John Piper

On Sunday night I had the privilege to hear John Piper speak live for the first time. He came to Park Street Church in downtown Boston and we were sitting in the 3rd row. Oh, what a treat! The great thing about him is that you know when you hear him, you won't just have your ears tickled. He speaks hard truth...but with humility. You are always convicted, but it is always good.

He spoke mostly on this verse: "We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part" 2 Corin. 8:1-3

His main point (which he writes a lot about in his books... http://www.desiringgod.org/) is that when we find our full satisfaction and joy in God it will spill out in love for others. The convicting part for me was in this particular passage the people in Macedonia who were extremely poor and going through a lot of affliction were giving abundantly and joyfully. God is more concerned with my heart than my husband finding that perfect job or that all my life's circumstances are easy and the way I want them to be.

Also, Mike got him to sign my Bible and our friend Bry snagged a pic. of us with him:
Well... a picture of Mike and the back of my shirt :)