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The Book of Romans in 45 Tweets
From beginning to end, the Book of Romans soars into the deep mysteries of God's ways and spells out, in unprecedented clarity, the gospel of his son. John Piper has called this book "the greatest...
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“Kids, You Know Better!”
“You know better.” Sometimes I say this when my kids do something totally bizarre. “What are you doing coloring your earlobes with a marker? You know better.” Sometimes I say this when I rebuke them....
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Why God's "Good Design"?
On November 8 Desiring God will host a new conference: The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability. Pastor John said it well in his introduction: the theme of this conference is both biblical and...
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Missional and Global: Making Disciples of All Nations
John Piper: "It's a biblical mandate that mission be fully missional by reaching the unreached." ________ Recent posts in "Proclaimed Among the Nations" — How a Pastor Fuels Global Missions Minimizing...
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Patrick Lai on the Doctrine of Vocation
"Work is an exertion of effort directed to produce or accomplish something." It was created by God for his glory and is a means through which the gospel is advanced. In the latest Theology Refresh,...
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Soaked with the Blood of Jesus, Singed with the Fire of Hell
Gospel preaching is a serious endeavor. And the mantle of preaching isn't to be worn flippantly. Because God is God, and the Bible is his word, the heralding and exposition of that word is central to...
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How to Steady Yourself in the Age of Compulsive Mobility
We love to be on the move. Movement, activity, journey — Western society is a society on the go. Anthony Esolen calls it the "compulsion of perpetual mobility" in his recent Touchstone article, "God's...
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A Book for Mother's Day
In his 2005 Mother's Day sermon, Pastor John said that Motherhood is "a very high and holy and crucial calling that many of you embrace, with little understanding or encouragement from the world."...
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Where Are God’s Men? Where Are God’s Women?
John Piper gave this plea in his 2008 message at Together for the Gospel: My desire and prayer for you is that your life and ministry have a radical flavor. The flavor of risk, sacrifice, love,...
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A Prayer for a Lukewarm Heart
O Infinitely Passionate Father, You have created me with the capacity for deep affections — to love, to loathe, to desire, to delight, to excite, to grieve, to laugh, to enjoy, to fear, to be...
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Desperate, Breathless, Dependent Parenting
Some people tell me it is brave to raise my kids in Africa. They could get malaria or be bitten by a poisonous snake. They don’t have a Sunday School class. They can’t eat gluten-free foods. Their...
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Behind the Blog
"Behind the Blog" is an audio glimpse behind the scenes of the Desiring God blog in less than five minutes. The goal is to add a human element to the 18 or so blog posts we publish each week. That is,...
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e-Boasting
Galatians 6:14: But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Design submitted by Karalee Reinke.)...
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Two Kinds of Biblical Missions
________ Recent posts in "Proclaimed Among the Nations" — Missional and Global: Making Disciples of All Nations How a Pastor Fuels Global Missions Minimizing Comforts for Maximizing Joy Domestic...
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Earnestness in Preaching (and Life)
Earnestness is the demeanor that corresponds to the weight of the subject matter of preaching — and life. The opposite of earnest is not joyful, but trivial, flippant, frivolous, chipper. It is...
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This Week's Sermon: "Doing the Works of Jesus And Greater Works"
All who believe in Jesus will carry on his works — and these works will be greater. John 14:12–14 is a perplexing text. And at the same time it is an inspiring text that bears directly on our lives. In...
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My Future at Desiring God
Dear Friends, This has been a season of transition at both Bethlehem and Desiring God. In both cases I feel more carried along than pushing or pulling. God is manifestly moving. May the Lord give me...
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The Everyday Question of Motherhood
As a mother, there is a constant, uncomfortable battle that rages inside of me. It is not the big or dramatic: Will I raise my children to love God? Will I train them to obey Him? Do my children belong...
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Celebrating Diversity in Our Homes
I was 22 when I began doing outreach and evangelism with my church college ministry, Volunteers for Christ. When I began knocking on dorm room doors at the University of Tennessee, I was filled with...
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Piper Speaking in Romania, Switzerland, and Germany
John Piper is scheduled to be in Europe over the next few weeks to speak at conferences in Bucharest, Geneva, and Hamburg. The first event, Conferinţa biblică, is in Bucharest, May 3–6. From May 10–12,...
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