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Abraham Piper

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

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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.489 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

References

References

  1. "About Abraham Piper". Abraham Piper Art. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. "Q & A: John Piper on Racism, Reconciliation, and Theology after Trayvon Martin's Death". Christianity Today. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. "BGEA: 'Let Them Come Home'". May 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. Graham, Ruth (April 12, 2021). "A Pastor's Son Becomes a Critic of Religion on TikTok". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. Hepburn, Ned (December 12, 2013). "The Second-Most Shared Website in the World is Run by One Guy". Esquire. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  6. Clifford, Catherine (August 18, 2017). "This dad used to be a forklift driver—now his blog brings in $17 million a year". CNBC. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  7. "Tech entrepreneur Abraham Piper: 'We wanted to try something different'". MinnPost. March 19, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. Kilander, Gustaf (April 12, 2021). "Pastor's son becomes viral star for debunking evangelical thinking on TikTok". The Independent. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  9. Grace, Nancy Kennedy (June 3, 2022). "The church 'undeconstructable'". Richmond Register. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  10. "Talitha Piper Moore". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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