I love Romans chapter 8. If you’re a Christian, I imagine you love it too. What Paul so beautifully describes rings with a hope we recognize, a hope that resonates…
Category: Desiring God
We Died to Sin – John Piper
How does our relationship with sin change when we are united to Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 6:1–14 to examine the profound…
How Much Money Do I Need to Retire? – John Piper
How much money should we set aside for retirement? Pastor John commends three biblical principles to apply in our various contexts. Listen Now Read More Desiring God
The Formative Education of McCheyne – John Piper
How does God use our formative years to shape us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines how God changed the trajectory of Robert Murray McCheyne’s life…
God-Centered Children: Teaching Our Kids the Biggest Vision – John Piper
Faithful parents and teachers speak to kids on their level, but they also aim to create new concepts, new structures of thought, new ways of viewing reality. Watch Now Read…
Should We Baptize Holy Infants? The Meaning of a Puzzling Passage – Thomas Schreiner
One of the more difficult and controversial verses in the Bible is 1 Corinthians 7:14: “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified…
Do You Feel Forsaken? Our Hidden Hope in Darkest Pain – Dan Cruver
In the days leading up to the death of my three-year-old son, Daniel, God deeply assured me of his gracious care for my family and me. One late night, I…
What Does It Mean to Be Godly and Dignified? 1 Timothy 2:1–4, Part 4 – John Piper
What does a life of godliness and dignity look like? Such a life is marked by God-directed reverence, serious joy grounded in weighty truth, and settled maturity. Watch Now Read…
How God Guards You – John Piper
Does God ultimately sustain our faith, or do we? Pastor John unfolds 1 Peter 1:4–5 to show how God guards us to the end. Listen Now Read More Desiring God
Christ Took Our Punishment – John Piper
What gives us confidence that we won’t be consumed on the last day? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Hebrews 9:27–28 to explain the assurance we…