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Tony Reinke on a Theology of Reading
In this episode of Theology Refresh, Tony Reinke discusses the role of reading in the Christian life, including some practical tips to become a better reader. Stream or download the 11-minute audio....
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Salt and Like
You may have noticed a series of social media buttons on the side of each blog post and resource on the Desiring God website. This post is a little attempt to explain why those buttons, and the...
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Sam Storms on "The Pleasures of God"
Get the revised edition of The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God. For a limited time WTS Books is offering a $5 off coupon to DG readers. To apply the coupon, enter the code...
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Learning from John Stott’s Godly Ambition
Today is John Stott’s first birthday in heaven. Coming toward the end of my (32-year) ministry as Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church, I read Alister Chapman’s new biography of...
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What the Lilac Preached to Me
The man at Home Depot said I had to choose between having kids and having a yard. I have five kids. And our friends next door have five kids. Inner-city living means that most of the biking, digging,...
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Behind the Blog: Dead Guys Ran Dry
The Puritans on motherhood only go so far. And Charles Spurgeon and Octavius Winslow have great things to say, but after a while it's good for moms to hear from other moms on believing the gospel in...
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New Translations, Free for the World
It's been a long time since our last update on what translations we've been adding to this website. But God has continued to provide us resources, and we wanted to announce at least a few of those that...
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The Purpose of the Universe
John Piper, Future Grace (Multnomah, 1995), page 9: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. (Design submitted by Jennifer Knight. Follow DG on Pinterest here.)
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Reflections on the Life of Isaac Newton
At a recent morning staff devotional at the DG offices, John Piper shared a biographical sketch of the brilliant scientist, Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727). The talk was inspired by his recent reading of...
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Old Shocks in Getting Ready for Romania, Switzerland, and Germany
I have been preparing for ministry in Romania, Switzerland and Germany. One of the messages I am to give is “What is Gospel-Centered Ministry?” I have let my mind run back over the decades of preaching...
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John Piper Discusses the Pleasures of God (Part 1)
"The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love," Henry Scougal writes in his 17th-century work, The Life of God in the Soul of Man. And if this is true of humans, might...
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C. S. Lewis on the Temporary Importance of Fear
I think that when we are sinless we will still fear God in the sense of reverential, trembling awe — as when we stand on a peak before vast stretches of unscalable cliffs. And we will also fear, I...
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John Piper Discusses the Pleasures of God (Part 2)
For the second discussion on The Pleasures of God, Pastor John interacts with questions on chapters 4–6, the pleasure of God in his fame, election, and the crushing of his Son. Stream or download Part...
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Reaching the World Through the Web
Our vision at Desiring God is increasingly global. If you've had the chance to read John Piper's blog post from last week, you might recall that one of the things he mentions is this highly encouraging...
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Who Are the Wicked Jesus Will Slay?
It's not terrible theology, but it could use some nuance. My daughter is only four years old, and though she doesn't understand a lot about God, she has a sense for Jesus's power. She knows he's strong...
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Confessions of A Recovering Perfectionist
As a recovering perfectionist, I sometimes confuse holiness and perfection. Rather than try to reflect on God’s grace or allow its natural compelling work in my life (holiness), I try really hard to do...
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I Don’t Think So, Doug
Doug Wilson, in a recent blog titled “Paul on Divorce and Remarriage,” says 1 Corinthians 7:28 permits a divorced man to remarry. I don’t think that’s what Paul is saying. 1 Corinthians 7:27–28 says,...
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Six Reasons Pastors Should Attend This Conference
Pastor, even if you don’t have anyone with a disability in your church yet, I encourage you to attend this conference on November 8: The Works of God: God’s Good Design in Disability. In case you are...
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15 Tips on Blogging from John Newton
John Newton, the slave-trade ship captain turned pastor and hymn-writer, wasn't exactly a blogger. Many of his writings, however, fit in the category of we today would call blogging. He wrote mostly...
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20 Quotes from The Explicit Gospel
What follows are 20 quotes that caught my attention as I read Matt Chandler's new book, The Explicit Gospel (Crossway, 2012): “More often than not, we want him to have fairy wings and spread fairy dust...
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