Articles by Desiring God

Desiring God
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Jul 2, 2024 • 11min

A Father’s 5-to-9: The Holy Ambition of Godly Dads

Scott Hubbard | Children need to see a dad ambitious to spread God’s kingdom in the world. But with equal surety, children need to see a dad ambitious about being dad.
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Jun 29, 2024 • 13min

Speak to Men Like Men

Greg Morse | In our overly sensitive society, have we lost the ability to talk to men like men?
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Jun 28, 2024 • 9min

The Wild Glory of an ‘Ordinary’ Life

Jon Bloom | A typical human life is a lot like grass — brief, quiet, and apparently ordinary. But one day we will see that no human life could ever be considered ordinary.
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Jun 25, 2024 • 13min

The Skies We Die Under: Common Deathbed Deceptions

Greg Morse | Many hopes make death easier. Many give a sense of life well-lived. Many bring comfort. But only one hope will not prove flattering and false in the end.
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Jun 22, 2024 • 12min

The Blessings of Being Bound: Finding Freedom Through Commitment

Scott Hubbard | Many imagine the more options, the more happiness. But from the beginning, it was not so. God made us to find freedom in loyalty, blessing in being bound.
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Jun 18, 2024 • 14min

My Body Is Not My Own: How God Redeems What Sin Seized

David Mathis | Magnifying Christ in our bodies depends, in part, on understanding the story of our bodies — how God redeems what sin has seized and fits our flesh for glory.
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Jun 16, 2024 • 17min

The Strong Legacy of a Weak Father

Jon Bloom | Don’t underestimate the impact a debilitated father can have on his children. Sometimes, the strength our kids need to see most comes through profound weakness.
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Jun 15, 2024 • 15min

The Undistracted Soldier: Six Marks of Christian Manhood

Greg Morse | How might men of God live like the disentangled soldiers God calls us to be? We might learn from the example of a soldier slain for refusing to play civilian.
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Jun 11, 2024 • 13min

Love (All) Your Neighbors: A Surprising Test of True Faith

Scott Hubbard | If you want to assess the health of your faith, don’t simply consider your acts of religious worship. Consider the depth of your love for neighbors.
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Jun 8, 2024 • 11min

Throw Yourself Away in Hope: The Sacred Death of Fatherhood

Greg Morse | Fathers give life through death. They lay themselves down to die, like seeds planted in the earth, trusting that God will grant a future harvest.

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