Abraham Piper is a serial entrepreneur and artist living in Minneapolis.[1] He is the son of Reformed 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.[4][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]
References
- ^ "About Abraham Piper". Abraham Piper Art. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BGEA: 'Let Them Come Home'". 2010-05-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Hepburn, Ned (2013-12-12). "The Second-Most Shared Website in the World is Run by One Guy". Esquire. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tech entrepreneur Abraham Piper: 'We wanted to try something different'". MinnPost. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ Kilander, Gustaf (2021-04-12). "Pastor's son becomes viral star for debunking evangelical thinking on TikTok". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Grace, Nancy Kennedy (3 June 2022). "The church 'undeconstructable'". Richmond Register. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Talitha Piper Moore". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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