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A Godward Life: 120 Meditations on the Supremacy of God
John Piper’s Meditations for Leading a Godward Life
Amid the incessant demands of daily life, it's easy to misplace our affections. This devotional volume by John Piper features 120 meditations that focus on the radical difference it makes when we choose to live with God at the center of all that we do.
Ideal for daily reflection, these brief, Scripture-soaked readings touch on issues relevant to our daily lives, including the character of God, the pursuit of holiness, suffering in our broken world, marriage and parenting, prayer, and more. A Godward Life is a passionate, moving, and articulate call for all believers to live in conscious and glad submission to the sovereignty and glory of God.
Scripture-Soaked 120 short, rich readings rooted in God’s word help readers connect doctrine to daily life Comprehensive in Covers a wide range of topics regarding the Christian life, including holiness, suffering, prayer, marriage, parenting, cultural issues, and more Written by John Author of Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; Providence; and more
Amid the incessant demands of daily life, it's easy to misplace our affections. This devotional volume by John Piper features 120 meditations that focus on the radical difference it makes when we choose to live with God at the center of all that we do.
Ideal for daily reflection, these brief, Scripture-soaked readings touch on issues relevant to our daily lives, including the character of God, the pursuit of holiness, suffering in our broken world, marriage and parenting, prayer, and more. A Godward Life is a passionate, moving, and articulate call for all believers to live in conscious and glad submission to the sovereignty and glory of God.
Scripture-Soaked 120 short, rich readings rooted in God’s word help readers connect doctrine to daily life Comprehensive in Covers a wide range of topics regarding the Christian life, including holiness, suffering, prayer, marriage, parenting, cultural issues, and more Written by John Author of Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; Providence; and more
434 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 16, 2026
About the author
John Piper
608 books4,820 followersJohn Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as senior pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied at Wheaton College, Fuller Theological Seminary (B.D.), and the University of Munich (D.theol.). For six years, he taught Biblical Studies at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and in 1980 accepted the call to serve as pastor at Bethlehem.
John is the author of more than 50 books and more than 30 years of his preaching and teaching is available free at desiringGod.org. John and his wife, Noel, have four sons, one daughter, and twelve grandchildren.
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He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied at Wheaton College, Fuller Theological Seminary (B.D.), and the University of Munich (D.theol.). For six years, he taught Biblical Studies at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and in 1980 accepted the call to serve as pastor at Bethlehem.
John is the author of more than 50 books and more than 30 years of his preaching and teaching is available free at desiringGod.org. John and his wife, Noel, have four sons, one daughter, and twelve grandchildren.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
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John Piper's teaching is such a gift to my generation. His unyielding passion for purity and holiness is compelling and I'm so grateful for his ministry. I loved the bite sized chapters on dozens of different things we face but can be hard to navigate with wisdom. Every believer could benefit from this book!
September 3, 2026
120 meditations that deserve to be read slowly, one at a time, not a 3-4 at a time, as I read them to finish the book for our church book group meeting. I want to read it again, more slowly
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