Show overview
Ask Pastor John has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 2,290 episodes. That works out to roughly 410 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 8 min and 13 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2015, with 264 episodes published. Published by Desiring God.
From the publisher
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Latest Episodes
View all 2,290 episodesWhen Obedience Is Evil
Delighting in a Holy God
Suffering for Joy
Ten Seconds After You Die
Don’t Let Her Die Before You Say This
Fur Babies and Pet Stewardship
Wasted Talents
Where AI Fails
Long Sorrows Set the Stage
The Bondage of Singleness
Sex Is Worship
The Wrong Kind of Cross-Centered
Should every sermon make a beeline to the cross? Pastor John traces the pattern of the New Testament from the death of Christ to the holiness of Christians.
Will You Be Happy in a Million Years?
Eternity with God can sound too good to be true — even impossible. Will heaven really never end? And if not, will we still be happy after a million years?
Made Lonely by Holiness
How should we respond when friends embrace worldly entertainment? Pastor John offers encouragement for when personal convictions lead to loneliness.
Dying to Live
How do we present ourselves to God “as a living sacrifice”? Pastor John applies Romans 12:1–2 to believers’ daily lives.
Stop Waiting for a Sign
Should all believers assume they are called to missions? Pastor John provides seven factors to direct a desire for ministry at home or abroad.
Your Only Roadblock to Heaven
God’s sovereign grace is strong enough to overcome all human sin and rebellion — changing belief in Jesus from “will not” to “want to.”
Everything Happens for a Reason
Does the Bible teach that everything happens for a reason? Pastor John offers grounding from Romans 8 for God’s purpose in our suffering.
Your Main Calling in the End Times
When Christians encounter signs of the end times, how should we respond? Pastor John outlines a biblical approach to waiting well for Jesus’s return.
Five Escapes from Dry Devotions
How can believers push past surface-level Bible reading to the reality behind the words? Pastor John offers five practices to enliven dry devotions.