Desiring God Articles

The Most Dangerous Place to Live

The Subtle Perils of the Past

Jul 17, 2018

The past is an exquisite place to visit, and a menacing, soul-destroying place to live. Beware the subtle and serious dangers of nostalgia.

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Letter to an Incomplete, Insecure Teenager

A teen wrote to John Piper for advice about life in general, and identity in particular. Here is his response, including memories from his teenage years.

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Does the Sermon Sing?

Six Classic Piper Lectures on Preaching

Jul 16, 2018

Preaching is not an effort to entertain or amuse, but an opportunity to point people to the wonder of their Savior.

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God Isn’t Impressed with Your Duty

The Willing and Eager Heart of Christianity

Jul 16, 2018

God loves you too much to be happy with you living from a sense of duty. He will do what it takes to win you to willingness and eagerness.

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Your Morning Will Come

Trusting God in the Darkest Nights

Jul 15, 2018

Jesus does not promise to keep us from the valley of the shadow of death. But he does promise to walk with us through it.

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How to Leave Porn Behind

Jul 14, 2018

Christian men are fighting a losing battle with pornography because they are trying to remove the sin without adopting a radical lifestyle of repentance.

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Don’t Underestimate the Enemies of Your Soul

Jul 13, 2018

Try to take back ground from Satan, and expect that all hell will break loose — and that your God will prove stronger than hell.

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Do You Hear God in Good Music?

Listening for the Immortal Song

Jul 12, 2018

Music is both simple and complex, structured and creative, diverse and immeasurable — and all of it sings of God.

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The Purest Act of Pleasure

Why God Delights in Election

Jul 12, 2018

God did not love his bride for her beauty. He is making her beautiful because he loved her.

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The Silent Struggle of Childlessness

Jul 11, 2018

The only thing more difficult and painful than sharing about the burden of childlessness is trying to bear it alone.

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

Energy for Today’s To-Dos

The Silent Struggle of Childlessness

Chelsea Patterson Sobolik Jul 11, 2018

What Is the Mystery of Marriage?

David Mathis Jul 11, 2018

Let Precious Moments Pass You By

Greg Morse Jul 10, 2018

Spiritual Growth Is Not an Accident

Jon Bloom Jul 7, 2018

Does Good Doctrine Need Police?

Juan Sanchez Jul 5, 2018

How to Discourage a Grieving Friend

Vaneetha Rendall Risner Jul 3, 2018

Can I Have Assurance Without Joy?

John Piper Jul 2, 2018

Seven Strategies for Fighting Envy

Stephen Witmer Jul 1, 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.

Can I Have Assurance Without Joy?

John Piper Jul 2, 2018

Come to Church Desperate

John Piper Jun 24, 2018

Joy in Christ Kept Him in China

John Piper Jun 4, 2018

The Great Commission Will Require Disobedience

John Piper + 1 May 29, 2018

The Devil Can Do Exposition

John Piper May 27, 2018

The Happiest Woman I Have Ever Known

John Piper May 13, 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.