Abraham Piper Explained

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Abraham Piper is a serial entrepreneur and artist living in Minneapolis.[1] He is the son of Reformed Baptist preacher and writer John Piper.

Early life

At age 19, he was excommunicated from his father's church after he rejected the faith.[2] He was restored to membership four years later,[3] but later rejected the faith again.[4]

Career

He started the popular news aggregator 22 Words in 2008.[5] He founded the media company Brainjolt in 2014, which owns 22 Words and several other internet companies. In 2017, he told CNBC Brainjolt was expected to have $30 million in annual revenue.[6] In 2019, he started a premium jigsaw puzzle company called Blue Kazoo.[7]

Online presence

In November 2020, he began posting TikTok videos, which included posts critical of his Evangelical upbringing.[8] [9] His TikTok following on his @abrahampiper account was 1.7 million followers and 37 million cumulative likes. His secondary account, @moreabrahampiper, had approximately 446 thousand followers in February 2024, with a total of 4.3 million cumulative likes on his videos.

Personal life

Piper has three brothers: Barnabas, a pastor in Nashville, Tennessee; Benjamin, who works in construction; and Karsten, an English instructor at Minnesota West Community & Technical College. He is also brother to his adoptive younger sister Talitha Piper.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Abraham Piper . 2021-04-12 . Abraham Piper Art . en.
  2. Web site: 2012-04-02 . Q & A: John Piper on Racism, Reconciliation, and Theology after Trayvon Martin's Death . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402184631/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/marchweb-only/john-piper-racism-reconciliation.html?start=3 . 2012-04-02 . 2022-09-04 . Christianity Today.
  3. Web site: 2010-05-05 . BGEA: 'Let Them Come Home' . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505122315/http://www.billygraham.org/articlepage.asp?ArticleID=859 . 2010-05-05 . 2022-09-04 .
  4. News: Graham. Ruth. 2021-04-12. A Pastor's Son Becomes a Critic of Religion on TikTok. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-04-12. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Hepburn. Ned. 2013-12-12. The Second-Most Shared Website in the World is Run by One Guy. 2021-04-12. Esquire. en-US.
  6. Web site: Clifford. Catherine. 2017-08-18. This dad used to be a forklift driver—now his blog brings in $17 million a year. 2021-04-12. CNBC. en.
  7. Web site: 2021-03-19. Tech entrepreneur Abraham Piper: 'We wanted to try something different'. 2021-04-12. MinnPost. en-US.
  8. Web site: Kilander . Gustaf . 2021-04-12 . Pastor's son becomes viral star for debunking evangelical thinking on TikTok . 2023-04-27 . The Independent . en.
  9. Web site: Grace . Nancy Kennedy . 3 June 2022 . The church 'undeconstructable' . 2023-04-27 . Richmond Register . en.
  10. Web site: Talitha Piper Moore . The Gospel Coalition . 1 March 2024.

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