When suffering comes, we often stop and ask God to give us what we need to suffer well. Sometimes, the suffering itself unexpectedly becomes his answer to that prayer. One…
Category: Desiring God
“Lawlessness” Can’t Come Until Its Appointed Time: 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8, Part 1 – John Piper
God sets the times and seasons. He has appointed a time for the man of lawlessness to appear. He is in full control. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Six Years, No Converts: Harvesting with Judson in the Hardest Fields – Jason G. Duesing
After nearly 35 years on the mission field, Adoniram Judson reflected on what compelled churches in New England to send him and his wife, Ann, to Burma. “American Christians pledged…
The Living God: What Makes Him Different and Satisfying – Joe Rigney
Christians confess that God is. Indeed, his name is “I am” (Exodus 3:14). According to Hebrews 11, a fundamental aspect of pleasing him is believing that he exists: “Without faith…
Sinners or Saints — How Should We Speak of Christians? – John Piper
Should we speak of Christians as saints or sinners? Pastor John explores why Paul addresses Christians as saints dozens of times — and as sinners almost never. Listen Now Read…
The Man of Lawlessness Sits in the Temple: 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 4 – John Piper
What is the temple of God in which the man of lawlessness takes his seat? This lab explores two possible answers. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Faith in the Wilderness of Waiting – Scott Hubbard
Twenty-five years. Three hundred months. One thousand three hundred weeks. Nine thousand one hundred twenty-five days. That’s how long Abraham waited between hearing God’s promise and holding his son (Genesis…
Why We Share the Gospel – John Piper
What drove the apostle Paul to win people to Christ? He longed to taste the joy of the gospel not only in his own heart, but in the hearts of…
The Resilient Mother: How We Bend Without Breaking – Michele Morin
Along the wooded trail behind my home, a birch tree arches in a graceful curve as it stretches across the pathway. It’s a veteran of a good many northern New…
Who Is the Man of Lawlessness? 2 Thessalonians 2:3–5, Part 3 – John Piper
Lawlessness is the rejection of any authority. It exists in every sinful heart, and it will reach full expression in the man of lawlessness. Watch Now Read More Desiring God