John Piper rarely gives interviews of any form, except for what was at this point still his future “Ask John Piper” podcast, so it was a real privilege, to record this interview that I hope you will enjoy listening to.

He said that he was both “contaminated by the charismatic” and “a seven-point Calvinist.” He spoke about preaching, preparation and how he heard God calling him to pastor.

Watch the video and read the highlights: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/adrians-john-piper-interview-from

More about John Piper

* John Piper’s Final Pastoral Sermon – God Raised Your Great Shepherd from the Dead

* Piper responds to my disagreement with him over Romans 7

* Could Piper be wrong about the man in Romans 7 and does it matter?

* How I realized I don’t love the Bible as much as I need to

* John Piper Hears The Voice Of God.

Today’s epidode is a conversation with retired mental health nurse, Sandra Delemare. We explore how spirituality can be incorporated into healthcare.Read a short article exploring the key themes from this interview:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/08/spirituality-does-belong-in-healthcare-how-to-truly-care/

Watch the full interview and read the transcript: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/spirituality-and-chaplaincy-in-healthcare

Read an article exploring the key themes from this interview:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/08/ten-reasons-christians-dont-know-jesus-like-in-the-past/

Watch the video or read a transcript: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/the-risen-christ-in-you-with-gary

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This is a chapter from my first book. It challenges us, demonstrating that previous generations of Christians valued an awareness of a personal relationship with Jesus much more than we do. Allow their examples to stir your heart today as you read or listen.

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https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/a-relationship-with-the-risen-jesus

Today’s article is taken from my book Raised With Christ: How The Resurrection Changes Everything. The kindle edition of this book is available for a few days only at over 80% off the list price! If you have Kindle Unlimited this book remains free to you. You can buy it here: https://mybook.to/raisedwithchrist

Jesus himself is at work within us causing us to obey him. He gives us the Holy Spirit to help transform us to be like him. Time after time in the Gospels Jesus commands us to do things that seem humanly impossible, but he provides renewed power by his Spirit working within us, enabling us to persevere and, over time, become the people he wants us to be. We are called to be followers of the risen Christ and to learn to obey him.

Watch the video or read this on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/seven-different-motivations-for-spiritual

When I recorded this podcast episode, I had just finished reading Gary York’s Christ in You a matter of minutes before.

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I am glad to be able to announce that for just the next seven days you can get Raised With Christ: How The Resurrection Changes Everything for a massive 86% off the asking price in both the USA and UK. This is for kindle only, the paperback and hardback are still available at the same price if you prefer to have a physical book. All I ask in return for this special offer is that you consider writing a review for this book, and any other Christian book you read.

If you have Kindle Unlimited this book remains free to you.

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Today, I wanted to read the first portion of Chapter One for you to get a bit of an idea what it is about. If you prefer to watch the video or read the text, visit Substack:

One of my favorite series of articles that predates this Substack is what I call “Revive a hymn”. The philosophy is simple. There are old hymns that, at least in some circles of the church today, are not much used but should be.

For more about each of the hymns mentioned and to listen to modern adaptations visit my Substack:

https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/reviving-hymns-for-a-new-generation

Which of these hymns, old version or new, do you like the best? Which others would you like me to look at in future editions of Revive a hymn? Let me know on Substack.

Read More by Adrian about Worship

* As I read Newton, he reminds me that I need Christ

* I Once Was Blind But Now I See: John Newton explains his famous phrase

* Jesus Commands: Worship me Part of a series on what Jesus wants from us and works in us

* Worship: Are Physical Expressions and Emotions Essential?

* Embodied Worship: Corporate Singing and Lives of Service

Interviews by Adrian

Tim Challies We Trust God With That As Well

Keith Plummer As I read John Newton, he reminds me that I need Christ

Daniel Johnson Would a wretch like John Newton be welcome in our churches?

Aaron Armstrong Whatever Happened to the Young, Restless and Reformed?

PJ Smyth See No Evil: God, the Shed, and my Dad

Dr Mark Mayfield Christians and Mental Health

Barnabas Piper Pastor’s Kid, Divorcee, And Minister

Please follow wherever you get your podcasts. Watch video on Substack.

This is my interview with Tim Challies who is the longest running continuous Christian personal blogger. His site has published an article every day since 2003 which was also the year I started writing my own blog, initially at adrianwarnock.com before moving to Patheos. In case you have not heard of this giant of the online Christian world, his blog can still be found at Challies.com.

Watch the full interview and read the transcript:

https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/live-with-dr-adrian-warnock

Or read a short article exploring the key themes from this interview,

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/07/tim-challies-interview-we-trust-god-with-that-as-well/

Is it possible that I might be missing out on good content, elsewhere? What do I mean by the idea of Substack becoming for me something of a walled garden? I’ve not been on Substack for two months yet. But what I’ve noticed is I’m spending far less time on other social media sites.

Visit substack for the video or article accompanying this podcast which includes information about how you can cheat the algorithm and follow the sites you want to properly.

https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/is-substack-in-danger-of-becoming

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