Articles by Desiring God

Desiring God
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Jan 31, 2025 • 12min

No One’s Born to Preach: The Myth and Truth of Pulpit ‘Gifting’

David Mathis | God may make believers in a moment, but he makes preachers over a lifetime. If you desire to preach, but doubt your present ability, envision the long arc, and seek to make progress over decades.
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Jan 25, 2025 • 11min

Go Get Her: To Men Delaying Marriage

Greg Morse | When it comes to getting married, Martin Luther does not mince words: “Stop thinking about it and go to it right merrily.” Young men, God helping you, find a wife.
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Jan 12, 2025 • 12min

Awe with Audacity: The Spirit of Christian Prayer

David Mathis | Our God is a great King, whom we approach with awe. And he is our Father, whom we run to with confidence. How does Christian prayer balance this paradox?
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Jan 8, 2025 • 10min

Prayer Dies Without Delight

Marshall Segal | God is looking for people who pray to him in need and in plenty, in the wilderness and in paradise, in desperate dependence and in adoring delight.
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Jan 5, 2025 • 10min

Never Too Busy to Pray

Scott Hubbard | In a world of urgent needs, urgent demands, and urgent responsibilities, one priority is more urgent than them all: prayer.
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Jan 1, 2025 • 12min

Outpray God’s Goodness

Greg Morse | Our God is not just a hearing God, nor even an answering God, but a God able to do infinitely above the tallest ask. This year, pray to this God.
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Dec 31, 2024 • 13min

How Healthy Is Your Soul? Six Questions for a New Year

Scott Hubbard | Unless we keep our hearts with all vigilance, they won’t be kept. So, on the cusp of a new year, how warm is your heart toward Jesus?
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Dec 27, 2024 • 16min

Holy Bravery: How Christian Men Act Like Men

Greg Morse | In an age that suppresses God’s design for men and women, what does it mean to act like a man?
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Dec 25, 2024 • 11min

Famous for His Grace: How Christmas Makes Us Family

John Piper | Because of Christmas, we get adopted, and God gets acclaim. We become his family, and he becomes famous for his grace.
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Dec 22, 2024 • 8min

He Came to a World at War: O King of Nations

David Mathis | Real peace during the holidays may seem like a far-off dream, but remember, the one who came will come again, and establish himself as King of Peace.

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