Articles by Desiring God

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The Beast I Become: How to Bring Bitterness to God May 15, 2022

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Scott Hubbard | Sometimes, God seems to be answering a longtime prayer or fulfilling a deep desire — until it all crumbles before our face. How do we receive such painful turns from the hand of God?

The Pillar in the Pews: How the Church Upholds the Truth May 13, 2022

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Marshall Segal | What makes the church a pillar and buttress of the truth? She holds up and lives out what God has said — whatever God has said, however he has said it, whatever it means for us.

Midlife Clarity: Five Proverbs for Men in Crisis May 11, 2022

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David Mathis | A midlife crisis, disorienting as it may be, is not only a trial to be endured, but an opportunity for Christian maturity. New cracks in our soul may allow our theology to sink deeper than ever before.

A Most Harmful Medicine: How Subjectivism Poisons a Society May 09, 2022

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Joe Rigney | The surest way to give the world over to evil is to begin to deny such evil exists. And this is exactly what we have begun doing.

When My Mother Became Annie’s Mom: A Tribute to a Woman’s Great Love May 08, 2022

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Jon Bloom | “A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” For Mother’s Day, Jon Bloom obeys this verse and honors his mother’s beautiful love for the least of these.

Stuck Between the World and God: How I Almost Died in Indecision May 06, 2022

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Greg Morse | God is not honored by mere checked boxes. He’s honored by a life that says he can be trusted, obeyed, and treasured above all else.

The Word of God Is Worth the Work May 05, 2022

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Scott Hubbard | If you want more joy, more warmth, more life from your devotions, don’t bypass the hard, necessary work of thinking.

We Stand for Truth Himself May 02, 2022

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David Mathis | Christians stand for truth, but not in the way the world might. Truth, for us, is unavoidably and irreducibly personal.

You Have Put More Joy in My Heart May 01, 2022

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Marshall Segal | The joy God gives is not a fragile joy, ready to vanish in painful circumstances. It is strong enough to sustain fragile people through them.

How to Entertain the Holy Spirit Apr 27, 2022

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Scott Hubbard | How do we show hospitality to the Holy Spirit? We hear his voice, heed his motions, hate his enemies, and receive his grace.