Desiring God

"The Bible tells us again and again, especially in the Psalms, that our God is great."

Singing for the Christian is formative and responsive, and therefore must be informed by Scripture. The importance of hymns is that we learn what we sing.

Our evangelism isn't working. While a person’s response to Christ is ultimately a matter that rests in God’s sovereign hands—something we have no control over—a person’s hearing of the gospel is a matter we do have control over and responsibility for.

I visited a man on his death bed yesterday. I left confused. This man had no relationship with Jesus, no interest in the gospel, yet no fear of death. No fear of death at all? It led me to consider: should Christians fear death?

The saddest stories I hear from parents raising a child with a disability don’t involve schools, insurance companies or hospitals. The saddest story is when such a family must leave a church.

When the needle dips—when you lose your joy—you should take note of your joyless christianity. To stay safe, you need to pay attention to your joy.

John Piper is known for his passion in preaching. So much so that, in a humorous moment, Piper’s hand gestures were so exuberant that his smartwatch thought he had taken a hard fall in the middle of a recent sermon. 

Questions about the Bible come up often with young children. Kids are thinkers. They ask good and sometimes hard questions about Scripture. Read on to discover how to answer!