Articles by Desiring God

Apr 06 2025 518 ep. 12 mins 105

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Articles from the Teaching Team at Desiring God.

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God of Holy Laughter

Apr 06 2025 7 mins

David Mathis | When God laughs, he reminds us that he never worries, he never fears, and he is never under threat. The holy laughter of God puts his people at ease, and calls us to happily trust in him.

Back When We Had Friends: Why Brothers Still Need Brothers

Apr 04 2025 13 mins

Greg Morse | Men, do you have friends — not mere acquaintances you shake hands with once a week, but brothers who labor and laugh and live with you? You need such men.

War of Stories: How Your Entertainment Shapes You

Mar 26 2025 10 mins

Greg Morse | Sitting down to watch a movie or a show is not the time to turn your brain off. Mindless entertainment in a fallen world will lead to a mind filled with lies.

Her Many and Marvelous Ministries: How Women Give Life to the Church

Mar 23 2025 10 mins

Scott Hubbard | Men may lead the corporate gathering on Sunday morning, but without the every-day ministry of both men and women, our churches wither.

Don’t Be Sorry for the Sermon: The Pride of an Apologetic Preacher

Mar 15 2025 8 mins

Greg Morse | Is it wrong to apologize before a sermon for a sore throat, lack of prep, or other weakness? What might the impulse reveal about the preacher’s heart?

Grow Deep: A Word to Young Men

Mar 07 2025 9 mins

Greg Morse | Young man, do you feel an urgency to be fruitful in ministry? If so, cultivate deep roots. Holiness and happiness in God precede lasting fruitfulness for God.

Glorious, Obvious Difference: The Complementary Souls of Men and Women

Mar 01 2025 12 mins

David Mathis | God made men and women with both obvious and subtle differences — and these are features, not bugs. God delights in his good design, and invites us to do the same.

Is Your Christianity Too Quiet?

Feb 25 2025 9 mins

Greg Morse | When King Jesus issued his Great Commission to go, the command was neither easy nor optional. Has your Christianity been too quiet?

Use Your Body in the Fight for Joy

Feb 23 2025 12 mins

David Mathis | What role does your physical body play in the fight for spiritual joy? Sleep, diet, and exercise are friends, not foes, if we use them rightly.

Be Still and Wonder: Two Habits for Hurried Souls

Feb 19 2025 10 mins

Scott Hubbard | Sometimes, the solution to our spiritual struggles is less spiritual than we thought. God’s world, and not just his word, may hold the remedy we need.