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Ask Pastor John

Correcting My Mistake with Money, Sex, and Power

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2016

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Pastor John discusses the mistake he made with his new book, "Living in the Light: Money, Sex, and Power".

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0:00.0

This week, Pastor John, your new book launches.

0:07.0

It's titled Living in the Light, Money, Sex, and Power.

0:11.2

It's short.

0:12.2

It's to the point.

0:13.2

It's 150 pages.

0:14.2

A really good book.

0:15.2

My copy is highlighted all over the place, and we will be talking about it this week.

0:18.6

It's published by our good friends at the Good Book Company in England.

0:21.6

It's available on Amazon now.

0:23.8

And of course, the full digital book can be downloaded at desiringgod.org.

0:28.4

Pastor John, early in the book, you admit that in the process of writing this little

0:32.3

book, you say that you experienced a fundamental change in your thinking.

0:36.6

What happened?

0:38.1

How do you think differently about these categories of money, sex, and power now after

0:41.8

writing the book?

0:43.2

There was an encounter, and it happened to be with you and the editorial team.

0:49.1

I don't know if you remember it, but it was one of those aha moments for me, or as I

0:56.5

looked back on it, it really was a dumb moment, like what's wrong with my head, that I have

1:02.5

to be made to see other people, what I should see on my own.

1:07.9

We were talking about the book and about my plan for it over lunch one day.

1:15.4

And I think it was David Mathus who brought something up that was just so obvious that

1:21.1

I had sidelined.

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