Abraham Piper
Abraham Piper is a serial entrepreneur and artist living in Minneapolis.[1] He is the son of Reformed preacher and writer John Piper.
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]
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]
In November 2020, he began posting TikTok videos, which included posts critical of his Evangelical upbringing.[4] His TikTok following was 1.7 million in December 2021.
References
- ^ "About Abraham Piper | Abstract Art | Minneapolis, St Paul, MN". Abraham Piper Art. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Q & A: John Piper on Racism, Reconciliation, and Theology after Trayvon Martin's Death | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction". 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.