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Abraham Piper is a serial entrepreneur and artist living in Minneapolis. 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. He was restored to membership four years later, but later rejected the faith again.

Career

He started the popular news aggregator 22 Words in 2008. 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. In 2019, he started a premium jigsaw puzzle company called Blue Kazoo.

Online presence

In November 2020, he began posting TikTok videos, which included posts critical of his Evangelical upbringing. 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.

References

  1. "About Abraham Piper". Abraham Piper Art. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. "Q & A: John Piper on Racism, Reconciliation, and Theology after Trayvon Martin's Death". Christianity Today. 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. "BGEA: 'Let Them Come Home'". 2010-05-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  4. ^ Graham, Ruth (2021-04-12). "A Pastor's Son Becomes a Critic of Religion on TikTok". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. Hepburn, Ned (2013-12-12). "The Second-Most Shared Website in the World is Run by One Guy". Esquire. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. Clifford, Catherine (2017-08-18). "This dad used to be a forklift driver—now his blog brings in $17 million a year". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  7. "Tech entrepreneur Abraham Piper: 'We wanted to try something different'". MinnPost. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  8. Kilander, Gustaf (2021-04-12). "Pastor's son becomes viral star for debunking evangelical thinking on TikTok". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  9. Grace, Nancy Kennedy (3 June 2022). "The church 'undeconstructable'". Richmond Register. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  10. "Talitha Piper Moore". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

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