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The Life of God in the Soul of Man: A Reader’s Guide to a Christian Classic – Bruce Hindmarsh
In 1733, an earnest 18-year-old Oxford undergraduate was striving to live a holy life. But something was missing. He had a circle of spiritual friends, and one of them passed…
Was Paul Really the World’s Worst Sinner? – John Piper
In 1 Timothy 1:15, the apostle Paul claims to have been “the foremost” of sinners. Is Paul speaking in hyperbole here, or was he really the world’s worst sinner? Listen…
Resilient Together: Recovering What the Gospel Creates – Ray Ortlund
“What is wrong with the American Christian Church, and how can its life and ministry be renewed?” That question, recently asked by Dr. Tim Keller, is bold. Something indeed seems…
God Is Not Absent in the Great Apostasy: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 4 – John Piper
Satan’s efforts to lead people astray from the truth do not happen apart from God’s plan and design. And yet, many will fall away. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Four Marks of Faithful Teaching – Scott Hubbard
In the church’s mission against the gates of hell, one of our main weapons is the familiar, often unremarkable, easily underestimated act of teaching. Jesus taught (Matthew 4:23; 9:35), and…
Overcoming Fear and Passivity in Evangelism – John Piper
How can we become bolder in evangelism? Pastor John shares a story of his stumbling attempts to love a neighbor, and God’s patient persistence through it all. Listen Now Read…
Saving Faith Involves Loving the Truth: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 3 – John Piper
The alternative to belief in the gospel is not merely unbelief, but a deep love for unrighteousness which opposes truth. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Dispensational or Covenantal? The Promise and Progress of Salvation in Christ – Stephen Wellum
ABSTRACT: Dispensationalism or covenant theology? From the beginning of the church, Christians have wrestled over how best to relate the covenants. In recent generations, two broad traditions have governed the…
Live Against the Drift: Refocusing the Distracted Soul – Marshall Segal
The danger of drifting, spiritual or otherwise, is in just how subtle and comfortable drifting can feel. Often we don’t even notice it’s happening at all. I grew up outside…