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Why Won’t You Dance? Following Christ in an Unappeasable World – Greg Morse
When Jesus analyzed his times, he did not flatter his generation. We can paraphrase him as saying, “Your generation is like a group of spoiled children, expecting the other kids…
How Will Love Grow Cold in the End Times? – John Piper
At the end of this age, “the love of many will grow cold.” What will such coldness look like — and how can we guard ourselves against it? Listen Now…
You Can’t Fake What You Love: How a Sentence Exposed and Delighted Me – Jon Bloom
The soul is measured by its flights, Some low and others high, The heart is known by its delights, And pleasures never lie. I was 25 years old when John…
How Will Diversity Not Destroy Oneness? Ephesians 4:7–10, Part 1 – John Piper
God gives different gifts in different measures to different people, and he gives them to unite us, not divide us. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Overseers of Souls: Why Elders Must See and Act – Joe Rigney
Pastor. Elder. Overseer. Three terms for one biblical office. When modern Christians refer to their church leaders, we tend to use the first the most, the second next, and the…
Did Christ Already Return? – John Piper
Does Revelation suggest that Jesus already returned when Jerusalem was destroyed in AD 70 — and therefore that we should not wait for another coming? Listen Now Read More Desiring…
The Death of Gandalf: When Tolkien Pierced My Heart – Gerrit Scott Dawson
“Fly, you fools!” he cried, and was gone. These are the last words of Gandalf before he slides into the abyss beneath the Bridge of Kahzad-Dum. In all my fourteen…
We Have a Father over All: Ephesians 4:1–6, Part 13 – John Piper
We long to belong. We long to be secure. We long for purpose. We long for riches. And all of these are satisfied in God as our Father. Watch Now…
You Have Time to Sit with God – Marshall Segal
When we stop to remember that God exists — that he created all that is from nothing; that he sustains everything we know, moment by moment, with just a word…