Category: Desiring God

Paul was taught by the Holy Spirit — but does that mean God told him exactly what to write? God preserved his truth through Paul’s personality. Watch Now Read More…

Who gets to define spiritual reality? John Piper opens 1 John 2:23 to show why God’s truth centers on Christ and excludes every rival claim to authority. Watch Now Read…

Can past sins separate us from the love of God? Pastor John offers hope in God’s promised forgiveness for believers wrestling with crippling shame. Listen Now Read More Desiring God

You can see the King walking through the field. Silver moonlight glimmers off his golden crown. The singing stars harmonize with the sigh of wind through wheat. All is calm.…

As Paul discipled the Corinthian church, he never intended to be their celebrity pastor. He aimed at something far greater: preaching a powerful cross. Watch Now Read More Desiring God

In Jules Verne’s Round the Moon (1870), a group of nineteenth-century gun enthusiasts creates a bullet-shaped rocket that takes them to the moon. Unfortunately, the astronauts’ pet dog dies on…

God’s presence makes heaven worth wanting. Because of his salvation, Christians not only rest in him and trust in him but sing to him. Watch Now Read More Desiring God

Does Scripture still have supreme authority today? John Piper opens John 8:42 to show why Christ’s words stand above every competing claim to truth. Watch Now Read More Desiring God

As women in Christ, God has set forth plentiful opportunities to minister for his glory. But like Eve in the garden, we can sometimes fixate on what God has forbidden.…

At Jesus’s last breath, a crowd of saints rose from their tombs in Jerusalem. Pastor John offers six reasons Matthew’s Gospel includes this event. Listen Now Read More Desiring God