Desiring God Articles

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Go to God Together

Why the Church Gathers to Pray

Jan 19, 2020

The soul of any Christian rises or falls with secret prayer, but it is not good for man to only pray alone.

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Don’t Let Your Mind Go to Pot

Those who live to make much of Christ should turn from marijuana, and move toward clear-eyed seeing and lucid thinking for the glory of God.

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Dangerous Compassion

How to Make Any Love a Demon

Jan 18, 2020

True compassion moves toward the hurting — without getting swallowed by their grief.

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Don’t Ever Stop Praying

The Refreshing Privilege of Unceasing Prayer

Jan 17, 2020

How can we learn to pray without ceasing? Embrace discipline. Carry God’s word with you. Focus on him who hears you. Believe that you were made to pray.

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How to Be a Spiritual Father

Three Qualities for Men to Imitate

Jan 16, 2020

Not all biological fathers are spiritual fathers, but every believing father should strive to become one.

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The Strangest Thing Jesus Said

Jan 16, 2020

What was the strangest, most offensive thing Jesus ever said? The words are still every bit as controversial, and wonderful, today.

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Seven Ways to Sabotage Your Prayer Life

Jan 15, 2020

You cannot earn God’s ear in prayer, but you can lose it. Consider seven ways how (not) to sabotage your prayer life.

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The Capitalist and the Christian Hedonist

Does Scripture Support Self-Interest?

Jan 14, 2020

While Jesus teaches selflessness and generosity, capitalism seems to teach self-interest and greed. Can we follow Jesus and Adam Smith at the same time?

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What Difference Will Prayer Make?

Why the Sovereignty of God Brings Us to Our Knees

Jan 13, 2020

If God sovereignly plans everything that comes to pass, why would we pray? Because God plans for us to pray.

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Give Us God

My Open Letter to Pastors

Jan 12, 2020

What churches and pastors need more than anything else is a great big vision of a great big God.

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

How to Serve a Bad Boss

How to Recognize the Holy Spirit

Scott Hubbard Jan 9, 2020

Humbly Coming Before Our Father

Burk Parsons Jan 6, 2020

Your Church Needs You This Sunday

Sam Allberry Jan 5, 2020

Resolve Yourself to the Local Church

Sam Emadi Jan 4, 2020

He Took Up Arms Against Liberalism

John Piper Jan 1, 2020

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.

What Prayers Does God Answer?

John Piper Jan 8, 2020

He Took Up Arms Against Liberalism

John Piper Jan 1, 2020

Why Was Jesus Born a Jew?

John Piper Dec 11, 2019

Depression Fought Hard to Have Him

John Piper Nov 26, 2019

The Watershed Issue in Every Generation

John Piper Nov 25, 2019

Humility Was His Secret Strength

John Piper Nov 13, 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.