In this 50-minute Q & A, John Piper discusses Christian Hedonism with Mark Lanier. Champion Forest Baptist Church | Houston | November 11, 2017 John Piper also preached a sermon on Christian Hedonism: https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/joy-changes-everything 00:31 — You dedicated one of your books to William Solomon Hottel Piper. Tell us about your dad. 04:03 — Do you have any siblings? 04:45 — Are you able to say there was a point in time when you became serious about your faith? Or have you always been serious about your faith? 12:03 — How do you spend time growing in God? What do you do for devotional time that draws you deeper into your relationship with the Holy One? 18:16 — Would you share with us your cereal recipe? 20:41 — Do you like changing things up, or are you a more routine person? 24:29 — Can you tell us about the name of Yahweh that you talked about last night? 27:48 — You have said that your definition of evil comes from Jeremiah 28:13 13 Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou hast broken the bars of wood; but thou hast made in their stead bars of iron. . What do you think about Exodus 20:7 7 Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. and taking the name of Yahweh in vain as the epitome of evil? 31:43 — Why did you choose the phrase Christian Hedonism? 34:35 — How does Christian Hedonism make sense of Ephesians 5:25: 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”? 36:04 — *What does Christian Hedonism say about Mathew 5:4: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” 39:15 — What does Christian Hedonism say about 1 John 4:19: 19 We love, because he first loved us. “We love because he first loved us”? 42:03 — What can we do this very day to draw closer to God?