John Piippo

Thoughts about God, culture, and the Real Jesus.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Start Your Morning with This! Phil Driscoll - You Are So Beautiful

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Billy Preston wrote "You Are So Beautiful" as a worship song. Here, Phil Driscoll explains. Then, Driscoll does a phenomenal r...
Monday, September 28, 2026

The Discipline of Gratitude Thwarts Catastrophic Thinking

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  Monroe County I'm enjoying reading Loving God with Your Mind: Essays in Honor of J. P. Moreland . It's only $2.99 on Kindle!  In ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Nine Common Cognitive Disorders, and Taking Thoughts Captive

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                                                                       (Our back yard) I am interested in connections between Pauline thinki...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

Eighteen Books That Have Influenced Me

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I came across an Anglican website that listed " The 100 Best Christian Books ." It's a great, comprehensive list. It g...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Above All Else, Get Wisdom

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  (Me, climbing the big dune at Warren Dunes State Park, in Michigan) The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom .  Though it cost all you...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Spiritual Formation & Transformation: My Method

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(Michigan beach, on Lake Michigan shoreline) (I am now in the midst of teaching my Spiritual Formation class to ten M. Div. students, at...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Trust As the Cure for Anxiety & Fear

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(Downstairs office in our home) (I'm re-posting this for someone.) I  bought a new chair for my home office. I had the previou...

Pride: A Checklist

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  (Linda and me, with Payne Theological Seminary students) God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 Those are s...
Friday, September 11, 2026

How I Abide in Christ

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(April 17, 2020 - my front yard - SNOW!) Jesus told his disciples that, if they abide in him, their lives will bear much fruit. "Abide...
Wednesday, September 09, 2026

God Loves Working with People Who Are Failures

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  Sioux Falls, SD Someone shared with me that they wanted to follow Jesus, but were afraid they would fail. Their fear of failure was leadin...
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John Piippo
Married to Linda, in 1973. Sons Daniel, Joshua, and David. PhD in Philosophical Theology, Northwestern University, 1986. Pastor at Redeemer Fellowship Church, Monroe, MI, since 1992.
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