John Piper

John Piper is the pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minn. He grew up in Greenville, S.C., and studied at Wheaton College. He went on to earn degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary (B.D.) and the University of Munich (D.Th.). For six years he taught biblical studies at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minn., and in 1980 began serving as pastor at Bethlehem. John is the author of more than 30 books. John and his wife, Noel, have four sons, one daughter and a number of grandchildren.

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What is Community? CD set

This seven-CD set includes messages from John Piper, Allistair Begg, Joe Stowell, Howard Hendricks and Chip Ingram. The theme is "community", with messages on racial diversity, love, the master's model and authentic community. This CD set is available for a gift of any size to Today in theWord.  (Suggested gift is $35.)

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Bob Lepine
Bob Lepine is host of Today in the Word. Bob received a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Tulsa in 1978. Bob is also the host of FamilyLife Today with Dennis Rainey. Bob and his wife, Mary Ann, have been married for 28 years and have five children.