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How Does John Piper Prepare a Sermon?
(Author: Tyler Kenney)Yesterday's Ask Pastor John contains his answer. Watch it below, or scroll down for an edited transcript. The following is an edited transcript of the audio. How do you go about...
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When Justice Becomes Your Bodyguard
(Author: Tyler Kenney) The redemption by Christ is particularly wonderful upon this account, inasmuch as the justice of God is not only appeased to those who have an interest in him, but stands up for...
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The Days of Darkness Will Be Many
(Author: Jon Bloom)One thing the Bible isn't is utopist about life in this world. It gets unfairly criticized for encouraging a pessimism that makes people passive about doing anything to improve...
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Meet Saddleback Church
(Author: Jonathan Parnell) Saddleback Church held its first public service in 1980 when 205 people from all over the spiritual map gathered together in Lake Forest, CA. The gathering had begun as a...
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Should We Read the "Holy" Books of Other Religions?
(Author: Jeff Lacine)Have you ever been asked to read the Qur'an, the Book of Mormon or the Bhagavad Gita after encouraging a non-Christian to read the Bible? Today's Ask Pastor John offers thoughtful...
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The Nowism of the Gospel
(Author: Paul Tripp) Jason sat in front of me with the head-down, humped-shouldered posture of a confused and disappointed man. It wasn't that Jason's life had been a sad narrative of personal...
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Keith Green
(Author: Jon Bloom) Today, July 28th, marks the 28th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Christian singer/songwriter and evangelist, Keith Green. He was 28 years old. Also lost in that crash...
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Essential Edwards 50% Off at Westminster Bookstore
(Author: Jeff Lacine)Westminster Bookstore is having a a sale on The Essential Edwards Collection, through Monday, August 2nd. The set is marked at 50% off list, making the cost for all 5 books $22.50....
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Tonight, Dave Harvey on DG LIVE!
(Author: Jeff Lacine) Tune in to desiringGod.org/live to see Dave Harvey live streaming tonight, from 7-9PM CT. Ask him questions via Twitter using hashtag #dglive. If you don't know Dave Harvey, check...
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New DG Web Development Update and Call for Help
(Author: Matt Heerema)Last month we launched the public preview of the new DesiringGod.org, opening it up for your feedback and asking you to help us find problems with the Web site. Your response was...
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God, Make Us Desperate!
(Author: Jon Bloom)A few days ago I listened to a sermon by a man who is preparing to lead a missionary team that will plant itself into one of the least reached nations in the world. The most...
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Essential Piper: Don't Waste Your Life
(Author: Jeff Lacine) In this final installment of the Essential Piper series we consider John Piper's exhortation, "Don't waste your life!" It is possible to waste your life. Few things make me...
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New Internship Opportunities at Desiring God
(Author: Jeff Lacine)We currently have internships available in the following departments. If you know someone in the Twin Cities area who is skilled and passionate in one of these areas, please send...
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A Pastor and His Poetry
(Author: Tyler Kenney)For 27 years, from 1982 to 2008, John Piper wrote and read a poem for each Sunday of Advent, as a gift to Bethlehem Baptist Church. Most of these poems were about biblical...
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Upcoming Conference in the Legacy of William Wilberforce
(Author: Joe Osburn)In 1787, at the age of 28, William Wilberforce wrote a personal mission statement: "God has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the Slave Trade and the reformation...
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1 Corinthians 6:9-11
(Author: Tyler Kenney)Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice...
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The Local Church: For Your Perseverance
(Author: Jeff Lacine) Today is the first installment of a seven part series on the local church. Every day this week we will look at a different Bible passage, seeing how it shows the local church to...
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The Nature of Conversion, Then and Now
(Author: Tyler Kenney) I am now convinced, that conversion under the old [covenant] was not only the same in general with what it is commonly under the new, but much more like it as to the particular...
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Should Men Listen to Female Speakers?
(Author: Jeff Lacine)Paul says in 1 Timothy 2:12, "I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man." In light of this, is it appropriate for men to listen to female speakers and...
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Newly Available Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recordings
(Author: Jeff Lacine)At our 1991 Pastors Conference John Piper delivered a biographical message on Martyn Lloyd-Jones titled "A Passion For Christ Exalting Power." Nine newly-available recordings of...
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