Articles by Desiring God

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A Rest Sweeter Than Sleep: Nighttime Prayer for a Troubled Conscience Jul 31, 2022

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Scott Hubbard | Even the most faithful Christians end some days deeply wishing we had walked more worthy of our God. How do we find rest when our conscience keeps us awake?

Calm Under Pressure: Recovering the Grace of Equanimity Jul 30, 2022

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David Mathis | Our families, churches, and communities need leaders who have learned to keep their heads when others are losing theirs.

You Still Need Good Friends Jul 29, 2022

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Marshall Segal | Few realities in human life are as captivating, fulfilling, and elusive as friendship.

Do Infant Baptisms Count? Reconsidering Open Membership Jul 27, 2022

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Joe Rigney | If a Christian wants to join your baptist church but they tell you that they were baptized as a child, what do you do?

Where Do We Find Unity Now? The Surprising Path to Real Peace Jul 24, 2022

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David Mathis | Many today may feel afresh that true unity is rare and precious. But do we know from where that kind of unity comes?

The Progressive Pilgrim: Allegory for an Easy Age Jul 22, 2022

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Greg Morse | The world, the devil, and your flesh will tell you there is surely an easier way to heaven than the narrow way, a more comfortable burden than the cross, and a more reasonable spirituality than self-denial requires.

We Need More Holy Fools: How God Awakened Me to Eternity Jul 21, 2022

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Scott Hubbard | This world needs more people willing to look foolish in the eyes of the world so that more in the world might be saved.

Some Conflict Is Healthy: How Division Can Serve Churches Jul 18, 2022

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Marshall Segal | Sometimes God allows conflict in a church so that the body might finally heal and be whole again.

Tenacious Grace: How We Become and Stay One Jul 17, 2022

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Jon Bloom | As Christians, we can build unity, protect unity, and maintain unity because Christ has already made us one.

Chapter-and-Verse Protestants: The Reformation Legacy of Little Berea Jul 15, 2022

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David Mathis | Faithful confessions, creeds, and commentaries provide crucial insights into Scripture. And they never replace the words of God.