Apologies to Our RSS Feed Subscribers
Dear blog readers, If you subscribe to our RSS feed, you've undoubtedly noticed a lot of old DG blog posts being resent to you over the past several days. Last week we made the switch from our old site...
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World Magazine is a highly readable and reputable source for getting the latest world news. The best part is that it is written from a perspective that is unashamedly biblical. John Piper actually...
View ArticleStaff Devotions on Dead Saints, Part 3
This is the third and final post on an interview I did with pastor Michael Burchfield (see Part 1 and Part 2). It's about how he used John Piper's The Swans Are Not Silent biographies to do a series of...
View ArticleFree PDF of With Calvin, and Pastoral Endorsements
Last week we announced that With Calvin in the Theater of God is now in stock. From the heart of wanting to spread our resources beyond the limits of affordability and geographic location, the PDF...
View ArticleYom Kippur: It Is Finished
Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is perhaps the holiest day in the Jewish year. The nation of Israel has all but shut down operations. And similar to Easter for non-religious people from...
View ArticleThe Sin of Not Wanting Enough
In John 6 a large crowd crosses the Sea of Galilee looking for Jesus. But when they find him, instead of welcoming their “seeking” Jesus says to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me,...
View ArticleHolier and Happier Forever? How?
Jonathan Edwards believed that Christians in heaven will only increase in holiness and happiness forever and ever. He based this on the idea that, once in heaven, a Christian's bank of memories will...
View ArticleOther Conferences You Might Want to Attend This Fall
Even though our 2010 National Conference has sold out (we do have some reduced rate tickets for sale; call us for details), there are several other wonderful events you might consider attending this...
View ArticleThink: A New Book by John Piper
Crossway has just published John Piper's latest title, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God. It covers the same theme as this year's National Conference and includes a foreword by Mark Noll....
View ArticleOverflow Seating Available at Our National Conference
Regular seats at our National Conference are no longer available. But if you still want to attend the conference seminars, exhibition hall, bookstore, author signings, etc., and you don't mind watching...
View ArticleNew Web Site Feature: Personalized Favorites Library
With the launch of the new Web site comes a few new pieces of functionality designed to help you use and spread Desiring God resources more effectively. We will be highlighting these new functions over...
View ArticleThe Gracious Rescue of Surprises
When you scan the biblical story you can’t help concluding that following God brings a life of surprises. Whatever plans God’s people made and however they tried to figure out God’s plans, they were...
View ArticleThe Bridge Ministry: Reaching Children in the City
The Bridge is an urban outreach ministry of Southwest Church in Topeka, Kansas. One aspect of their ministry includes a Bible study outreach program that uses Children Desiring God (CDG) curriculum....
View ArticleLove God with Your Mind
John Piper’s latest book, Think, challenges readers to use their minds for the glory of God and in service to others. We love the message of Think, as it matches the heartbeat of Crossway’s ministry,...
View ArticleLoving Our Muslim Neighbors
We recently observed the 9th anniversary of 9/11. The anniversary came in the midst of threats by a Florida pastor to burn the Qur’an, and a national debate on whether a mosque should be built near...
View ArticleAn Opportunity to Pack Hope at the National Conference
Are you going overseas in the next 6 months to visit missionaries, pastors, or a ministry organization? Is there a need for solid theological resources? Will you be at our National Conference in...
View ArticleMake This a Day of Turning
Here’s the challenge John Piper issues as he closes his chapter on prayer (chapter 6) in Desiring God: [O]ne of the main reasons so many of God’s children don’t have a significant life of prayer is not...
View ArticleMeet Matt Perman
Matt Perman, Senior Director of Strategy here at Desiring God, is last to be mentioned (but not least) of the seminar speakers for our National Conference this year. His seminar is entitled "Zealous...
View ArticleA Month of Prayer for the Shan-Tai
The excitement was so real you could almost touch it. In the dim light of the single florescent bulb, the circled faces were turned toward Suay, their young relative. She told about God and the gift...
View ArticleDetails about Our National Conference Exhibit Hall
Join us in thanking God for a sold-out National Conference for 2010! For those coming to this conference, we want to highlight a few of the attractions in our expanded, 100,000 square foot Exhibit Hall...
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