Jesus claimed that Moses wrote about him long before he ever walked the earth as man. If that’s true, how could anyone miss Jesus in the words of Moses? Watch…
Category: Desiring God
Is My Pain God’s Punishment? – Vaneetha Rendall Risner
Is my suffering a punishment? That’s often our first question when suffering lands unexpectedly on our doorstep. We wonder what we did wrong. We assume that if we check all…
Submission Holds Heaven’s Attention – Scott Hubbard
Wives, be subject to your own husbands. (1 Peter 3:1) When you imagine a submissive wife, what kind of woman comes to mind? Many of our neighbors, and even some…
Make the Spirit’s Mission Your Passion – John Piper
Why is global witness at the heart of the Spirit’s work? John Piper opens Acts 1:4–8 to show how the Spirit brings the nations to Christ and empowers his people…
The Church in China: Learning to Fly in a Birdcage – Joann Pittman
In 1980, at the beginning of China’s economic reform era, a Party leader described the emerging Chinese economy as a “birdcage.” He said the bird (the nascent free market) could…
How to Save a Marriage – John Piper
To redeem relationships, we need humility — but how do we get that kind of sacrificial heart? Looking to Christ and his cross strips away entitlement. Listen Now Read More…
Five Points in My Pain: How God’s Sovereignty Comforts Me – Joni Eareckson Tada
When I used to travel extensively, I always packed my Bible reading plan. That way, even if I were thousands of miles from home, my husband, Ken, and I would…
You Need the Spirit to Read – John Piper
Why do some hear Scripture and dismiss it as nonsense? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 2:14–16 that the natural heart cannot discern the worth of spiritual truth. Watch Now…
Sin Will Find You Out – Greg Morse
I know of a Christian leader who was well respected by those close to him. He was bright, gifted, seemingly a man for young men to follow. But he had…
Understanding Paul Is Understanding the Word of God: 1 Corinthians 1:1–3, Part 1 – John Piper
When Paul writes to the Corinthians, he writes as a man who once persecuted the church, who then encountered Christ, and who now writes the words of God. Watch Now…