Desiring God Articles

The Impossible Calling of the Christian Preacher

Apr 22, 2018

Preaching is not just teaching. It is not just giving counsel. It is not discussing. Preaching is heartfelt heralding of the reality of God’s word.

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Letter to a Parent Grieving the Loss of a Child

A grieving mother, who recently had given birth to a stillborn son, wrote to Pastor John asking for counsel and comfort. Here’s what he wrote back.

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Have You Buried Your Gifts?

Apr 21, 2018

You have been given talents. They are valued very highly by the Lord. What are you doing with them? Let this question sober you and liberate you.

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His Suffering Sparked a Movement

David Brainerd (1718–1747)

Apr 20, 2018

He had a broken body, a despairing mind, and a lonely soul. But his allegiance to the cause of Christ makes the bleakness of his life glow with glory.

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Give Your Anxious Mind a Rest

Letter to My 30-Year-Old Self

Apr 19, 2018

Trusting God in the challenges of life not only gives us greater peace; it is a powerful example to others and a glorious display of God’s glory.

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God Wants to Win You from Within

Apr 19, 2018

When Jesus bids us, “Follow me,” he doesn’t call us to die to real joy, but to find it. He seeks to win us from within, and change us from the inside out.

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If You Love God, Listen to Him

Five Reasons to Read the Bible Every Day

Apr 18, 2018

If you want to live for Christ and enjoy him for a lifetime, and then forever in eternity, soak yourself in this book.

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Make It Easy for Your Kids to Love God

Proverbs for a Happy Home

Apr 18, 2018

Only God can give our children a love for him, but parents can make it as hard as possible for our kids to resist the happiness we have in him.

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The Only Failure Is to Quit

Where to Begin (Again) in Family Devotions

Apr 17, 2018

Parents, continue to be intentional with family devotions, not because you can convert your kids but because God can.

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Spring Sports and Sunday Church

Five Suggestions for Parents

Apr 17, 2018

How should Christian parents think about their children playing on teams that will cost their family Sundays away from church?

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

Five Reasons to Be Fearless

Spring Sports and Sunday Church

Tony Reinke Apr 17, 2018

When I (Still) Don’t Desire God

John Piper Apr 16, 2018

Fighting for Life in ‘A Quiet Place’

Greg Morse Apr 11, 2018

Ask God to Forgive You, Not Excuse You

Joe Rigney Apr 10, 2018

Weakness Is an Invitation from God

Sarah Walton Apr 6, 2018

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 Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship.

His Suffering Sparked a Movement

John Piper Apr 20, 2018

When I (Still) Don’t Desire God

John Piper Apr 16, 2018

His Head and Heart Were God’s

John Piper Apr 9, 2018

He Gave His Life to Change the World

John Piper Apr 4, 2018

He Preached a Big God with a Broken Heart

John Piper Apr 2, 2018

No One Will Take Your Joy from You

John Piper Mar 31, 2018

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 live in the Twin Cities with their five children.