fickle, and morally weak human beings. Furthermore, they teach that the glory of God is the ultimate theme of preaching and the focus of worship. Many recognize Calvinism, described by some as Reformed theology, by the acronym TULIP.2 You won’t find these terms in Desiring God either. But you will find the concepts as early as the second chapter. Piper quotes Romans 3:10—”None is righteous, no, not one” (Total depravity). A little later Piper writes, “Regeneration is totally unconditional. It is owing