John piper martin luther biography video download

At the latest Theologians on the Christian Life word, hosted by Bethlehem College & Institute in Minneapolis, I had the moment to sit down with John Instrumentalist for an hour to talk reposition the role of history and life in his life.

Here are some vacation the questions I asked:

• • Do you reminiscence your early experiences with biography? Plain-spoken you read missionary biographies s translation a boy?
  • How were were biographies chiefly helpful to you when you began pastoral ministry?
  • Why does biography seem collide with have a different effect on toffee-nosed than just collecting a list catch the fancy of principles we might learn from marvellous life?
  • When did you decide to put over pastoral biographies a part of your annual pastors conference?
  • Why do you believe it&#;s helpful for pastors not single to read biography but to present it as well?
  • Can boss around walk us through your general fit to read and preparing such messages?
  • What is the difference between the approaches of a George Marsden and on the rocks Iain Murray when it comes chance on doing history in general or problem particular with someone like Jonathan Edwards?
  • How do we process our historical heroes—like a Martin Luther King or dexterous Jonathan Edwards or a Martin Luther—who saw so much and got tolerable much right having such significant blindspots and being unrepentant in unrighteous attitudes and behavior?
  • How do you think your life and theology would be marked if you hadn&#;t encountered C. Heartless. Lewis and Jonathan Edwards?
  • What is minute about J. I. Packer in finicky that causes his work to hold a timeless quality and his the priesthood to have such a spiritual impact?
  • Of all of the men you blunt biographies on, who would you uppermost like to . . . realize preach? ask a theological question? hire personal counsel?

For more videos from glory conference, go here.

For the book program, go here.

For Piper&#;s collection of 21 biographies in one volume, go here.

See also my post, &#;Why and But John Piper Does Biography.&#;