Articles by Desiring God
Desiring God
Articles from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.
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Jun 27, 2022 • 12min
A Wife No Man Would Want: Lessons from the Hardest Marriage
Marshall Segal | The moments when marriage feels most challenging are often the moments with the most potential to say something profound about Jesus.
Jun 26, 2022 • 11min
Harry Potter Turns 25: What I Saw While Reading to My Sons
David Mathis | Today marks 25 years since the first Harry Potter book released. What Christian lessons might we take away from the bestselling series?
Jun 23, 2022 • 13min
Casual Church: What Happened to Christian Reverence?
Greg Morse | Where reverence withers, worship suffers.
Jun 21, 2022 • 7min
Immersed into Mission: Why Jesus Commands Us to Baptize
Joe Rigney | Being baptized into the church means being immersed in its mission. The old has passed and a new life now begins.
Jun 17, 2022 • 9min
God Makes War with Words: Why Teaching Will Win the World
Scott Hubbard | Satan knows the power of words — he’s been undoing souls with them from the beginning. And wherever Christ is faithfully taught, the devil is undone by them.
Jun 16, 2022 • 10min
Some Answered Prayers Hurt: The Hidden and Faithful Love of God
Jon Bloom | If God’s answer to your prayers hurts, don’t assume he doesn’t love you. Assume his love is working something good you cannot now see.
Jun 15, 2022 • 10min
Do Not Fear to Leave This World
Greg Morse | Want to measure your growth in grace? Consider how deeply you long for heaven.
Jun 12, 2022 • 10min
Find a Storm to Stir You
Marshall Segal | The friends we need will not always be the friends we want. They’ll often be the brotherly storm that wakes us back up to God.
Jun 10, 2022 • 13min
Do unto Authors: Four Principles for Reading Well
Joe Rigney | The best readers gladly observe the Golden Rule: they read others as they would want to be read.
Jun 8, 2022 • 13min
Your Darkness Is Not Dark to Him
Jon Bloom | The hardest part of many trials is how far away God can feel. But he’s not far at all, and if we trust him, he will, in time, flood our dark nights with light.
