On social media Thursday (Dec. 21), pastor and author Barnabas Piper shared two good-news announcements related to his family. First, he wished his parents, John and Noël Piper, a happy 55th wedding anniversary. A few hours later, he revealed that he and wife Lauren are expecting a baby.
In an early-morning post, Barnabas Piper posted a photo of his parents for their anniversary. “I’m so grateful for your decades of faithfulness to each other, to God, and for His faithfulness to you,” he wrote.
Happy 55th anniversary to my parents! I’m so grateful for your decades of faithfulness to each other, to God, and for His faithfulness to you. pic.twitter.com/ZPJIbglOtG
— Barnabas Piper (@BarnabasPiper) December 21, 2023
For 55 Years, the Pipers ‘Have Run the Race Well’
John and Noël Piper, who were married in 1968, have five children. Theologian and author John, 77, was the longtime pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis and is the founder of Desiring God Ministries. Noël also is an author, and she and her husband co-wrote the 2007 book “Treasuring God in Our Traditions.”
In the comments below their son’s post, congratulatory messages to the couple poured in. “What a wonderful picture, Barnabas!” author Beth Moore wrote. Owen Strachan, provost of Grace Bible Theological Seminary, wrote, “Beautiful tribute. Thankful to God for this couple.”
Other well-wishers noted the impressive longevity of the couple’s relationship. “Many people don’t understand how much of an accomplishment this truly is,” someone else commented. “People stay married this long through sheer grit and determination. Glad to see they have run the race well!”
Expectant Father Barnabas Piper: ‘I Resonate Very Much With Zechariah’
Also on Dec. 21, Barnabas Piper announced that he and wife Lauren are expecting a baby next summer. “Our family is thrilled and overwhelmed this holiday season as we anticipate meeting a new little Piper in June 2024!” he wrote, along with the words of Psalm 107:9. “For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.”
Barnabas’ post concluded with this parenthetical tidbit: “I resonate very much with Zechariah in Luke 1, ‘I’m an old man’ and take particular encouragement from Isaiah 46:4: ‘even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you.’”
“For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.” Psalm 107:9
Our family is thrilled and overwhelmed this holiday season as we anticipate meeting a new little Piper in June 2024!
(I resonate very much with Zechariah in Luke 1, “I’m an old man”… pic.twitter.com/zZnK2AO4SU
— Barnabas Piper (@BarnabasPiper) December 21, 2023
Accompanying the post are four photos, including some with an ultrasound photo and some with Piper’s two daughters from his first marriage. Piper was upfront about his 2017 divorce, which sparked some controversy in Christian circles. He remarried in July 2020.
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