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John Piper

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John Piper

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John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy. Read more about John.

Full of God, Full of Grace

John Piper Jun 9, 2026

Fellow Workers Full of Grace for Philemon

John Piper Jun 9, 2026

Defeating Daily Anxiety

John Piper Jun 8, 2026

Heaven Gives the Bridegroom

John Piper Jun 8, 2026

Epaphras: Founder, Pastor, Prisoner, Greeter

John Piper Jun 6, 2026

When Christ Takes the Spotlight

John Piper Jun 5, 2026

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Ryan Griffith

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Ryan Griffith

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Ryan Griffith (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Dean of the Classical Christian Honors College and Associate Professor at the University of Northwestern — St Paul (MN). He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies.

The Great Commission Became His Ambition

Ryan Griffith Aug 15, 2025

Only Bad Calvinism Abandons Souls

Ryan Griffith Apr 2, 2024

The Neglected Meaning of Advent

Ryan Griffith Dec 3, 2023

Priesthood of All Believers?

Ryan Griffith Jul 2, 2023

Have You Renounced Satan?

Ryan Griffith Feb 18, 2023

Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things

Ryan Griffith Nov 4, 2022

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David Mathis

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David Mathis

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David Mathis is executive editor for Desiring God and pastor at Cities Church. He is a husband, father of four, and author of A Little Theology of Exercise: Enjoying Christ in Body and Soul (2025). Read more about David.

Steep Your Soul with Christian Meditation

David Mathis Jun 6, 2026

Find Heroes Better Than Harry Potter

David Mathis Jun 2, 2026

Jesus Raged?

David Mathis May 17, 2026

Make War on Sin with Exercise

David Mathis May 16, 2026

Hear His Voice in the Thunder

David Mathis May 2, 2026

Jonathan Edwards

David Mathis May 1, 2026

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Jonathan Parnell

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Jonathan Parnell

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Jonathan Parnell is the lead pastor of Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife, Melissa, and their eight children. He is the author of Mercy for Today: A Daily Prayer from Psalm 51.

Do Not Hinder Them

Jonathan Parnell Aug 17, 2023

The Manly Work of Pastors

Jonathan Parnell Nov 26, 2022

Pastors Are Teachers First

Jonathan Parnell Sep 21, 2022

God, Make Us Bold About Jesus

Jonathan Parnell Mar 23, 2022

Pray Until You Pray

Jonathan Parnell Aug 4, 2021

Let the Little Children Come to Me

Jonathan Parnell May 18, 2021

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Joe Rigney

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Joe Rigney

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Joe Rigney serves as a fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is a husband, a father of three, and the author of a number of books, including More Than a Battle: How to Experience Victory, Freedom, and Healing from Lust.

The Tyranny of ‘Christmas’

Joe Rigney Dec 22, 2023

Sow Your Future Self

Joe Rigney Aug 13, 2023

Poured Out for Others

Joe Rigney Jul 12, 2023

First In, Last Out, Laughing Loudest

Joe Rigney Jun 30, 2023

‘Lead Me into Temptation’

Joe Rigney Jun 11, 2023

Reversing Romans 1

Joe Rigney Jun 3, 2023

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Marshall Segal

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Marshall Segal

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Marshall Segal serves as President & CEO of Desiring God. He’s the author of Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness & Dating. He graduated from Bethlehem College and Seminary, and serves as an elder at Cities Church. He and his wife, Faye, have three children and live in Minneapolis. Read more about Marshall.

He Purifies Our Hearts with Pleasure

Marshall Segal Mar 15, 2026

Lead with Your Life

Marshall Segal Mar 11, 2026

Why You Do Not Believe

Marshall Segal Jan 31, 2026

Enjoying Jesus in Sexual Purity

Marshall Segal Jan 3, 2026

He Dawns as Everlasting Father

Marshall Segal Dec 21, 2025

Temptation Comes at the Best Moments

Marshall Segal Nov 25, 2025

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