Hello again, thank you for listening to Ask Pastor John with Longtime Author and Pastor John

Piper.

I'm your host, Tony Ranky.

Before we launch into today's episode, I have a pretty important programming note for

you.

As all of you know, or most of you know, Pastor John travels and he speaks a lot, even

internationally, and he also blocks off weeks in his annual calendar for the purpose of

writing new books.

I'm really glad he does both of these things.

I'm sure you're really glad he does both of those things, but it also means a good chunk

of his time each year is bound up with those things.

And so seasonally, sometimes these priorities take away his time from other things like

this podcast.

And in fact, after we record today's episode, Pastor John heads off to speak around Europe,

and then he returns to the States to finish writing a very important book on God's Providence.

So a book we've talked about before on the podcast, but one that looks back at all of

the precious texts in the Bible that describe and celebrate the absolute sovereignty of

God.

He's writing a whole book on the sovereignty of God is a big book.

He started it last year.

He'll finish it this year.

I can't wait for this book.

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