Articles by Desiring God

Latest Episodes:

The Wedding at the End of Marriage Dec 19, 2021

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Marshall Segal | Marriage doesn’t exist just to remedy the loneliness of singleness; marriage exists to tell us that we need Jesus.

Our Tongues (and Fingers) of Fire: What Words Reveal About Us Dec 16, 2021

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Jon Bloom | Some wear their hearts on their sleeve — but we all wear our hearts in our words. If you want to know the condition of your own heart, listen carefully to what you say.

Worthless Conversation: How God Weighs Our Words Dec 13, 2021

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Greg Morse | Few thoughts should make us slower to speak than this one: on judgment day, every word we speak will stand before the throne of God.

A Son Worthy to Be King Dec 12, 2021

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Scott Hubbard | Many expected the coming Christ to be the Son of David. No one expected that he also would be David’s Lord.

The Perils of a Passive Man Dec 09, 2021

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Marshall Segal | Sin in men can open the door to passivity — and passivity opens the door to more sin.

Who Wrote Hebrews? Exploring a New Testament Mystery Dec 06, 2021

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David Mathis | Of the New Testament’s 27 books, we know who the author was for 26 of them. What can we say about the unnamed, unknown author of Hebrews?

More Shocking Than Christ: Why We Call Jesus Lord Dec 05, 2021

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Joe Rigney | When the New Testament writers call Jesus “Lord,” they often mean much more than “ruler” or “king.” They mean Yahweh himself.

Someone Is Listening to Your Suffering Dec 03, 2021

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Scott Hubbard | Why can Christians always sing, even in the hardest days? Because our God always reigns, because our God will deliver, and because someone is listening.

Labor to Give (or Take) No Offense Dec 02, 2021

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Jon Bloom | The world and the church have been deeply fractured by controversies of various kinds, which makes now as good a time as ever to stand apart by our love for one another.

Indescribable: The Many and Marvelous Names of Jesus Nov 28, 2021

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Greg Morse | Why so many names for Jesus? Because God wanted us to know that we will always have more to see and love in him.