-
Articles
How Pastors Win (and Lose) Our Respect
Of the fifteen distinct elder qualifications in 1 Timothy 3:1–7, one in particular may be the least understood of them…
Read More » -
Articles
Together Again to Enjoy Him: What Makes Sundays More Satisfying
Not every Sunday is a mountaintop. Our hearts often feel sluggish when we come to worship. Distractions around us may…
Read More » -
Articles
The Ebb and Flow of Christian Happiness: Why ‘Great Joy’ Isn’t Normal Yet
God has designed, for now, that our joy not always be great. The word joy appears more than 200 times…
Read More » -
Articles
Don’t Grow Weary Doing Good
Those who genuinely “do good” will be tempted soon enough to grow weary. Give yourself to doing good for others…
Read More » -
Articles
How Do Pastors Pick Their Fights?
We need men who know how to disagree without creating division. We need pastors and elders who have enough self-control…
Read More » -
Articles
God Will Answer in Your Crisis
Your crisis is coming. If it hasn’t already, or if you’re not in the middle of one right now, your…
Read More » -
Articles
God Grew Up in a Forgotten Town
The Old Testament never mentioned Nazareth. Think of all the genealogies and historical accounts, and what seems, at least to…
Read More » -
Articles
How to Love Hard People at Christmas
The annual run-up to Christmas crashes with waves of “joy” at every turn. Society balks at giving God credit for…
Read More » -
Articles
A Christmas Carol for the Weak
It may be the strangest Christmas song ever crafted. Modern Christians rarely sing it, even though we often see its…
Read More » -
Articles
The Best of 2018 | Desiring God
Creating Bible-shaped, Christian-Hedonistic content, with ever-increasing quality, is not easy work. But we love this labor at Desiring God. We…
Read More »
