Ask Pastor John Podcast Transcripts
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John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
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The Marriage Miracle That Takes Time
October 8, 2026
Tony Ranky (0:04)
There is a silent ache inside thousands of Christian marriages. And I have come to see the extent of this silent sadness. Because of how many times over the years I've read your stories, you send them to us in the APJ inbox. It's the silent pain of being married to a spouse who does not enjoy God. Not to the degree…
Some of you marry spouses who now seem to be completely numb to spiritual joy.
John Piper (1:40)
My marriage of 57 years with Noel is solid and mutually faithful and deeply content and richly rewarding and centered on Christ and his Word, which we read every night together. Now, the reason I mention that is simply because I don't want Mike or anyone else to consider my sober, modest expectations for marriage…
And then comes a season when you say, he didn't know the half of it. So Mike has discovered, well, he's 38 years old, maybe he's been married 15 years, maybe not, maybe one year, I don't know when he got married, but he's 38 and he has discovered that he's married to a woman who doesn't respond emotionally to Christ…
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