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Jon Bloom

Jon Bloom serves as teacher and cofounder of Desiring God. He is the author of four books, including Not by Sight and most recently True to His Word. He and his wife have five children and make their home in the Twin Cities.

An Antidote to the Disorder

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…

Fear Not

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…

How Long Will This Last?

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…

Make October "Faith Month"

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…

Seeing Our Shame: The Fuel of True Love for God

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…

A Mighty Deacon

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…

Thank You, Bill Walsh

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…

A Nationless Man for All Nations

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…

Supreme Humility, Supreme Exaltation

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…

John the Baptist: Doubt in the Darkness

“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…

A Violent Messiah?

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…

Jesus' Brothers: Hope for Your Beloved Unbelievers

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…

The Days of Darkness Will Be Many

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…

They Don't Teach This Math in School

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…

How Can God Forget My Sins? What We Remember at the Table

How Can God Forget My Sins?

What We Remember at the Table

When we take the Lord’s Supper, we hear God the Father say, “Because my Son has shed his blood for the forgiveness of your sins, I will remember your sins no more.”

Doubt Your Perception of Suffering

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…

The Benefit of Reading Less

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…

Was Jesus a Lonely Child?

“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…

Joseph's Painful Decision

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.” …

No More Whoring

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…

Escape from Every Temptation

Escape from Every Temptation

How does Jesus help us in temptation? He gives us all his promises. He delivers us from the fear of death. He always intercedes for us.

When Prosperity is a Bane and Adversity a Blessing

Lessons from the Young Man in Mark 10

“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…

Rock of Truth, Satanic Stumbling Block

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…

Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead

Why 800 Pastors Are Coming to Bethlehem in February

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…

When God’s Direction Comes Through Correction

God faithfully directs the paths of everyone who trusts in him with all their heart (Proverbs 3:5-6). But sometimes, as Moses experienced in Exodus 18, God directs us through a word of correction from someone else The reunion of Moses…

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