This Momentary Marriage — Small Group Special
In This Momentary Marriage Pastor John unpacks the biblical vision of marriage, with all of its unexpected contours and weighty implications, for married and single folk alike. Pastor John: Most...
View ArticleA Conversation with Doug Wilson and John Piper
The recent Conference for Pastors concluded with this two-hour-long conversation between John Piper and Douglas Wilson, moderated by Joe Rigney. Download the audio and video. Time-markers — 0:01:06 —...
View ArticlePray and Ponder Yourself into Sync with Paul’s Sense of Wealth
When the apostle Paul thinks about “wealth” or “riches” what springs to his mind? What should spring to ours? Where should our efforts at enrichment be invested? Here are all the uses of Paul’s...
View ArticleThe Journal of Biblical Counseling Is Back
After a four year hiatus, the Journal of Biblical Counseling is back. Beginning with the new Winter 2012 issue, each new publication will be posted online, free to read and free to download. David...
View ArticlePsalm 103: Learning How to Talk (to Yourself)
Do you talk to yourself? I don’t mean when you’re wrestling through your taxes or walking through your to-do list. But do you talk yourself, really? When you are fearful, do you command your soul to...
View ArticleDon’t Give Up
“Here is a call for the endurance of the saints” (Revelation 14:12). We all long for rest and refreshment. That’s a God-given longing that he promises to fulfill: “I will satisfy the weary soul, and...
View ArticleThe Indelible Mark of a Mother's Prayer Training
J. C. Ryle: Prayer is, of all habits, the one which we recollect the longest. Many a grey-headed man could tell you how his mother used to make him pray in the days of his childhood. Other things have...
View Article12 Songs Featuring (or Influenced by) John Piper
Tim Challies has done a helpful work in compiling a list of at least 12 songs (10 of which are hip-hop) that either feature John Piper preaching or have been directly influenced by him or one of his...
View ArticleTheme of the 2012 Desiring God National Conference
In this one-minute video, John Piper introduces the theme of the 2012 National Conference: I Act the Miracle: God's Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification Save the date: September 28–30 in...
View ArticleHelp Revise Future Grace
John Piper is on writing leave until the first week of March — and he could use your help! Future Grace (part of "the Piper Trilogy" along with Desiring God and The Pleasures of God), was published in...
View ArticlePreaching About Racial Diversity in Mono-Ethnic Contexts
Why should pastors preach about racial diversity if they're in contexts made up of the same ethnicity? John Piper gives four reasons: Christians everywhere should have a global mindset. Distant from...
View ArticleHow God's Glory Shines in Christian Marriage
Pastor John: There are two levels at which the glory of God may shine forth from a Christian marriage: One is at the structural level when both spouses fulfill the roles God intended for them — the man...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Desiring God App
Watch, listen to, or read all of Pastor John's sermons, articles, online books, blog posts, and more on the new Desiring God App for the iPhone and iPad. The app is free, but due to its size (27 MB) a...
View ArticleConsider the Glory of God
Consider: the glory of his eternality that makes the mind want to explode with the infinite thought that God never had a beginning, but simply always was; the glory of his knowledge that makes the...
View ArticleTranslation Is Not an Option
English is the most dominant global language ever. So why are we at Desiring God doing so much work to translate our resources into other tongues? Why not just spend the same amount of time, money, and...
View ArticleStudy the Word for More Than Words
Learn a lesson from Jerry Seinfeld. Daily Bible intake is about soul survival. Very Much into Just Surviving When his wildly successful sitcom ended, Seinfeld went on a nationwide stand-up comedy tour...
View ArticleC. S. Lewis on the Danger of Love
If you were having a cup of tea with C. S. Lewis on Valentine's Day, and you asked him sincerely, "Mr. Lewis, am I better not to love because it's so risky?" — he might say something like this: Of all...
View ArticleAn Update from John Piper
Increasingly, our vision for Desiring God is global. The Internet is our main way of spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ. And the...
View ArticleAll Spheres of Life — Even Pro Basketball
They're calling it "LinSanity" in New York, and it hit fever pitch tonight after Lin's game winning 3-pointer with less than a second to play in the Knicks win. He finished with 27 points and a...
View ArticleHe Finished Well: A Tribute to Mike Stohlmeyer
On February 11, 2012, at age 61, Mike Stohlmeyer, a good friend of and mission partner with us at Desiring God, entered the joy of his master, Jesus Christ. After a 39-year battle with Crohn’s Disease,...
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