John Piper, a Baptist theologian and pastor is widely recognized as an author of best-selling books like Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, The Passion of Jesus Christ, and others. Not only for his professional success but John has equally been admired by his audiences for his relationship with his wife and his interesting love life. Well then, who is his better half?
For the past 54 years, John has been happily married to his spouse Noel Piper. Like him, his partner Noel is also a notable personality. Let’s explore further about their married life.
John Piper’s Wife Noel Piper; Who Is She?
Like him, John’s spouse Noel is also an author. She has authored a book entitled Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God, Treasuring God in Our Traditions. Further, she has also written two children’s books Most of All, Jesus Loves You!, and Do You Want a Friend?
John’s partner NoelApart from being an author, Piper’s better half is also a great follower of Christianity. So, she mostly visited different places to preach the religion and is involved with ministries as well.
John Married His Wife in 1968
The Chattanooga native, John got married to the love of his life Noel on December 21, 1968, in a wedding ceremony attended by close family and friends. Coming up to 2023, it’s been almost five and half decades of their marriage, but still, the spark in their marital life hasn’t faded away. In fact, even after so long, Piper considers his beloved wife his crown.
On December 21, 2021, at their 53 wedding ceremony, John shared his wedding picture on his Instagram and wrote,
“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband.” Proverbs 12:4
Such a crown for 53 years! Today.
Piper with his wife on his wedding dayThe couple first came across each other in the year 1966 while studying at Wheaton College. At the time, John, 20 was in between his junior and sophomore years and his then-future life partner Noel, 18 was in her freshman year. After that, they started seeing each other. Two years after, they got engaged in May 1968. And the same year in December, the duo walked down the aisle.
Did The Couple Always Have A Graceful Marriage?
As we already said, John and his beloved spouse Noel have been husband and wife for over five decades. Being so long in marriage is not a joke. But with so much dedication and loyalty, the couple made it till today. But, it’s not that they never faced any struggles in their nuptials. They went so much about which Piper once stated in an interview. He said,
“Noel and I would have periodic, real struggles, not communicating, hurting each other with our words, feeling hopeless that we could be happy.”
He further told that whenever he would have struggled in marriage, he would go to church and he instantly felt hopeful. As of now, they are also the blessed parents of five children and grandparents of twelve. Their children are Benjamin, Abraham, Karsten, Barnabas, and Talitha.
John Dedicated A Poem To His Wife On Their 54th Wedding Anniversary
As mentioned, John wrote a poem for his life partner Noel on their 54th wedding anniversary. The Sonnet goes like this,
our mortal foes we have. The first is sin,
Not others’ but our own. The next is less,
Yet great in power, Satan, not within…
…Futile sabotage, lament!
If God is for us, what will be your fate?
So say with me, Noël, my love, “Away all fear!”
Let us be brave and happy for another year.
