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The Matches Satan Loves to Make

Nov 13, 2018

If he cannot have you any other way, Satan will do everything he can to make an unbelieving “friend” look stunningly charming, attractive, exciting.

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A Booby Trap in the Christian Budget

We can fall in love with the enemy we think we’ve beaten with our budgets. Christian, have you fallen in love with the money you refuse to spend?

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My Suffering Has Not Defined Me

Nov 12, 2018

Christ lost his life so that you might find yours, so begin each day asking him to show you the “you” he meant for you to be.

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Imperfections Make Sundays More Beautiful

Nov 11, 2018

What we need is not a distraction-free church “experience” that wows us, but an encounter with the truth that transforms us.

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Do You Work When You Should Rest?

Nov 10, 2018

Jesus often calls us to rest in the areas of life where our flesh wants to work, and to work in the areas of life where our flesh wants to rest.

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Why Is Friendship Hard for Men?

Five Ways to Build Stronger Relationships

Nov 9, 2018

Men were made by God for a genuine, non-weird, affectionate brotherhood. Here are five ways for men to forge deeper friendships.

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The Sweetest Words for the Deepest Wounds

Nov 8, 2018

God doesn’t only give us his word to carry us through our trials. He gives us trials to open our eyes to the wonder of his word.

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How to Start a Conversation About Jesus

Nov 7, 2018

The next time you’re tempted to assume someone else will share the gospel with this person, remember that Jesus is with you, and say, “Hello.”

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God Knows What You Don’t Have

Nov 7, 2018

The big trials aren’t always the test we think they are, and often it’s the little trials that threaten to unravel us.

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How to Love People You Don’t Like

Nov 6, 2018

Do you love anyone in your life in a way that cannot be explained by anything other than Jesus?

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

How Satan Serves God

How to Love People You Don’t Like

Greg Morse Nov 6, 2018

If We Love Jesus, We Will Love the Jews

John Piper Nov 5, 2018

The Greatest Things Have Not Changed

John Piper Nov 5, 2018

The Ebb and Flow of Christian Happiness

David Mathis Nov 2, 2018

Marks of a Spirit-Filled Mother-in-Law

Michele Morin Nov 1, 2018

Lord, Help Me See Their Destiny

Garrett Kell Nov 1, 2018

When Suffering Falls on Our Children

Sarah Walton Oct 30, 2018

Distraction Can Cost You Everything

Jon Bloom Oct 30, 2018

Three Disciplines of a Happy Christian Leader

Matthew Everhard Oct 29, 2018

Look for the Kindness of the Lord

John Piper Oct 27, 2018

When the Future Feels Impossible

Vaneetha Rendall Risner Oct 26, 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.

If We Love Jesus, We Will Love the Jews

John Piper Nov 5, 2018

The Greatest Things Have Not Changed

John Piper Nov 5, 2018

Look for the Kindness of the Lord

John Piper Oct 27, 2018

The Most Important Promise in My Life

John Piper Oct 23, 2018

Obey God with Your Creativity

John Piper Oct 8, 2018

He Fed Ten Thousand Orphans with Prayer

John Piper Sep 27, 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.