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Jon Bloom serves as teacher and cofounder 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.
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Come, Take a Look at This!

Aug 11, 2012
We impoverish ourselves by not lingering more. Whipping from one thing to the next does not make for a rich, memorable life. Understanding and wonder and worship don’t typically result from doing or reading as many things as possible. It…
Jon Bloom
Aug 11, 2012
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Hope for "Older Brother" Types

Dec 8, 2009
Someone asked a great question in response to my post last week on Simon the Pharisee Much like the two sons in the prodigal son story, how necessary is it to be the younger son to appreciate the Father? …
Jon Bloom
Dec 8, 2009
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An Antidote to the Disorder

Nov 15, 2012
America is the most affluent nation in the history of the world. And affluence is at once wonderful and perilous in its potential. Listen to what Michael Ramsden has to say: Our affluent culture looks for ease in everything. Comfort…
Jon Bloom
Nov 15, 2012
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Success Can Be Perilous

Jan 13, 2010
We are never more vulnerable to sin than when we are successful, admired by others, and prosperous, as King David tragically discovered It was spring again. David once had loved warm, fragrant spring afternoons on the palace roof. But this…
Jon Bloom
Jan 13, 2010
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Fear Not

Dec 23, 2010
And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people' (Luke 2:10). The Bethlehem shepherds were afraid of the holy angel. That’s understandable. Holy glory…
Jon Bloom
Dec 23, 2010
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Make October "Faith Month"

Sep 19, 2012
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6) October will be here before we know it. And…
Jon Bloom
Sep 19, 2012
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Seeing Our Shame: The Fuel of True Love for God

Aug 4, 2009
He had the Holy One of Israel in his house, reclining at his table. The Prophet that Moses had foretold was sharing dinner with him. The Lord of glory, the Resurrection and the Life, was speaking with him face to…
Jon Bloom
Aug 4, 2009
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Thank You, Bill Walsh

Jun 18, 2012
In January 1999, Desiring God was four years old and in a growth spurt. Our office was partly in two old Sunday School rooms and partly on the balcony of Bethlehem Baptist Church's vacated (and now demolished) old sanctuary. We…
Jon Bloom
Jun 18, 2012
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How Long Will This Last?

Jul 13, 2009
A couple years ago I shared my experience of enduring a spiritual storm, a crisis of faith. Since then I’ve had the privilege of corresponding with numerous precious saints who are enduring similar storms A common experience is that…
Jon Bloom
Jul 13, 2009
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A Mighty Deacon

Aug 3, 2008
When Sam Crabtree (DG Board member and Executive Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist) recently asked us what he needed to do to get some DWYL stickers, Lukas Naugle replied that Sam needed to write a song about what a deacon does…
Jon Bloom
Aug 3, 2008
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A Nationless Man for All Nations

Sep 23, 2011
He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:11-12) God is such a…
Jon Bloom
Sep 23, 2011
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Supreme Humility, Supreme Exaltation

Apr 8, 2011
Philippians 2:8-9 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every…
Jon Bloom
Apr 8, 2011
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A Violent Messiah?

Jun 14, 2010
Psalm 110 is one of the great messianic psalms, and one of the most quoted OT texts in the New Testament. On this side of the cross, we understand that it prophesies of Jesus’ second-coming It’s also quite offensive to…
Jon Bloom
Jun 14, 2010
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The Days of Darkness Will Be Many

Jul 26, 2010
One thing the Bible isn’t is utopist about life in this world. It gets unfairly criticized for encouraging a pessimism that makes people passive about doing anything to improve things; people who are “too heavenly minded to be any earthly…
Jon Bloom
Jul 26, 2010
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John the Baptist: Doubt in the Darkness

Feb 1, 2009
“Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” This was a surprising question coming from John the Baptist. It’s unclear exactly when John first consciously knew that Jesus was the Son of God, whose…
Jon Bloom
Feb 1, 2009
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Jesus' Brothers: Hope for Your Beloved Unbelievers

Mar 1, 2009
Do you, like me, have family members who do not believe in Jesus? If so, we are in good company. So did Jesus. And I think this is meant to give us hope. According to the Apostle John, “not even…
Jon Bloom
Mar 1, 2009
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They Don't Teach This Math in School

Jun 24, 2008
There’s a lot of gloom and doom in the news these days. If we listen too much, unbiblical fear may begin to govern our actions because we’re only putting our trust in what we see.  Imagine for a moment that…
Jon Bloom
Jun 24, 2008
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The Benefit of Reading Less

Nov 2, 2010
I have been so helped by John Piper’s recommendation in his book, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: I [do not] want to give the impression that I think there is virtue in reading many books. In fact one of…
Jon Bloom
Nov 2, 2010
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Doubt Your Perception of Suffering

May 16, 2008
There he sat, the scum of society, a sorry piece of work begging the condescending mercy of pious passersby going in and out of the temple. Enough mercy and he could eat The blind man in John 9 didn’t have…
Jon Bloom
May 16, 2008
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Was Jesus a Lonely Child?

Feb 18, 2009
“He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53:3). We know very little about Jesus’ childhood. But as I’ve been meditating recently on what it must have been like growing up having…
Jon Bloom
Feb 18, 2009
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Joseph's Painful Decision

Dec 14, 2008
Mary wasn’t herself. Joseph had sensed some urgency in her request that he meet her at “their” tree. She was staring at the ground. She seemed burdened.  “Mary, is something wrong?” She looked up at him intensely. “Joseph…  I’m pregnant.” …
Jon Bloom
Dec 14, 2008
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No More Whoring

May 21, 2010
At the end of Numbers 15, God commanded Moses to have the people attach tassels on the corner of their garments. These were accessories with a purpose And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember…
Jon Bloom
May 21, 2010
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When Prosperity is a Bane and Adversity a Blessing

Lessons from the Young Man in Mark 10

Feb 1, 2008
“Teacher! Teacher, please wait!” Jesus and his disciples were just leaving town. They turned and saw a young man hurrying toward them. He was well-dressed, clearly from an upper class family. But his face was troubled and there was urgency…
Jon Bloom
Feb 1, 2008
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Rock of Truth, Satanic Stumbling Block

May 5, 2009
It is humbling to remember that as Christians we are still vulnerable to Satan’s deception. One moment we can speak glorious truth and the next moment destructive, satanic words. We must be on our guard, something Peter learned the hard…
Jon Bloom
May 5, 2009
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Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead

Why 800 Pastors Are Coming to Bethlehem in February

Jan 12, 2000
On the night of December 15, a seminary in Indonesia was attacked by a mob of 2000 angry Muslims, forcing students and faculty to flee for their lives. One student was caught and surrounded. The mob demanded that he renounce…
Jon Bloom
Jan 12, 2000

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