Light + Truth - Desiring God

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When the Scalpel Is in the Father’s Hand Jan 09, 2026

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What if your suffering isn’t punishment? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 36:6–15 to show how God uses affliction to deliver his people.

When God Is a Surgeon, Not a Judge Jan 08, 2026

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Why would God wound the righteous? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Job 32–37 to show how pain can rescue those God loves.

Holding Fast Through False Judgment Jan 07, 2026

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What do we do when life makes no sense? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 26–31 to show that some wisdom is hidden, and God means it to be.

When Friends Wound with Their Words Jan 06, 2026

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What makes good theology cruel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 4:1–5:27 to show that truth without tenderness distorts both God and grief.

When God Permits and Governs Our Pain Jan 05, 2026

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Why does faith sometimes falter after the worst happens? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1:12–2:10 to show how God sustains us when the pain doesn’t go away.

When Health Fails and Faith Holds Jan 02, 2026

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How do we trust God when our bodies break? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 2:1–10 to show that God’s love is better than life and stronger than loss.

The Day Job Lost Everything Jan 01, 2026

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What kind of faith survives devastation? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1:1–22 to reveal a God so worthy that he’s worshiped even when ten children are lost.

Before the Storm of Suffering Breaks Dec 31, 2025

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What prepares faith for life’s hardest trials? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Job 1–2 to show how knowing God’s purpose keeps us steady when pain strikes.

Called by God’s Voice Dec 30, 2025

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How does hearing become believing? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 2  Corinthians 4:4–6 to show that the call of God is not mere persuasion but mighty creation.

Chosen Before We Chose Dec 29, 2025

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What came first — our choice or God’s? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Deuteronomy 10:14–15 to reveal that God’s saving love is not earned but freely given.

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