Articles by Desiring God

Desiring God
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Jan 22, 2023 • 9min

The Light and Momentary Success of the Wicked

Joe Rigney | Many see how the wicked prosper and abandon the costly path of faith and godliness. If only they could see where each path leads.
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Jan 20, 2023 • 11min

How Not to Pray: Learning from Pharisees and Pagans

Greg Morse | The look-at-me prayer of the Pharisee and the say-more prayer of the pagan both find their cure in the simple Godward sincerity of the Lord’s Prayer.
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Jan 19, 2023 • 14min

The Spiritual Power of Staying Put: Why Christians Are Slow to Leave

Scott Hubbard | In one sense, it’s never been easier to move — to find a new job, a new home, a new church. In another sense, it’s never been better to stay.
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Jan 17, 2023 • 11min

Lovers of Good: Eyes of Hope in a World Gone Bad

David Mathis | Christians believe in good. They look for good. And they do good because, at bottom, they are lovers of good.
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Jan 15, 2023 • 11min

Forgive Me and Help Me Forgive: The Lord’s Prayer for Daily Sin

Marshall Segal | Many Christians pray at every meal and often thank God for giving them daily bread. But how many pray as often about forgiveness?
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Jan 12, 2023 • 12min

Begin Where You Are: How to Renew Your Prayer Life

Joe Rigney | C.S. Lewis wrote a book on prayer in which he pens four words that might change your prayer life: “Begin where you are.”
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Jan 10, 2023 • 13min

Do the Will You Know: The First Step for Further Guidance

Scott Hubbard | How can you walk in God’s will for your life? Do the will you already know. Discern the will you don’t.
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Jan 8, 2023 • 14min

The Curse Under Our Breath: What Grumbling Sounds Like to God

Greg Morse | If we could hear all that our grumbling says, we would be slower to murmur and quicker to seek more joy in God.
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Jan 5, 2023 • 12min

You Can Understand the Bible

Marshall Segal | God gave us the Bible to reveal himself, not to hide himself. So whoever you are, you can understand the Bible.
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Jan 4, 2023 • 12min

Pray This First

David Mathis | Few prayers are more familiar than “Hallowed be your name,” yet few prayers also are less understood. What do we mean when we ask God for the hallowing of his name?

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