When suffering overshadows the life of a family, how can parents help their children embrace God’s all-good, all-wise, all-governing providence? Listen Now Read More Desiring God
Category: THEOLOGY
Wallpaper: The Pattern of God
“The strategy of the Evil One is to inflate us in order to defeat us. The pattern of God is to deflate us in order to exalt us.” — Alistair…
The Secret to a Happy Life
James is sometimes called the “New Testament book of Proverbs.” That’s because of passages such as James 4 that give us a series of loosely linked aphorisms of practical, godly…
As we develop a relationship with God, is it with the Father, with Jesus, or with the Holy Spirit?
As Christians develop a relationship with God, is that relationship being developed with the Father? Or is it a relationship with Jesus or with the Holy Spirit? From one of…
Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ to Christian Leaders – David Mathis
God made us to be led, every one of us. He designed us to thrive, not in autonomy, but under the wisdom and care of worthy leaders. Watch Now Read…
The Hardest Word to Obey – Jon Bloom
The most morally beautiful, winsomely attractive command Jesus ever uttered also happens to be the most difficult to obey: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart…
On the Mortification of Sin: A Reader’s Guide to a Christian Classic – Kelly M. Kapic
John Owen (1616–1683) agreed with the ancient idea that happiness is a good and worthy goal, although what he had in mind is far different from what we tend to…
Does ‘Be Angry!’ Mean, ‘Make Sure You’re Angry’? Ephesians 4:25–29, Part 4 – John Piper
When Paul says, “Be angry, and do not sin,” does that mean we should be angry? Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Positivism
Many people today have embraced the idea that if they can’t see, hear, or touch something, it isn’t real. In this brief clip, R.C. Sproul explains how this way of…
Is Complementarity Merely Functional? – John Piper
Are God’s callings for men and women merely functional and practical, or do they flow from something deeper in his design? Listen Now Read More Desiring God