John piper martin luther biography videos

At the recent Theologians on the Christian Life conference, hosted by Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Piper for an hour to talk about the role of history and biography in his life.

Here are some of the questions I asked:

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• • Do you recall your early experiences with biography?

    Did you read missionary biographies s as a boy?

  • How were were biographies particularly helpful to you when you began pastoral ministry?
  • Why does biography seem to have a different effect on us than just collecting a list of principles we might learn from a life?
  • When did you decide to make pastoral biographies a part of your annual pastors conference?
  • Why do you think it’s helpful for pastors not only to read biography but to present it as well?
  • Can you walk us through your general approach to read and preparing such messages?
  • What is the difference between the approaches of a George Marsden and a Iain Murray when i