When it comes to New Year’s goals, I’m very aware that many despise the practice. The resistance is reasonable. Some reject resolutions as a marketing scheme created to counter the…
Category: Desiring God
Let No One Despise You: Wisdom for Young Pastors – Ray Ortlund
As a 73-year old man, it’s okay for me to admit this. We older guys can be a real pain in the neck. For example, when a senior church member…
Let Your Heart Exult Vertically and Horizontally! 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 7 – John Piper
Witnessing growing faith and love should result in exultation to God and exultation to one another about God. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
The Lord Governs My Good and Is My Good: All of Psalm 16 for a New Year – John Piper
When we pray for God to preserve us, we ask that he would be not only our Lord, but our life — not only our God, but our highest and…
Beat a Path to the Word in 2023 – John Piper
Strong Christians read the Bible, memorize the Bible, meditate on the Bible, and live on the Bible. They make intentional plans for the word to be their daily bread. Listen…
Why Do We Thank God for Our Faith? 2 Thessalonians 1:1–4, Part 6 – John Piper
Faith and love (and growth in each) are the gifts of God, and therefore it is fitting that we thank him for both. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Don’t Check the Boxes: My Breakthrough in Morning Devotions – David Mathis
I’ve been doing the same Bible-reading plan for years. Quite simply, nothing has shaped me these last two decades like learning (and re-learning) to slowly work through the day’s assigned…
How Do I Put Away My Desire for Praise? – John Piper
A desire to do good can easily become a desire to look good. So how do we put away our hunger to be praised by other people? Listen Now Read…
The Birth of Inconvenience: Parenthood in the Eyes of Demons – Greg Morse
Globdrop, I nearly forgot to respond to a slender detail you so quickly skipped past: “They are considering having children.” Are they now? Have you nothing more to say? No…
Born Between God and Man: Welcoming Our Long-Awaited Priest – Jon Bloom
“Noël, Noël, Noël, Noël, born is the King of Israel” is a glorious refrain from a much-beloved Christmas hymn. And of course, it’s true: Jesus, as the Messiah, was born…