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

Oct 20, 2022 • 14min
King Over Kin: The Warm Danger of Earthly Loves
Greg Morse | If your wife or husband or child or parent left the faith and tried to pull you away with him or her, would you?

Oct 16, 2022 • 17min
The Inner Man of Pastors: Six Glimpses into God’s Design
David Mathis | The apostle’s charge to a team of local elders in Acts 20 gives us six glimpses into the mature masculine soul and its particular fitness for Christ’s pastoral calling.

Oct 13, 2022 • 12min
You Will Be Breathtaking: Why God Clothes Us in Glory
Marshall Segal | The glory due to God alone is not kept by God alone. Amazingly, God not only frees sinners to enjoy his glory, but he also gladly glorifies them.

Oct 11, 2022 • 18min
Shades of Grace: Catholics and Protestants in Conversation
Greg Morse | Both Catholics and Protestants may love words like justification, righteousness, and grace, but the realities they see in those words expose two very different religions.

Oct 9, 2022 • 12min
To the Uttermost: How Jesus Keeps Us Day by Day
Scott Hubbard | Three words are enough to silence the objections, calm the fears, and resurrect the hopes of Christ’s believing people: to the uttermost.

Oct 6, 2022 • 14min
Not by Head Alone: The Warm Heart of Justification
David Mathis | The beloved Reformed slogan of “faith alone” does not make good works optional in the Christian life. Nor does it mean that saving faith involves the intellect alone and not also the heart.

Oct 3, 2022 • 9min
The Beautiful Roots of Courageous Submission
Joe Rigney | God describes feminine courage very differently from how the world does. So what makes a godly woman brave, and how might that change her marriage?

Oct 2, 2022 • 12min
Give Me More of God: Why Spiritual Intimacy Can Feel Elusive
Jon Bloom | The path to intimacy with God can sound so simple, yet those who follow this path often find intimacy with God more elusive than they expected.

Sep 29, 2022 • 10min
What Is the Lord’s Supper?
Explore the historical importance of the Lord's Supper, from misunderstandings to divisions during the Reformation. Discover the purpose and significance of the Lord's Supper in the life of the church, including remembering Jesus, keeping Christ central, and providing spiritual nourishment.

Sep 26, 2022 • 10min
The Hands That Made the Meal: What the Supper Says About Ordinary Work
Marshall Segal | When Jesus broke the bread and shared the cup, he blessed the ordinary work of ordinary hands like ours.