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Scott Hubbard is a graduate of Bethlehem College & Seminary and an editor for desiringGod.org. He and his wife, Bethany, live with their son in Minneapolis.

Judge Others as You Want to Be Judged

Judge Others as You Want to Be Judged

“Judge not.” Few words of Jesus are more familiar, even to non-Christians. And when understood, few are more devastating.

Let There Be Rest: Recovering Healthy Weekly Rhythms

Let There Be Rest

Recovering Healthy Weekly Rhythms

God rested after creating the world — but not because he needed it. Some of us refuse to imitate his example — even though we do need it.

When My Heart Is Cold: Bible Meditation for Beginners

When My Heart Is Cold

Bible Meditation for Beginners

If you have tried meditating on the Bible, but struggled to make progress, here are some simple steps to make the most of your time in God’s word.

Live Where You Live: Practicing a Lifestyle of Presence

Live Where You Live

Practicing a Lifestyle of Presence

Once, in a world without cars or screens, people had no choice but to live where they lived. Today, many choose to live anywhere else.

Difference Belongs at Home

Difference Belongs at Home

Love within the body of Christ is a dance between diversity and unity, and we begin to learn those steps in the family.

‘Maybe Tomorrow’: How to Overcome Procrastination

‘Maybe Tomorrow’

How to Overcome Procrastination

Today will bring hard tasks, burdensome chores, unwelcome duties — and with them, all the strength we need from God to do them today rather than tomorrow.

For Those with Little Faith

For Those with Little Faith

We need only a little faith to be united to the Christ who saves. But we need more than a little faith to walk comfortably with him.

Hope Makes a Broken Heart Bigger

Hope Makes a Broken Heart Bigger

Suffering softens some, and hardens others — so, what’s the difference? Hope in God.

What Does Ongoing Sin Say About Me?

What Does Ongoing Sin Say About Me?

The sins that undo us are not the sins we hate, confess, and fight. The sins that undo us are the ones we love.

How to Hear a Sermon Well

How to Hear a Sermon Well

Before you walk into worship this Sunday, ask how you might prepare yourself to hear what God will say through his word.

Whoever You Are, Christ Can Be Yours

Whoever You Are, Christ Can Be Yours

Some think they’re too hopeless for Christ. Some think their sin is beyond cure. But we all are born spiritually dead — and God is the God of resurrection.

Should Christians Keep the Sabbath?

Should Christians Keep the Sabbath?

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” What might it mean for Christians under the new covenant to heed the fourth commandment today?

Do Not Despise the Day of Small Things

Do Not Despise the Day of Small Things

Christians worship a big God with a big mission. Yet for all of his bigness, our God has a remarkable love for the small.

He Must Be Preeminent: Christ’s Supremacy on Easter Sunday

He Must Be Preeminent

Christ’s Supremacy on Easter Sunday

On Easter morning, his heart began to beat again, and it will never stop. Come taste and see the supremacy of Jesus.

Holiness Begins in Intimacy with Jesus

Holiness Begins in Intimacy with Jesus

We will not grow in holiness if we focus so hard on holiness that we fail to see Jesus.

Will You Praise Him While You Wait?

Will You Praise Him While You Wait?

Many allow unanswered prayer to drive them further from God, but what if greater faith and intimacy were waiting in our waiting?

Set Your Mind on Things Above: How to Live Heavenly Minded

Set Your Mind on Things Above

How to Live Heavenly Minded

Christians set their minds on things above because their home is in heaven, their hope is in heaven, and the one their hearts beat for is in heaven.

Am I Really a Christian? Lessons from John Owen on Assurance

Am I Really a Christian?

Lessons from John Owen on Assurance

Am I really a Christian? Few questions are more important. But for those burdened by the power of indwelling sin, few can feel more difficult to answer.

Seek a Broken Heart for Sin

Seek a Broken Heart for Sin

If we knew more of the sinfulness of our remaining sin, how much sweeter would the song of God’s grace fall on us in Christ?

Walk in His Providence: How God Opens Doors for You

Walk in His Providence

How God Opens Doors for You

Nothing about your life is an accident. In the providence of God, you are who you are, what you are, where you are, for such a time as this.

The Proverbs 31 Man

The Proverbs 31 Man

Behind the Proverbs 31 woman is her man, who may be every bit as compelling as she is.

Some Trust in Numbers: How Counting Can Ruin a Ministry

Some Trust in Numbers

How Counting Can Ruin a Ministry

In our measurable, countable, quantifiable world, it is all too easy to put our trust in numbers, rather than in the promises of a faithful God.

Lord, Make Us Diligent and Desperate: A Prayer for the Pursuit of Holiness

Lord, Make Us Diligent and Desperate

A Prayer for the Pursuit of Holiness

As you resolve to grow and change this year, remember that good intentions without diligence will fail. And so will diligence without God.

The Untamed Spirit of Christmas

The Untamed Spirit of Christmas

Christmas reminds us that the Holy Spirit is a world-invading, wonder-working, devil-spurning, sin-slaying, death-destroying Spirit.

Plan to Be Interrupted: Slow Love in a Busy World

Plan to Be Interrupted

Slow Love in a Busy World

In moments of interruption, we do well to step back, catch our breath, pray, and remember all the good that God sends through interruptions.

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