Articles by Desiring God

Jon Bloom | The most loving people do not delight in wounding others, but they are willing to, for the sake of real healing. They know that soft words can sometimes be cruel, and hard words kind.

Greg Morse | Life is rarely wasted all at once, but rather through thousands of small, seemingly insignificant moments.

Joe Rigney | Before Daniel courageously survived the lions’ den, he courageously knelt before his God. What can we learn from his brave prayer?

Scott Hubbard | The best place to live today is the place you already are. And the best people to give your attention to are those already near you.

David Mathis | The question isn’t whether God’s humbling hand descended over these last two years, but have we acknowledged it, and humbled ourselves before him?

Jon Bloom | Why do we love the psalms? In part because we know, deep down, that real worship sometimes means weeping.

Greg Morse | Some walk through the valley of the shadow of death and long to just lie down. How does God respond to those who pray for life to end?

Joe Rigney | Are you ever perplexed that two people can experience the same event and come to very different conclusions about what happened?

Marshall Segal | The pursuit of sexual purity always goes awry when we try to enforce the laws of God without extending the heart of God.

Scott Hubbard | Many of the greatest victories and advances God has worked in history have been answers to a mother’s persistent prayers.