Desiring God founder and teacher John Piper needs no introduction, but maybe this section of his new book, A Peculiar Glory: How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness (Crossway, 2016), does—because it concerns Pascal’s Wager.

Editor’s note: In the tradition of early British and American journalists who composed news poems that were printed rapidly and sold on streets for a penny, John Piper has composed a news poem inspired by ISIS militants teaching young boys their terrorist ways.

Donald Trump has sent in recent days a series of panicky tweets. July 31: “Ebola patient will be brought to the U.S. in a few days … KEEP THEM OUT OF HERE!” Aug. 1: “Stop the EBOLA patients from entering the U.S.” Later on Aug. 1: “The U.S. cannot allow EBOLA infected people back. People that go to far away places to help out are great—but must suffer the consequences!”

Pastor and author John Piper preached the following sermon on Jan. 17, 1993, but not much has changed since then: Abortion kills more than 1 million babies each year, a president who calls himself a Christian presides over the rampage, and a revered reverend’s advice as to how Bible-believing Christians should respond still rings true. —Marvin Olasky