Ask Pastor John

Desiring God
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Jan 7, 2015 • 4min

Discerning Maturity in a Boyfriend Before Marriage

What matters in a potential significant other isn’t just what they do, but whether they know and love Jesus in a deep relationship.
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Jan 6, 2015 • 4min

The Christ-Centered Family

What matters most in our homes isn’t that our children enjoy everything parents do, but that they come to know and love Jesus more than anything else.
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Jan 5, 2015 • 4min

Francis Chan’s Daily Fight for Joy

Joy in the Lord isn’t automatic, but a daily fight to delight in him. Even prominent leaders like Francis Chan are no stranger to the struggle.
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Dec 31, 2014 • 8min

Jesus’s Aggressive, Relentless, Surgical Love

Our souls thirst for water that will satisfy us fully and forever. We long for the fullness of life that only Jesus himself can provide.
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Dec 30, 2014 • 11min

Best Piper Books for Beginners

Pastor Piper has written dozens and dozens of books Where should someone begin — especially a new believer — if they want to start reading Piper’s work?
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Dec 29, 2014 • 10min

Incredible Growth in 2014, Goals for 2015

Pastor John gives an update about the ways God worked through Desiring God in 2014, and shares goals of the ministry for 2015.
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Dec 24, 2014 • 10min

Christmas at the Piper Home

Pastor John and Noel talk about how they celebrated Christmas in their home as their kids were growing up and their two overarching goals.
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Dec 23, 2014 • 8min

How Do Men and Women Show Physical Affection in the Church?

Establish a principled and emotionally healthy and happy place at your church where people, especially women, feel safe to hug or not to hug.
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Dec 22, 2014 • 9min

Is God Less Glorified in the Judgment of Sinners?

God’s glory does not rise and fall as our effectiveness in showing him glorious rises and falls.
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Dec 19, 2014 • 9min

How Does Scripture Serve Our Prayers?

The most important thing we do every day is make our souls happy in God by praying over the Bible.

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