Barnabas Piper is the assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tenn. He is the author of The Pastor’s Kid: What It’s Like and How to Help and also co-hosts The Happy Rant podcast.
When we treat gratitude as a reaction, a vibe, or a mood, we miss a defining characteristic of it that makes it virtuous, that of being thankful to. Thankfulness is
"Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so" (Acts 17:11).
Today’s culture of varied worldviews, the general rejection of objective truth, and the deification of fierce individualism makes it a distinctly difficult time in history for anyone–especially young people–to find
When I was a teenager I remember asking my dad, a pastor for thirty-three years, “Why do so many pastors blow it?” It was my juvenile way of asking why
I’ve written before–and firmly believe–that pastors’ kids want a parent more than a pastor. I spent my entire upbringing as a PK to John Piper, and I’m now raising three
Reconciling Your Primary Responsibilities to Church and Family
We need a new way of thinking about the relationship between family and ministry than “balance.” Two foundational biblical realities can help us see a new paradigm.
PKs need their parents more than they need their parents as pastors. They need conversations more than sermons. They need a patient listener more than stern advice. They need a
