
Articles by Desiring God
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A Reason to Be Vaccinated: Freedom
John Piper | The decision to be vaccinated (or not) need not be a political decision, whether left wing or right. It can be a Christian decision — informed by Scripture and free from the fear of man.

Beware the Anger of Your Soul: How to Restrain Ungodly Passion
Joe Rigney | As we feel the temperature of our souls rising, we need to stop and remind ourselves that ungodly anger will only add iniquity to our injury.

Can Anything Mend Our Conflict? How Cynicism Dies in a Divided Church
Jon Bloom | Many of us today need to learn what love means, and looks like, when we’re faced with a difficult, complex issue.

Every Other Way Leads to Death: Why We Keep Sharing Christ
Greg Morse | No matter how many rejections you’ve received, no matter how much fruit hasn’t come, no matter how discouraged you feel, do not grow weary in sharing Christ.

Don’t Miss the Marriage: Why the Justified Love Holiness
Marshall Segal | Justification is the gate, but not the garden. It is the door, but not the palace. It is the wedding day, but not the marriage.

Feed His Sheep: Whom Does Christ Call to Preach?
David Mathis | We cannot well answer the question of whom should preach on Sunday without coming to grips with the nature of preaching in the local church.

Encouragement for Beginners: How to Strengthen a Soul in God
Marshall Segal | How might you strengthen someone’s soul in Christ? How might God use you to stir confidence in him?

Our Lives in His: How Justification Leads to Holiness
Joe Rigney | Does our right standing before God depend on our becoming more like Jesus, or does our becoming more like Jesus flow from our right standing before God?

The Sluggard in Me: Four Lies That Lead to Lazy
Scott Hubbard | A life of laziness usually does not grow overnight, but through day after day of little excuses, trivial indulgences, small defeats.

Feed the Sheep by Any Hand: Fighting Envy in Pastoral Ministry
Greg Morse | The best shepherds know they aren’t the best shepherd. And so they gladly lead their sheep to him.

The Real Protestant Ethic: How ‘Faith Alone’ Sparks Industry
David Mathis | Justification by faith alone marks the end of our work to secure God’s favor — and the beginning of our work to secure others’ good.