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Joy changes everything, because God is most glorified in us when are most satisfied in him.
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God does all that he pleases, and nothing can derail his ultimate purposes, including the human will.
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Prayer to God includes our praises, confessions, thanksgivings, and requests. Because of Christ, he is listening.
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Not only has God revealed himself by speaking, but he put it in a book for us to access whenever we desire.
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Jesus saves sinners. At the heart of the Christian faith is the glory of God in the rescue of the ungodly.
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The Sin of Doing Nothing

The Sin of Doing Nothing

Mar 5, 2021
The most subtle way to waste our lives would be to do every possible good thing except the great good Jesus specifically told us to do.
Greg Morse
Mar 5, 2021
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Why Do You Want to Go to Heaven?

Why Do You Want to Go to Heaven?

Mar 4, 2021
When we think of heaven, we may imagine the best of what we have seen and enjoyed on earth. But what will make heaven heavenly is God.
Jon Bloom
Mar 4, 2021
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Wrap Truth in Story: How to Capture a Child’s Heart

Wrap Truth in Story

How to Capture a Child’s Heart

Mar 3, 2021
When Jesus wanted to communicate truth, he sometimes preached a sermon — but more often, he told a story. Wise parents follow his example.
Carl Laferton
Mar 3, 2021
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It’s Okay to Be Hopeful

It’s Okay to Be Hopeful

Mar 2, 2021
Real hope does not overlook or minimize the sorrows and trials around us. Nor is it undone by them. Real hope perseveres and prevails.
David Mathis
Mar 2, 2021
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Set Your Mind on Things Above: How to Live Heavenly Minded

Set Your Mind on Things Above

How to Live Heavenly Minded

Mar 1, 2021
Christians set their minds on things above because their home is in heaven, their hope is in heaven, and the one their hearts beat for is in heaven.
Scott Hubbard
Mar 1, 2021
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Laboring a Few Days for Christ: How Great Loves Make Burdens Light

Laboring a Few Days for Christ

How Great Loves Make Burdens Light

Feb 28, 2021
If the days feel longer, the nights darker, the burdens heavier, ask God to lighten your heart by inflaming it for him.
Greg Morse
Feb 28, 2021
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Everything Is Providential: C.S. Lewis on the Symphony of History

Everything Is Providential

C.S. Lewis on the Symphony of History

Feb 27, 2021
When we think of the providence of God, we may think of names like Augustine, Calvin, Edwards, and Owen, but have we overlooked C.S. Lewis?
Joe Rigney
Feb 27, 2021
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What a World Ours Will Be: Why the Universe Longs to Be New
What a World Ours Will Be: Why the Universe Longs to Be New

What a World Ours Will Be

Why the Universe Longs to Be New

Feb 26, 2021
When Christ returns to make all things new, his people will be set free from sin at last. And the whole universe will be set free with them.
John Piper
Feb 26, 2021

Solid Joys Devotional

God Regards the Lowly

John Piper
“Christian forgiveness is vertical before it is horizontal.”
—Vaneetha Rendall Risner, from We Cannot Cling to Bitterness and God
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Pondering the Implications of the 2020 Election

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A Guide to Christian Fasting

Fasting for Beginners

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Christian fasting sounds so simple, and yet all sorts of complications keep it from happening. Here is a basic guide for more consistent, biblical fasting.
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When the Not-Yet Married Meet

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Dating to Display Jesus

Jun 6, 2013
The great prize in dating is not Christ-centered intimacy, but Christ-centered clarity. And seven other principles for Christian dating.
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So-Called Same-Sex Marriage: Lamenting the New Calamity

So-Called Same-Sex Marriage

Lamenting the New Calamity

Jun 26, 2015
On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriage. But God would have us weep for our sins, not institutionalize them.
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Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children

Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children

Oct 29, 2013
The laziness of Christian parents perplexes me. I hope these nine observations will help rescue some from the folly of laissez-faire parenting.
John Piper
Oct 29, 2013