Daily Word

03/21/2026
Preach Like a Poet
Poets and SpaceX engineers have more in common than you might think. Poets express powerful emotion within the constraints imposed by meter and rhyme. SpaceX engineers use exacting specifications to direct massive explosions. In both cases, arduous technical effort leads to transformative experience
03/21/2026
Six Paths to Self-Forgetfulness
Self-awareness can be good, but it can also go too far. Our thoughts of self often grow quieter when we look to God and follow where he leads.Listen Now
03/21/2026
Don’t Miss the Diamonds in the Chest of Salvation: Titus 3:4–7, Part 3
Mercy, regeneration, justification, grace, inheritance, hope, eternal life — salvation is full of wonders for us to study and enjoy.Watch Now
03/20/2026
How to Shepherd an Anxious Soul
At this point, the prevalence and causes of anxiety in the current generation are common knowledge. The books have been written, and the podcasts have been recorded. No stats are necessary to convince you that it’s an epidemic. While I am hopeful that natural cultural cycles (such as a departure fro
03/20/2026
The One We Dare Not Take for Granted
Do we honor God by assuming him? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 48:9–11 to show why God’s greatness demands our attention and praise.Watch Now
03/19/2026
Stop Waiting for a Sign
Should all believers assume they are called to missions? Pastor John provides seven factors to direct a desire for ministry at home or abroad.Listen Now
03/18/2026
The God Who Rejoices Over You
Do you picture God helping you reluctantly? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper unpacks Jeremiah 32:40–41 to show God’s eager, wholehearted gladness to help his people.Watch Now
03/18/2026
He Quiets Our Conflicts with Peace
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9)Jesus began the greatest sermon in history, the Sermon on the Mount, with eight declarations of blessedness. Commonly called the Beatitudes (based on the Latin word for “blessed,” meaning “happy”), they describe the char
03/17/2026
‘Jacob I Loved’: The Heart Behind Election
An oil painting hangs in my dining room of a shepherd looking after his sheep outside a great city. It reminds me of my life’s charge from my Lord. Anyone who walks into that room sees it. Recently, I asked two of those who often have seen it to describe the painting hanging behind them — without ta