Piper on his Return from Leave of Absence

I enjoyed reading Piper's thoughts about the leave of absence the Pipers took for eight months. But the portion that left me most encouraged, and even in tears, was this word which says so much about who John Piper is, and why he differs so much from so many other leaders today, and why his example is truly exemplary and worthy of imitation:

Eleven days after I return to ministry, I turn 65. One could look at this two ways: 1) it’s the age most people retire, or 2) it’s the age Winston Churchill became Prime Minister and led England and the Western World to victory over Hitler’s aggression. I find Churchill much more inspiring than retirement.

The whole update may be found at the DG blog.