The Puritans took joy seriously because they read the Bible carefully. They saw that delight in God is at the heart of all true obedience. Watch Now Read More Desiring…
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A Time to Say Goodbye: A Father’s Gratitude as Children Leave Home – Jon Bloom
Remember how it felt as a kid at the end of the school year, when the long summer holidays stretched out before you? You knew it wouldn’t last forever, but…
The Newborn Temple: How Jesus Fulfills Our Longing to Worship – Greg Lanier
Ever since I was a kid, worshiping on Christmas Eve has been a given. I didn’t always want to do it, of course, because it made time slow down and,…
The Danger of Skipping 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 6 – John Piper
The apostle Paul made himself clear that the entire church needed to read this letter. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
How Can I Cast My Cares on God? – John Piper
Casting your cares onto God begins with believing that he really is the infinitely powerful, all-wise, always-good God he reveals himself to be. Listen Now Read More Desiring God
How to Care for the Brokenhearted at Christmas – Kaitlin Miller
The more joys and sorrows I live through personally and see in those around me, the more convinced I am that Christmas — over any other season — tends to…
The Secret Failure of Many Leaders – Greg Morse
They bought jeans already torn at the knees. The ambassadors from the great city left in haste to make peace with Joshua and his coming armies. But first, locals reported…
Should We Still Give a Holy Kiss? 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28, Part 5 – John Piper
The command to greet one another with a holy kiss is a call to grow in expressions of true, holy, familial affection in the church. Watch Now Read More Desiring…
A Rest for Any Restlessness – Scott Hubbard
If you could capture in a word what it feels like to live as a fallen human, far from Eden, what might you say? Sorrowful, perhaps, or broken. Frustrating. Dark.…
Satan Cannot Scare You into Hell – John Piper
Satan may oppress you, attack you, and rage against you. But if you are in Christ, he holds no power to finally destroy you. Listen Now Read More Desiring God