Articles By Desiring God podcast

12:19

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.

1
Is Your Christianity Too Quiet? 9:21

for 10 dage siden9:21

9:21

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

1
Use Your Body in the Fight for Joy 12:35

for 12 dage siden12:35

12:35

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.

1
Be Still and Wonder: Two Habits for Hurried Souls 10:29

for 16 dage siden10:29

10:29

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.

1
Brothers, Consider Your Spirit: The Manly Business of Pastoring 15:55

for 21 dage siden15:55

15:55

Greg Morse | The pastorate is a manly vocation — one that no man should do alone. Pastors need the Spirit of courage, power, love, and self-control.

1
Better to Give Than to Get? Remembering God’s Promise of Reward 15:08

for 24 dage siden15:08

15:08

David Mathis | “More blessed to give than to receive.” These simple words from Jesus can transform burdensome requests into happy opportunities to get more from God as we give to others.

1
Laugh Before Devils: Joy as Spiritual Warfare 10:05

for 30 dage siden10:05

10:05

Greg Morse | The miserable Christian is a billboard for Satan. If those who know God toil on, sorrowful and never rejoicing, God appears a very poor treasure indeed.

1
Do You Fight for Joy? 10:16

for 5 weeks siden10:16

10:16

John Piper | The enemies to our joy in God are many, but so are the weapons he has given for the fight — including his promise to help us prevail.

1
No One’s Born to Preach: The Myth and Truth of Pulpit ‘Gifting’ 12:10

for 5 weeks siden12:10

12:10

David Mathis | God may make believers in a moment, but he makes preachers over a lifetime. If you desire to preach, but doubt your present ability, envision the long arc, and seek to make progress over decades.

1
Go Get Her: To Men Delaying Marriage 11:01

for 6 weeks siden11:01

11:01

Greg Morse | When it comes to getting married, Martin Luther does not mince words: “Stop thinking about it and go to it right merrily.” Young men, God helping you, find a wife.

1
Awe with Audacity: The Spirit of Christian Prayer 11:57

for 8 weeks siden11:57

11:57

David Mathis | Our God is a great King, whom we approach with awe. And he is our Father, whom we run to with confidence. How does Christian prayer balance this paradox?

1
Prayer Dies Without Delight 9:44

for 8 weeks siden9:44

9:44

Marshall Segal | God is looking for people who pray to him in need and in plenty, in the wilderness and in paradise, in desperate dependence and in adoring delight.

1
Never Too Busy to Pray 10:01

for 9 weeks siden10:01

10:01

Scott Hubbard | In a world of urgent needs, urgent demands, and urgent responsibilities, one priority is more urgent than them all: prayer.

1
Outpray God’s Goodness 11:40

for 9 weeks siden11:40

11:40

Greg Morse | Our God is not just a hearing God, nor even an answering God, but a God able to do infinitely above the tallest ask. This year, pray to this God.

1
How Healthy Is Your Soul? Six Questions for a New Year 12:52

for 9 weeks siden12:52