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Barnabas Piper

I live in the Nashville area and spend my days helping churches with leadership development. My nights are spent writing and rooting for Minnesota sports teams. I also podcast a bit. I'm the author of The Pastor's Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity, Help My Unbelief: Why Doubt is Not the Enemy of Faith, and The Curious Christian: How Discovering Wonder Enriches Every Part of Life

The 50 Best, MOST Profound Quotes From The Ragamuffin Gospel

November 22, 2018August 21, 2018 by Barnabas Piper
ragamuffin gospel

I recently read Brennan Manning’s classic work on God’s profound love and grace, The Ragamuffin Gospel. I’d known of the book …

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Curiosity, Crossing Cultures, and Breaking Down Barriers

March 3, 2017February 23, 2017 by Barnabas Piper

The natural result of curiosity building in our lives is that we take relationships, work, and ministry and point them …

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Beauty and Truth in Light and Darkness

January 24, 2017 by Barnabas Piper

If I say “beauty” what do you think of? Some will attach it to a person or a place. Some …

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12 Ways to Be a Curious Person

March 1, 2017January 6, 2017 by Barnabas Piper

Curiosity doesn’t have a recipe. It’s not like baking cookies. If it was, it wouldn’t be very curious, would it? …

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Life Is Not Lived Online

January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 by Barnabas Piper

I live my life online. So do you, probably. We share everything – every event and crisis and first day …

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Dear Future Pastor – A Letter From a PK

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016 by Barnabas Piper

Dear Future Pastor, You are called, or at least you’re pretty sure you are. That’s why you are heading into …

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God Must Be True

December 7, 2016 by Barnabas Piper

God must be true, even if every man is a liar. – Romans 3:4 Few verses provide greater comfort than …

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Engaging Media in this Crazy World

March 10, 2017November 30, 2016 by Barnabas Piper

“Media” is a massive category of stuff. It encapsulates social media, a significant portion of our lives, and mass media …

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On Leaving Evangelicalism

February 17, 2017November 23, 2016 by Barnabas Piper

Chalk it up to being a millennial, but I do not enjoy being labeled. Of course “millennial” is a label. …

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Trusting God in a “Prove It” Culture

November 18, 2016 by Barnabas Piper

We live in a “prove it” culture, dating back several centuries. Once upon a time the supernatural was recognized as …

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Should We Make Peace with President Donald Trump?

November 14, 2016 by Barnabas Piper

I am not sure at whom this post is aimed or to whom it is addressed. I write as an …

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