Category: Desiring God

It may appear, at first glance, to be an odd text to hang in your bedroom: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say…

God won’t settle for anything less than perfection from us. Either we depend on Christ’s perfection in our place, or we keep the entire law. Listen Now Read More Desiring…

Travel from eternity to eternity with John Piper as he submerges himself in the boundless oceans of Ephesians 1:3–6. Watch Now Read More Desiring God

First impressions can be deceptive. But the qualities I witnessed when I first met Jim Packer in November 1979 turned out to be the same qualities that I believe others…

Parachurch ministries, at least as we in the West typically understand them, are relative newcomers in the history of the Christian church. The fact that we label them “parachurch” ministries…

Friendship, especially among men, is something we lament when absent and yet often take for granted when we have it. Good brothers are hard to find, and surprisingly easy to…

At the cross, Christ canceled all our sins through his blood. Now, by the Spirit, we work to conquer every canceled sin. Listen Now Read More Desiring God

To exposit a text is only one part of preaching and teaching. We must drill down into the words and unearth the reality that holds the text together. Watch Now…

Remember way back in the day, in an era long since passed, when going to church was routine and expected and easy to take for granted? Are you struggling to…

J.I. Packer wrote a postcard to me dated December 18, 1990, which included this sentence in his tiny handwriting: “Creep up behind your wife, whisper in her ear Ellis Peters,…