From the creators of the popular Happy Rant podcast comes this collection of thought-provoking and often humorous discussions of Christian culture to help you gain valuable insight and clarity into the issues that frequently divide the church.Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin and Barnabas Piper, hosts of the Happy Rant podcast, take their signature faith-based back-and-forth from the recording booth to the book page as they explore pastor trends, personality tests, politica...

Whether you're newly separated, long divorced, or supporting someone you love, dealing with the emotional turmoil can be overwhelming. Barnabas Piper offers not platitudes, but real hope, rooted in the comfort and presence of Jesus. This topical resource that reads like a devotional is a guide to grace, forgiveness, and restoring trust.Are you searching for light in the darkness of divorce? Life After Divorce offers a compassionate companion for those walk...

Author Barnabas Piper states in the first chapter of his book:“We are looking for something personal, something deeply meaningful, something with which we can identify. And this book is an invitation to find that in the church, because God wants us to …Part of God’s perfect strategy is offering hurting, tired, worn out, needy sinners like you and me a place to belong in … A place in which to encounter the profound, transformative, healing, restoring grace of Jesus Christ.”T...

Everyone wants to be happy, and we all pursue happiness in different ways. Some people are thrill-seekers; others are homebodies. Some people are loners; others love big families or communities. Some people express things creatively; others consume what is created. Some sing; others listen to music. Whatever we find happiness in, we are united by our desire for work that matters and relationships that fulfil.As Christians, we often fall into the trap of basing our hopes on earthly ...

Pastors' kids are often burdened by others' expectations, but there is a wonderful solution, both at home and in the church: grace.In this revised, refreshed version of Barnabas Piper's best-known book, the author candidly shares his own experiences as son of pastor and bestselling author John Piper, offering a challenge to our churches and to the families at their very heart: how to care for pastors' kids and allow them to find their own faith and identity.

In this book, Barnabas Piper unpacks what faith really means. He shows how embracing doubts and questions can help us to get to know God better, and he encourages us to trust God in our everyday lives, even when we don't understand everything about him.This book will encourage Christians seeking to ask questions in a godly way and will give them confidence to trust God, even when some questions remain.This revised and updated edition includes biographical stories about Afsh...

Advice on how to care for pastors’ kids and allow them to find their own faith and identity.Pastors’ kids are often burdened by others’ expectations, but there is a wonderful solution, both at home and in the church: grace.In this revised, refreshed version of Barnabas Piper’s best-known book, the author candidly shares his own experiences as son of pastor and bestselling author John Piper, offering a challenge to our churches and to the families at their v...

Building deep community as a fellowship of believers.Author Barnabas Piper states in the first chapter of his book:“We are looking for something personal, something deeply meaningful, something with which we can identify. And this book is an invitation to find that in the church, because God wants us to …Part of God’s perfect strategy is offering hurting, tired, worn out, needy sinners like you and me a place to belong in … A place in which to encounter the profound, transf...

From the hive mind behind the popular Happy Rant podcast comes this cornucopia of humorous and thought-provoking critiques of Christian culture. Come for the good-natured cynicism. Stay for the enlightenment.Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, and Barnabas Piper, hosts of the Happy Rant podcast, take their faith-based back-and-forth from the recording booth to the book page with this collection of insightful and often hilarious takedowns of pastor trends, p...

A biblical framework for living a grounded, hopeful, and genuinely happy life.Everyone wants to be happy, and we all pursue happiness in different ways. Some people are thrill-seekers; others are homebodies. Some people are loners; others love big families or communities. Some people express things creatively; others consume what is created. Some sing; others listen to music. Whatever we find happiness in, we are united by our desire for work that matters and relat...

How doubt can lead to greater faith.Barnabas Piper unpacks what faith really means. He shows how embracing doubts and questions can help us to get to know God, and encourages us to risk trusting God in our everyday lives, even when we don’t understand everything about him.This book will encourage Christians seeking to ask questions in a godly way and will give them confidence to trust God, even when some questions remain.Includes testimonies from Jo...

Whether you're newly separated, long divorced, or supporting someone you love, dealing with the emotional turmoil can be overwhelming. Barnabas Piper offers not platitudes, but real hope, rooted in the comfort and presence of Jesus. This topical resource that reads like a devotional is a guide to grace, forgiveness, and restoring trust.Are you searching for light in the darkness of divorce? Life After Divorce offers a compassionate companion for those walk...