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John Piper Discusses the Pleasures of God (Part 3)
In the final session of The Pleasures of God Discussion, John Piper interacts with questions on chapters 7–9: The Pleasure of God in Doing Good to All Who Hope in Him The Pleasure of God in the Prayers...
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You Don’t Have to Obey
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions (Romans 6:12). It bears repeating: if you want life, deny yourself (Matthew 16:24–25). Your narcissistic nihilist self...
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Behind the Blog: Fourth Man in the Furnace
Tyler Kenney joins this Friday's edition of Behind the Blog with updates from the frontlines of Desiring God's translation efforts, including how to access the ten different language options of our...
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Reaching the Muslim World — On the Web
The mission of Desiring God is that people everywhere would understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. Earlier this week, we provided an update...
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The Goal of Missions
John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life (Crossway, 2003), page 162: Missions exists because worship doesn’t. (Design submitted by Jonathan Simcoe. Follow DG on Pinterest here.) ________
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When Grace Goes Violent
Matt Chandler: Grace-driven effort is violent. It is aggressive. The person who understands the gospel understands that, as a new creation, his spiritual nature is in opposition to sin now, and he...
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Greater Works Than Jesus
In John 14:12 Jesus tells his disciples that believers will do "greater works" than Jesus himself did on earth. Whoa, wait, what?! So how are believers' works "greater" than Jesus’ works on earth? John...
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He Sings Over Us Til We See Beauty
The Lord directs us to look in his face and to enjoy his favor. That is what it means to seek his face (Psalm 27:8–9). That is what it means to have his face “shine upon us” (Numbers 6:25). But the...
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The Story of Ian & Larissa
Dear Friends, Desiring God exists to help people everywhere understand and embrace the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. And I would add, especially in...
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Why We Got Married
Intro: Letter from John Piper Part 2: Learning Contentment in Suffering Part 3: A Daily Disabled Life “You will never regret loving this much.” John was there, watching our wedding, just a few months...
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The Desiring God App
Update 5/9: We've just released a new update into the app store, addressing crash reports and miscellaneous bugs. The latest version also includes a new feature of Evernote integration. We value your...
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Four Filters for Praying in Jesus' Name
Praying "in Jesus' name" is more than attaching the phrase to the end of each prayer. So what types of prayers are prayed "in Jesus' name"? In this three-minute clip from his latest sermon, Pastor John...
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Learning Contentment in Suffering
Intro: Letter from John Piper Part 1: Why We Got Married Part 3: A Daily Disabled Life We were riding in our car, the quick two-hour trip to my sisterʼs house. I, in particular, was struggling with our...
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Flee to the Cross
Sometimes I like to think of myself as a refuge for my kids, a safe place they can run to from the storm of the world. I can hold them while they cry for friends back in Africa, or back in Minnesota,...
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La historia de Ian y Larissa
Estimados amigos, Deseando a Dios existe para ayudar a gente de todas partes a comprender y aceptar la verdad de que Dios es más glorificado en nosotros cuando estamos más satisfechos en él. Y yo...
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A Daily Disabled Life
Related: We will be hosting our first Disability Conference this fall in Minneapolis. Intro: Letter from John PiperPart 1: Why We Got Married Part 2: Learning Contentment in Suffering “Ian, you really...
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He Must Increase, But I Must Decrease
All of us want to finish well. But so many of us do not. Why? Because we too easily cherish our roles in the Great Wedding more than the wedding itself. Which is why John the Baptist1 must become our...
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A Romanian Version of Our Website
Last Friday was the first public announcement of the Romanian version of the Desiring God website. But it didn't happen here. Cristi Chivu, our translation partner, presented it to the Romanian crowd...
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O Mother, Great Is Thy Power
Charles Spurgeon, The Sword and Trowel (September, 1873): The devil never reckons a man to be lost so long as he has a good mother alive. O woman, great is thy power! (Design submitted by Jennifer...
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Motherhood Is Victory
Jewish women waited for a messiah. They hungered to be the mother of the Savior. They bore children in the hope of a messiah. They raised, nourished, taught, and sheltered their children in...
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