“We don’t celebrate Halloween, actually.” We all know the feeling when someone casually mentions a family policy of abstaining from something we freely enjoy. “We don’t eat dairy.” “We don’t…
Category: Desiring God
The Prayer God Loves – John Piper
What makes prayer pleasing to God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Proverbs 15:8 to show why God welcomes the cries of justified sinners who walk…
The Hardest Heart God Can Save – John Piper
By nature, we are selfish and God-ignoring and God-belittling. But no matter how hard a heart may be, the sovereign God can still save. Listen Now Read More Desiring God
Should We Forgive Apart from Repentance? What Jesus Expects of the Wronged – Matt Ferguson
ABSTRACT: The forgiveness God displays towards sinners is conditioned upon repentance. In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus seems to teach his disciples to follow the same paradigm of conditional forgiveness. A…
When Love Confronts the Earthly Powers – John Piper
What kind of protest does the world need to see? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper shows from Romans 13:1–7 why the most powerful “no” shows tears,…
The Church-Shaped Gap in Our Missions Strategy – Brett Rayl
When I arrived as a new missionary to Japan thirteen years ago, seeking to minister to the world’s second-largest unreached people group, I believed fervently in the importance of the…
Set an Example of Incorruptible Teaching: Titus 2:6–8 – John Piper
What could be more important for young men than self-control? Paul finishes his instructions to various generations with a word to young men and Titus. Watch Now Read More Desiring…
Life Guidance for Sinners – John Piper
Indwelling sin still pervades those who are in Christ. But God’s mercy is more than enough to meet, match, and master any guilt we bring to him. Listen Now Read…
Mercy That Trusts God’s Wrath – John Piper
How can we show mercy when wronged? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 12:19–21 to show how trusting God’s justice frees us to do good to…
Who Needs to Hear Your Hard Words? – Scott Hubbard
Exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:13) You know the experience.…