Faith begins with a backward look at the cross, but it lives with a forward look at the promises
John PiperBeing infinite, God is inexhaustibly interesting. It is therefore impossible that God be boring.
John PiperThe ultimate meaning of true womanhood is this: It is a distinctive calling of God to display the glory of his Son in ways that would not be displayed if there were no womanhood.
John PiperWe can be content with simplicity because the deepest most satisfying delights God gives us through creation are free gifts from nature and from loving relationships with people. After your basic needs are met, accumulated money begins to diminish your capacity for these pleasures rather than increase them. Buying things contributes absolutely nothing to the heart's capacity for joy.
John Piper