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Free Electronic Version of Edwards' Religious Affections
This summer DG staffer Matt Heerema and one of our web interns, Michael Smith, took the unabridged text of Jonathan Edwards' seminal work Religious Affections and turned it into an electronic book. It...
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Music the Most Perfect Communication?
Jonathan Edwards, from Miscellanies #188: The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other, is by music. When I would form in my mind an...
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The Best of Our Interview with Darrin Patrick
Nearly two weeks ago we did an extensive interview with Darrin Patrick from his church in St. Louis. From that interview, we've chosen 6 questions and answers that seem particularly helpful to feature....
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Darrin Patrick on Gender Roles and Church Partnerships
Yesterday we featured 3 of the best questions and answers from our recent interview with Darrin Patrick. Today we feature 2 more. Look for the last one tomorrow. How did you move from being egalitarian...
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Is God Calling Me to Be a Pastor?
Darrin Patrick gives his less-than-2-minute answer. How does one discern the call to pastoral ministry? See the other featured questions from our interview with Darrin: On the gospel and the Christian...
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Our Prison Ministry Approaches a New Milestone!
Desiring God’s prison ministry continues to grow as week after week letters pour in, often more than a hundred at a time. Our faithful team of volunteers donate over forty hours every week to serve the...
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How Should We View the Virgin Mary?
With Luke 1:26-38 open and the whole testimony of Scripture in mind, Kenny Stokes asked three questions about Mary in a recent sermon: Should we view Mary as blessed? Should we worship Mary? How should...
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2010 Donations to DG: Needs and Effects
Desiring God exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ. And we want that joy to be reflected in your giving as well! 1 Chronicles...
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Hard Work and the Grace of God
The Apostle Paul knows who he is and he knows what is behind who he is (1 Corinthians 15:10). He says, "By the grace of God, I am what I am." This is not a flagrant statement that is meant to excuse...
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Five Reasons to Send Your Pastor to a Conference
Why should you send your pastor to a conference? Here are five reasons: 1. Relationship Building Conferences are a great way for your pastor to either make new friendships or strengthen preexisting...
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White Horse Inn Radio Show from Our National Conference
During the our 2010 National Conference, the White Horse Inn recorded a live broadcast for future release which has now posted on their site. The title of the show is “Textual Narcissim” as it features...
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The Good Things You'll Never Do
An ironically encouraging post by Sam Crabtree about the things you will never accomplish in life.
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An Indicator to Whether You Are Wise or Foolish
Proverbs 9:8-9, Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will...
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Jesus Christ Will Reign Forever and Ever
Every Friday morning at Desiring God the staff gathers for an hour of devotion and prayer. This morning David Mathis led us in seeing how the Bible's God-centeredness relates to its Christ-exalting,...
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The Influence of Excitement
There are some wonderful instances of ordinary Christians, not least the young, who are concerned to preach the whole gospel unabashedly and do good first to the household of God and then, as much as...
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C. S. Lewis on Loving Aslan More Than Jesus
If after watching "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (which released in US theaters this weekend), you find yourself or your kids feeling drawn to Aslan with alarming emotion, don't assume it's just the...
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John Piper's Return Date
Kenny Stokes made the following announcement before his sermon this weekend at Bethlehem: As many of you know, earlier this year the elders granted Pastor John Piper a leave of absence from Bethlehem...
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When a Rebuke Became a Reward
Imagine what Zechariah and Elizabeth talked about after their friends left the naming ceremony where Zechariah had miraculously regained his speech. What might he have learned in those silent months? *...
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Battle Booklessness with Us
We produced the video above to give you a picture of the lack of theological resources available to leaders in much of the world and to highlight the impact of people joining together with us, as God...
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John Piper's Invitation to the 2011 DG Pastors Conference
Registration for our 2011 Pastors Conference—"The Powerful Life of the Praying Pastor"—is open, and the early bird discount is still available if you register before January 1st. Here is John Piper's...
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