Don't Waste Your Life is a best-selling book by Pastor and Theologian John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Don’t Waste Your Life was published in 2003 by Crossway books and the publisher has since then re-published Group Study Editions in 2007 and 2009.
Contents
In 2007, it sold over 500,000 copies, achieving the Gold Book Award recognized by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
Summary
The book consists of ten chapters and a preface, in which Piper writes encouraging readers to make the most of their lives by following the teachings of the bible. Through each of the ten chapters, Piper demonstrates ways in which readers can make their lives both meaningful and interesting., Piper examines the question, “Why am I here?” He uses examples of his own life as well as stories lives of others. He discusses the difference between a life of risk and life lived without it.
Reviews/Reception
Don’t Waste Your Life has been favorably reviewed by Walt Mueller, of CPYU.org, and by Tim Challies, Discerningreader.com
In 2009 a group of Christian rap musicians toured the United States, spreading the message from Piper's book.