Daily Word

02/08/2026
The Born-Again You Is Wonderfully New
When you hear the term regeneration or new birth, what’s your initial response? Perhaps gratitude for God’s goodness. Or humility that God chose you. Or maybe even longing that God would do this miracle for someone you love. All those are good responses, but if your gut reaction to regeneration does
02/07/2026
This Body Must Be Raised: Four Reasons for Your Resurrection
Jesus’s glorified body, his purpose for believers, his astonishing power, and the glory of the new creation all insist that the resurrection must happen.Watch Now
02/07/2026
How Slaves Beautify Their Salvation: Titus 2:9–10
In the most vulnerable places in society, God has called believers who will make his salvation beautiful through their submission, diligence, and joy.Watch Now
02/06/2026
Harder Is Not Always Holier: The Dangers of Abstaining from Pleasure
“We don’t celebrate Halloween, actually.”We all know the feeling when someone casually mentions a family policy of abstaining from something we freely enjoy.“We don’t eat dairy.”“We don’t own a TV.”“We don’t wear shorts.”“We don’t financially support Disney.”“We avoid seed oils.”“We don’t let the ki
02/06/2026
The Prayer God Loves
What makes prayer pleasing to God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Proverbs 15:8 to show why God welcomes the cries of justified sinners who walk by faith.Watch Now
02/05/2026
The Hardest Heart God Can Save
By nature, we are selfish and God-ignoring and God-belittling. But no matter how hard a heart may be, the sovereign God can still save.Listen Now
02/04/2026
Should We Forgive Apart from Repentance? What Jesus Expects of the Wronged
ABSTRACT: The forgiveness God displays towards sinners is conditioned upon repentance. In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus seems to teach his disciples to follow the same paradigm of conditional forgiveness. A close reading of the relevant passages reveals this paradigm is theologically consistent, herme
02/04/2026
When Love Confronts the Earthly Powers
What kind of protest does the world need to see? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Romans 13:1–7 why the most powerful “no” shows tears, not anger.Watch Now
02/03/2026
The Church-Shaped Gap in Our Missions Strategy
When I arrived as a new missionary to Japan thirteen years ago, seeking to minister to the world’s second-largest unreached people group, I believed fervently in the importance of the church. I was a founding elder at an international church plant, our church was evangelizing and baptizing new belie