

Articles by Desiring God
Desiring God
Articles from the Teaching Team at 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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


