As a younger man, I expected that leadership would mean responsibility, burden, and difficult decision-making. I didn’t know, however, that leadership would also mean a good deal of failure. I…
Category: Desiring God
Delivered from Satanic Authority: Colossians 1:13–14, Part 1 – John Piper
To be a Christian means God delivered you from the rule of Satan to live under the rule of God’s beloved Son. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Confrontational Christlikeness – Greg Morse
The kind of man you hate reveals what kind of man you are. “But I hate him,” Ahab declared of Micaiah, God’s prophet. Jehoshaphat, the righteous king of Judah, sat…
Pastoring with Your Life: Exemplary Conduct in Little Moments – Ray Ortlund
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in . . . conduct. (1 Timothy 4:12) My brother pastor, this tragic world has no…
Can Single Men Pastor? – John Piper
In Paul’s elder qualifications, he seems to assume that pastors will be married. So how should churches assess the qualification of a single man who wants to pastor? Listen Now…
God Qualifies Us for Eternal Light: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 9 – John Piper
The Father has mercifully and freely adopted us into his family and placed us in the bright kingdom of his Son. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
When Was I Born Again? How ‘Regeneration’ Blossoms in Reformed Theology – David Mathis
The curious man came at night, under the cloak of darkness. By and large, the masses may have been missing the significance of Jesus’s miracles, but Nicodemus, a Pharisee and…
Reversing Romans 1: A Glimpse of the Godward Life – Joe Rigney
The late R.C. Sproul was fond of inverting a particular biblical passage in order to bring home a theological truth. For instance, in seeking to press upon his hearers the…
Hamilton: An American Prodigal – David Mathis
Neither biographers nor Broadway can ignore Alexander Hamilton’s late-flowering Christian faith. He, like the prodigal son, finally came home after his journey into the far country. Watch Now Read More…
Strengthened Through Joy for Endurance: Colossians 1:9–12, Part 8 – John Piper
What produces the kind of strength we need to patiently and joyfully endure? The glory of God. Watch Now Read More Desiring God