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Not Your Ordinary Exposition
John Piper writes in the foreword to Jon Bloom’s new book Not by Sight: A Fresh Look at Old Stories of Walking by Faith,These meditations are not your ordinary exposition. These are stories. Really...
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Lay Aside the Weight of Sluggishness
“And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience...
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The Genius of C.S. Lewis
You’d probably recognize his voice. Max McLean has narrated the Bible five times, as well as John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and several other pieces of Christian literature. But his most celebrated...
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Loving Muslims, While Rejecting Islam
Only one major world religion has a built-in apologetic against Christianity: Islam.“While I profoundly disagree with Islam,” says Zane Pratt, dean of missions at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,...
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Fighting the Tyranny of Ministry Success
What is the most loving thing God can do for a 22-year-old minister?In my case, it was ordaining that my inaugural, epic, game-changing, well-publicized ministry event be attended by one kid.One single...
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Love and Interracial Marriage: 5 Principles for Engaging a Disapproving Family
Most of us agree that interracial relationships, though beautiful, can potentially be harder. I stress “potentially” since often it is assumed that people of different ethnicities are automatically...
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When a Black Woman Married a White Man
It’s interesting that something so commonplace and natural to me can be such a mystery to others. You see, I’m a black woman married to a white man. For many — perhaps more than would like to admit —...
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The Jagged Void (A Poem for Grieving Mothers)
When the tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, nine children died in the Plaza Towers Elementary School. I’ve been thinking about their parents, especially the mothers who bore them — and trying to...
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How Do We Rest in the Face of Horrible Calamity?
What happens to our emotions if we really believe in the sovereign wisdom and goodness of God in horrible persecution?This question rises for me for two reasons.One is because of God’s will for our...
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Manhood Restored
Our all-sufficient Savior is many things, including a perfect model of masculinity. This point is a significant theme in Eric Mason’s new book Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole.Mason...
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Behind the Blog: Christian Dating
Four years ago, the small-budget, independent production 500 Days of Summer premiered at the Sundance Film Festival with decent accolades. Since then the movie has surprisingly gone on to earn over $60...
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New Piper eBook for Father’s Day
Father’s Day is this weekend, and John Piper and the team at Desiring God would like to help you get ready and make the most of it.This new ebook from John Piper, A Tribute to My Father, brings...
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Feeling Unappreciated at Work?
There are few things more difficult than giving our best labors daily in an environment where we feel unappreciated. You know the feeling, and it’s not a good one. No matter how good our work...
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One Million Plays Later (Ask Pastor John)
Since launching the Ask Pastor John podcast in mid-January, we have released 112 episodes. And last weekend the podcast surpassed one million plays, which is a great time to hit pause and thank...
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Dying Well: One Woman’s Extraordinary Story
Margaret Magdalen Jasper (1752–1789) doesn’t have a Wikipedia page. Google her name and you’ll find almost nothing about her life. What she looked like is a mystery. She wasn’t famous in her day, and...
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The Gospel Cure for a Child’s Heart (and Our Own)
Lying in his bed, with tears running down his face, my son tried to calm down after an emotional outburst. I came into the room to talk to him about it. Snuggling up next to him, we discussed what had...
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God Will Never, Ever Break His Promise
How might Isaac have explained to his young sons, Jacob and Esau, why God had commanded his father, Abraham, to offer him as a burnt offering (Genesis 22)?Eight year-old Esau sat on his bed-mat firing...
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Women in the Workforce
Is it possible for a woman to exercise leadership in the workplace while still retaining her femininity?In this video, Mary Kassian talks about a misconception among some Christians that holds that...
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Laboring in the Hills of Tennessee (Ask Pastor John)
Much has happened in the past two weeks. The Ask Pastor John podcast recently reached the 1 millionth play milestone. Pastor John and his family moved temporarily from the lakes of Minnesota to the...
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What Makes Dad Special
All around the world, dads are special today. Father’s Day is the third Sunday of June in the United States and more than 80 nations. It is fitting that we not only annually honor moms on Mother’s Day,...
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