Abraham Piper is a serial entrepreneur and artist living in Minneapolis.[1] He is the son of Reformed Baptist preacher and writer John Piper.
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Early life
editAt 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
editHe 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
editIn 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
editPiper 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
edit- ↑ "About Abraham Piper". Abraham Piper Art. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "BGEA: 'Let Them Come Home'". May 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Hepburn, Ned (December 12, 2013). "The Second-Most Shared Website in the World is Run by One Guy". Esquire. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tech entrepreneur Abraham Piper: 'We wanted to try something different'". MinnPost. March 19, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ↑ Kilander, Gustaf (April 12, 2021). "Pastor's son becomes viral star for debunking evangelical thinking on TikTok". The Independent. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ↑ Grace, Nancy Kennedy (June 3, 2022). "The church 'undeconstructable'". Richmond Register. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Talitha Piper Moore". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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