April 09, 2020

Coronavirus and Christ (Audiobook)

127 hours 35 mins; April 08, 2020

How Do I Know If the Holy Spirit Is in Me?

11 mins; April 06, 2020

Is It a Sin to Back Out of a Commitment?

10 mins; April 03, 2020

Plan for Something Greater Than Retirement

12 mins; April 01, 2020

How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus

13 mins; March 31, 2020

Public, Private, Online, Homeschool?

9 mins; March 30, 2020

What’s Next for an Aging Pastor?

10 mins; March 27, 2020

How Do I Fight My Coronavirus Fears?

16 mins; March 26, 2020

Grace for Our Hardest Moments

11 mins; March 25, 2020

Are IVF Babies Knit Together by God Too?

11 mins; March 23, 2020

A Word to Men Who Demean Their Wives

15 mins; March 20, 2020

Jesus Didn’t Die for Our Present Prosperity

12 mins; March 18, 2020

Jesus Came to Bring Violence — but What Does That Mean for Us?

8 mins; March 16, 2020

How Do I Take Risks Without Being Unwise?

10 mins; March 13, 2020

John Piper’s Death-Row Plea

12 mins; March 11, 2020

Am I Mainly the Product of My Background?

11 mins; March 09, 2020

If God Is Sovereign, Are My Prayers Pointless?

11 mins; March 06, 2020

Will Suffering Weaken My Ministry?

12 mins; March 04, 2020

How Do I Care for My Depressed Wife?

11 mins; March 02, 2020

How Can Couples Heal After Adultery?

14 mins; February 28, 2020

How Do We Make Sense of the Coronavirus?

16 mins; February 28, 2020

How Can I Jumpstart My Prayer Life?

10 mins; February 26, 2020

How Much Victory Can I Expect over Sinful Desires?

12 mins; February 24, 2020

How Do I Bless My Children Before Bed?

11 mins; February 21, 2020

Why Is My Theology Not Changing My Life?

9 mins; February 19, 2020

Should Christians Attend Alcoholics Anonymous?

10 mins; February 17, 2020

Can We Love Both God and Pleasure?

10 mins; February 14, 2020

How Do I Let Go of Anger over Past Wrongs?

12 mins; February 12, 2020

Would God Be Just as Glorified If We Were His Slaves?

10 mins; February 10, 2020

How Do I Find a Good Church?

10 mins; February 07, 2020

How Do I Grow in Wisdom?

10 mins; February 05, 2020

Should My Husband Pray with Me More?

11 mins; February 03, 2020

Should We Call Female Leaders ‘Pastors’?

11 mins; January 31, 2020

Who Is Yahweh?

10 mins; January 29, 2020

Is John Piper Popular Because He Makes Christianity Look Intelligent?

9 mins; January 27, 2020

Did My Dad Die Because I Lacked Faith?

9 mins; January 24, 2020

Is Something Evil Only If It Harms Others?

8 mins; January 22, 2020

What Is the State of Race Relations in the Church?

10 mins; January 20, 2020

Is a Similar Sense of Calling Required for Marriage?

10 mins; January 17, 2020

How Should I Parent My Non-Christian Teen?

9 mins; January 15, 2020

Are Hell and the Cross Overkill for Sin?

12 mins; January 13, 2020

How Do We Respond to Claims That Christianity Is Dangerous?

13 mins; January 10, 2020

What Every Marriage Needs Most

9 mins; January 08, 2020

How Do I Respond to Sexual Dreams?

12 mins; January 06, 2020

What Should I Expect My First Time Through the Bible?

11 mins; January 03, 2020

Are Personal Resolutions Effective or Futile?

8 mins; January 01, 2020

I Have a New Journaling Bible — How Should I Mark It Up?

11 mins; December 30, 2019

How Concerned Should Christians Be with Consumerism?

9 mins; December 27, 2019

Why Was Christ Born into This World?

20 mins; December 25, 2019

Should I Use Christmas Dinner for Evangelism?

8 mins; December 23, 2019

Does the Bible Forbid My Nativity Set?

11 mins; December 20, 2019

How Do I Banish Low Thoughts of Christ?

15 mins; December 18, 2019

How Do I Battle Subtle Temptations to Lust?

11 mins; December 16, 2019

Will All Nations Be Reached Before Christ Returns?

11 mins; December 13, 2019

What’s the Deepest Desire of My Heart?

13 mins; December 11, 2019

Does Christmas Create Racial Tensions?

5 mins; December 10, 2019

I’m Not Good at My Job — Is the Lord Telling Me to Quit?

11 mins; December 09, 2019

How Can I Revitalize My Church from the Pulpit?

10 mins; December 06, 2019

What Happens When We Sing Together

9 mins; December 04, 2019

Why Do I Still Struggle with My Pre-Conversion Sins?

10 mins; December 02, 2019

My Life Is Endless Drudgery — How Do I Find Joy in Christ?

12 mins; November 29, 2019

How Do We Feast to the Glory of God?

14 mins; November 27, 2019

How Should I Handle My Regrets?

11 mins; November 25, 2019

Is It Sinful to Watch Sin on a Screen?

10 mins; November 22, 2019

Is the God-Centeredness of God Precious?

8 mins; November 20, 2019

How Do I Stay Attracted to My Aging Spouse?

12 mins; November 18, 2019

Will We Pray in Heaven?

9 mins; November 15, 2019

The Key to Our Victory over Sin

15 mins; November 13, 2019

I Feel No Sexual Attraction — Should I Still Pursue Marriage?

12 mins; November 10, 2019

Why Does the Bible Stress the Power of Jesus’s Name?

12 mins; November 07, 2019

‘I Don’t Believe in Christ — Why Is Faith So Hard?’

7 mins; November 05, 2019

When Has My Career Become My Idol?

11 mins; November 03, 2019

Advice for Christians Who Work Sundays

11 mins; October 31, 2019

What Did the Reformation Give Us?

13 mins; October 29, 2019

Should We Stop Reading Dead White Guys?

12 mins; October 27, 2019

Should Anyone Say, ‘I Am of Calvin’?

10 mins; October 24, 2019

What Makes a Sermon Good?

11 mins; October 22, 2019

Should Stay-at-Home Moms Take a Day Off?

13 mins; October 20, 2019

Are God’s Providence and God’s Sovereignty the Same?

10 mins; October 17, 2019

When to Stop Listening to This Podcast

11 mins; October 15, 2019

How Do I Follow God’s Will in the Face of Two Good Options?

10 mins; October 13, 2019

What Does the Bible Say About ‘National Coming Out Day’?

11 mins; October 10, 2019

How Do We Respond When a Pastor Leaves the Faith?

14 mins; October 08, 2019

How Much ‘Lover’ Language Should We Use in Worship Songs?

9 mins; October 06, 2019

Should We Call Out False Teachers or Ignore Them?

11 mins; October 03, 2019

How Do I Submit to My Unbelieving Husband?

7 mins; October 01, 2019

Is Everyone Punished the Same in Hell?

12 mins; September 29, 2019

John Piper’s Most Bizarre Moment in Preaching

16 mins; September 26, 2019

Who Is John Piper?

12 mins; September 24, 2019

Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?

16 mins; September 22, 2019

We’re Back! — Update from John Piper

14 mins; September 19, 2019

How Do I Live Like a Son Rather Than a Slave?

12 mins; July 16, 2019

How Does ‘Christ Live in Me’ (Galatians 2:20)?

11 mins; July 14, 2019

Click here to see more

Ask Pastor John

Useful pages

Find a tutor

Languages