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Desiring God

Ask Pastor John

A short question-and-answer podcast in which listeners send real pastoral and doctrinal questions and John Piper answers one at a time, usually in under fifteen minutes, with the Scripture he is reasoning from named as he goes. Over eighteen hundred episodes are archived and searchable by topic.

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Why this is listed

The format forces a specific answer to a specific question with the text in hand, which is more useful to a searching reader than a general talk. It is one teacher’s Reformed, Baptist convictions throughout — listed as one strong voice to weigh, not as a settled verdict, which is why the tradition is on the card.

How to start

  1. Open desiringgod.org (opens an external site) and read what Desiring God says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Confirm the cost and level fit: free, introductory, over ongoing.
  3. Note the tradition — Reformed. It will shape what you are taught, and that is worth knowing going in.
  4. Put the first session in your calendar now. The gap between reading about study and doing it is a calendar entry.

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    Renewing Your Mind

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    A daily teaching podcast built from R.C. Sproul’s lectures and a rotation of Ligonier teaching fellows, working through doctrine, church history, and whole books of the Bible in roughly twenty-five-minute episodes. The archive is deep and organized by series rather than only by date.

    Cost
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    Time
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    Where
    Online
    Format
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    Last verified September 20, 2026

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    With The Perrys

    The Perrys

    Preston and Jackie Hill Perry — a married couple, both writers and teachers — talk through theology, marriage, parenting, race, and the ordinary work of following Jesus, mostly as an unscripted conversation between the two of them. Jackie is a poet and author; Preston is a spoken-word artist and apologist.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    Ongoing
    Where
    Online
    Format
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    Last verified September 20, 2026

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    2819 Church

    Philip Anthony Mitchell

    The official channel of 2819 Church in Atlanta, posting full services and sermons by Philip Anthony Mitchell and guest speakers, often in book-by-book series.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    Ongoing
    Where
    Online
    Format
    Podcast · Introductory

    Last verified October 5, 2026