How we think and feel about the church reveals how much we really know the heart of Christ. When we first heard the gospel, many of us were told, perhaps…
Category: Desiring God
Seeing the World in Black and White: How Much Do Assumptions Divide Us? – Greg Morse
After watching the George Floyd video and seeing the ensuing destruction to our city, the four walls of the house began to feel suffocating. I needed to go for a…
Why Do I Need to Be Saved? – John Piper
At the cross, God not only clears a path for sinners to himself. He also vindicates his righteousness after passing over centuries of sin. Listen Now
Ministry Belongs to the Members: How God Uses Ordinary Saints – Sam Emadi
American evangelicals have developed a rather unhelpful way of speaking about vocational gospel work. We use idioms like “going into the ministry” to describe full-time pastoral employment — as if…
Election Silences Pride and Awakens Praise: Ephesians 1:3–6, Part 9 – John Piper
God chose his people in his Son, before the foundation of the world, to put an end to all boasting and to secure eternal praise of the glory of his…
Why Does ‘Atonement’ Disappear in the New Testament? – John Piper
The word “atonement” appears all over the ESV’s translation of the Old Testament, but never in the New. Didn’t Jesus make atonement for our sins? Listen Now
Humble Yourself and Fast: God’s Unpleasant Gift for Lancing Pride – David Mathis
Am I humble? It’s a tough question to answer. For one, humble people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about themselves, especially their own humility. But it may be…
God Tells the Time: Ancient Dreams for Humbling Days – David Mathis
Real hope in chaotic times isn’t a daydream, but a surefire promise from the Ancient of Days, who now governs every moment through the Son of Man. Watch Now
Pray to See the Church as God Does – Scott Hubbard
Criticizing the church can come easily, especially in an age like ours. Though many of us are aware of the dangers of consumer Christianity, few of us escape its influence…
Let Your Heart Take Courage – Jon Bloom
If we consider all the things we could be afraid of, we can quickly see why don’t be afraid, in one form or another, is one of the most repeated…