Tweeted tonight. Whatever he was trying to say, all I can picture is young John Piper hiding behind a tree staring at the cool kids, silently fuming with jealousy. Or current John Piper peering out of an attic window, wishing for the freshness of youth that he can never reattain. Either way, it reads like […]
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Dear Evangelicals: This is why the rest of the world thinks you’re backward bigots (Or, did I just fall through a time warp to 1965?)
It’s 2013, the nation is on the verge of full marriage equality, possibly even as soon as this month, yet over on John Piper’s Desiring God blog, it seems that they’re still trying to convince readers that interracial marriage is not a sin. And not just in the abstract either, but because someone asked Piper […]
Presented without comment
Because if I said what I really wanted to say about this evil blog post by John Piper, I’d probably regret it. Actually, I will give one comment. John Piper is a self-righteous Pharisee who rejoices in the suffering of others and invents rules so that he can feel himself more righteous. Matthew 27:1-33 1Then […]
John Piper and Tornadoes, 2.0
One of the first blog posts I ever did on this incarnation of my blog was about John Piper’s insensitive comments after deadly tornadoes. He’s at it again. This was tweeted at 11:58 pm on Monday, just hours after scores of people were killed in Oklahoma. “Your sons and daughters were eating and a great […]
John Piper, tornadoes, and the effects of the Fall
John Piper’s blogging about tornadoes again. It’s not the first time he decided to venture into this territory. As a Calvinist, I understand the desire to cling to the belief in the sovereignty of God when disasters happen, but it feels to me like Piper has crossed a line into attributing motive to the almighty […]