Desiring God Articles

Are We Living Out Romans 1?

Blessing and Curse in a Post-Obergefell World

Feb 27, 2020

What would Romans 1 look like in a nation today? And what does it mean for Christians living in a post-Obergefell world?

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Sin Will Never Make You Happy

The power of all temptation is the prospect that it will make us happier. But God’s word exposes Satan’s lies and shows us where to find true happiness.

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Sing Your Loved Ones Home

Feb 26, 2020

If God affords you the opportunity, sing your loved ones home.

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Does God Really Hate Me?

When Deep Love Feels Like Wrath

Feb 25, 2020

Intense and abiding pain often seems to cast serious doubt on God’s love for us. How can we tell if our suffering is discipline or judgment?

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What If Jesus Never Left?

Why His Absence Is Our Advantage

Feb 24, 2020

What would life be like today if Jesus had never left us? Not as good as it is now.

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Above Reproach

The First Requirement for Christian Leaders

Feb 23, 2020

Men who are above reproach are not only innocent of wrongdoing. They also avoid, so far as it depends on them, any suspicion of wrongdoing.

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Will He Fail Me Now?

When We Doubt the Faithfulness of God

Feb 22, 2020

God has promised us great things. We do not need to fear. Won’t he do them?

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How to Suffer Well

Three Ways to Prepare Now

Feb 21, 2020

If we want to suffer well, we need to learn where to stand, and where to look, when our storms come.

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The Wrath of God Was Satisfied

Wondrous Love in the Awful Cross

Feb 20, 2020

We may talk of “the cross” but rarely grapple with the horror of what we speak about nor the glory of the one who died upon it.

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How Do I Humble Myself?

Feb 19, 2020

When trials come and God humbles us, will we bow up with pride, or will we bow down in humility?

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

Radical Effects of the Resurrection

Can You Repent If You Were Caught?

Chad Ashby Feb 16, 2020

Can Sickness Be Better Than Health?

Vaneetha Rendall Risner Feb 14, 2020

To Those Who Send ‘Good Thoughts’

Nancy Guthrie Feb 12, 2020

Three Lies That Separate Spouses

Dave Harvey Feb 8, 2020

The Inefficient Ministry of Motherhood

Amanda Criss Feb 6, 2020

Will Hell Really Last Forever?

Greg Morse Feb 6, 2020

When a Christian Couple Sins Sexually

Marshall Segal Feb 5, 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.

Can an Angry Judge Be Just?

John Piper Feb 17, 2020

Ruthless Nations Will Fear the Lord

John Piper Jan 24, 2020

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

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.