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Spectacular Sins, Today and Yesterday
When we published Spectacular Sins five years ago, sinning was not even then as spectacular as it is today. For example, that the history-long, ever-present heartache of same-sex desires in boys and...
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Tapestry: A Vision for Trans-Cultural Church
Leonce Crump describes the vision as “trans-cultural.” Not multi-cultural, but trans-cultural.Crump pastors Renovation Church in Atlanta and has found the image of a tapestry to be helpful. The...
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Drafted: Why Chris Norman Said No to the NFL
I invite you to watch this moving 11-minute story of Michigan State linebacker Chris Norman.Desiring God commissioned the video because God is at the center of the story, and because at one key point,...
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What Your Passions Say About You
Actions speak louder than words — but desires speak loudest.The pursuit of pleasure is what drives all our actions and decisions, driving us into relationships, driving us to watch football, driving us...
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The Lordship of Jesus 100 Years Ago and Today
Jesus Christ is Lord of the universe. Therefore, all the nations — the peoples — of the earth belong to him by right of creation and by right of his redemptive purpose on the cross.By right of...
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Even If You Labor “for Nought”
Discouragement comes in many forms. So our weapons must be varied.Before I accepted the call to become a pastor 33 years ago, my father wrote me a discouraging letter — a kind of warning about the...
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The Strange and Wonderful Miracle of Feeling Loved by God
One thing I am sure of intuitively: God’s ways are higher than my ways. Which means: If he reveals through the Bible his ways of loving me, they will certainly be jarring.The ease with which the human...
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Finding Joy in the Everyday
The Tuesday after a long holiday weekend may feel like the epitome of the mundane. It’s easy to sense joy in Labor Day’s food, friends, and freedom. It’s much harder to find it returning to the...
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Freed to Make Jesus Famous
In the months leading up to my daughter’s birth, I contemplated what it would be like to raise a child. I thought, if I can barely remember to put deodorant on in the mornings, how could I possibly...
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Leaving Behind Our Little Comforts
Recently my dear friend Sarah took a courageous step of faith.She, her husband, and their three young children packed all their belongings in ten suitcases, boarded a plane for the Middle East, and set...
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Why I Said No to the NFL
If a picture is worth a thousand words, an 11-minute video could be worth a million. Still, more can always be said, and probably should be.Desiring God gave me the opportunity here to clarify God’s...
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Is Anyone Sad for Ariel Castro?
On August 1 Ariel Castro was sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years for kidnapping three girls he locked in his home for a decade, which included torture and rape, and the murder of an unborn...
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The Impoverishing Power of Financial Prosperity
The story of the rich young man in Mark 10 has a chilling message: earthly prosperity can make people spiritually destitute.“Teacher! Teacher, please wait!”Jesus and his disciples were just leaving...
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The Joy of Praising Others
The key to commending others is knowing Jesus.Not only is he the source of all that is right and good and beautiful, but as the God-man, he is the perfect human embodiment of our standard for praise....
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Do It for the Reward
Christians often talk about working for God, going on a missions trip for God, doing the ministry for God.It’s good to talk that way. It’s biblical. For example, we are promised that through Christ we...
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Seven Ways for Busy Moms to Get in the Word
Fall is almost here, and for most moms this is the beginning of the busiest season of the year. Back-to-school to-do lists lead right into Thanksgiving and Christmas to-do lists, and we will not find...
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How to Serve Families with Disability
I was enjoying some friendly conversation with old friends after church when my teenaged daughter whispered in my ear, “Dad, he’s losing it.”A quick glance at my son confirmed her assessment of her...
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Work Is a Glorious Thing
Work is a glorious thing. And if you stop and think about it, the most enjoyable kinds of leisure are a kind of work. Both these facts are true because the essence of work, as God designed it before...
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Kissing the Wave
“How long, O Lord?” is a familiar cry to those who experience suffering and despair. In my own experience this question can be asked in both steadfast faith-filled hope and in faithless unbelief. I’ve...
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The X-Factor in Bible Reading
The Bible is no magic book. But saying it that way might give the wrong impression.A strange, enigmatic power stirs when we reach for the Scriptures. Something influential, though invisible, is...
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