Desiring God Articles

To Women We Haven’t Thanked Enough

A Song for Forgotten Mothers

Aug 20, 2019

To our mothers who managed the home in the fear of the Lord, standing as pillars of our households and society: we cannot thank you enough.

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What Does It Mean to Seek the Lord?

Christians are told to seek the Lord, but many of us have no idea what that might look like today. Here’s a practical guide for how to pursue God.

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Not One of God’s Words Will Fail

Aug 19, 2019

Not one word of God’s has ever failed. Some come to pass overnight; others over generations and centuries. Every word is just as certain as God is God.

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Am I Truly Born Again?

Four Evidences That You Are New

Aug 17, 2019

Many people believe they are born again even though they have never had a meaningful encounter with Christ. How do we know if we are real?

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Love Your Wife Like Jesus Loves Her

Ten Great Loves for Every Husband

Aug 16, 2019

If husbands are going to love their wives like Christ loves the church, they will study his love closely for the rest of their lives.

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Common Christian Myths About Happiness

Aug 15, 2019

If others say to you, “God calls us to holiness, not happiness,” they have not yet understood what God says about holiness.

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The Lord Can and Will Keep You

Aug 14, 2019

Evil can and will harm us in this life. But in and through every sorrow, every trouble, every darkness, God can and will keep us.

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The Girl You Want May Not Exist

How Pride Keeps Some Men Single

Aug 13, 2019

Before you reject a godly Christian woman because she’s not your “type,” ask if you need to break up with your type.

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The Freest People Are Servants of All

Why I Love the Apostle Paul

Aug 12, 2019

When God saves us, he frees us from the world and all its institutions. And then he sends us back into the world to be servants for Christ’s sake.

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The Man They Need You to Be

Letter to Myself as a Young Pastor

Aug 10, 2019

Young pastor, your primary calling is to minister to your family. If you neglect them, you betray your ministry.

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

What the Resurrection Means for Us

You Are Not the Author of Your Story

Paul Tripp Aug 9, 2019

Most Growth Will Be Slow Growth

Scott Hubbard Aug 8, 2019

Love Them More, Need Them Less

Stephen Witmer Aug 7, 2019

My Walmart, My Neighbors, My God

Janel Barr Aug 5, 2019

Make Sunday Mornings Uncomfortable

Rebecca McLaughlin Aug 4, 2019

The Masterpiece of All Promises

Marshall Segal Aug 2, 2019

Stay Awake to Spiritual Danger

Jon Bloom Aug 1, 2019

Don’t Give Up Praying for Your Children

Jon Bloom Jul 29, 2019

What Dulls Your Appetite for God?

Marshall Segal Jul 26, 2019

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & 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 Why I Love the Apostle Paul: 30 Reasons.

The Freest People Are Servants of All

John Piper Aug 12, 2019

Not with Lofty Speech

John Piper Aug 5, 2019

To Heaven and Back with No Fanfare

John Piper Jul 10, 2019

Nothing Can Replace Preaching

John Piper Jun 24, 2019

Reading the Bible Upside Down

John Piper Jun 12, 2019

His Sermons Roused a Sleeping Church

John Piper Jun 10, 2019

Jon Bloom

@Bloom_Jon

Jon Bloom serves as author, board chair, and co-founder of Desiring God. He is author of three books, Not by Sight, Things Not Seen, and Don’t Follow Your Heart. He and his wife have five children and make their home in the Twin Cities.