Category: Desiring God

Did Paul know about self-harm and poor body image? If he did, how could he still say that “no one ever hated his own flesh”? Listen Now Read More Desiring…

What sustains your faith when all is stripped away? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at the hardships of John Bunyan to reveal how suffering teaches…

In the beginning, God declared war. To the serpent he vowed, I will put enmity between you and the woman,      and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise…

Christian generosity grows out of hearts that place their hope in God. When he is the source of our joy now and forever, we are free to radically give. Watch…

Train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for…

Does your confidence rest in yourself or in Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 3:18–23 to show how Christ frees us to…

Persecution, troubles, heaviness of heart — are these different forms of God’s discipline? Pastor John traces God’s good purposes in different kinds of pain. Listen Now Read More Desiring God

God has chosen to bind the fullness of his supernatural effectiveness to the human ministry of the word. So, how might we preach in ways that release his power? Watch…

You are good and do good. (Psalm 119:68) The living God, the only God, the God who always was and always will be, the God in whose presence we live…

Can a fractured world be healed without a Godward vision? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 3:5–9 to call us beyond a man-centered…