Articles by Desiring God

Scott Hubbard | Children need to see a dad ambitious to spread God’s kingdom in the world. But with equal surety, children need to see a dad ambitious about being dad.

Greg Morse | In our overly sensitive society, have we lost the ability to talk to men like men?

Jon Bloom | A typical human life is a lot like grass — brief, quiet, and apparently ordinary. But one day we will see that no human life could ever be considered ordinary.

Greg Morse | Many hopes make death easier. Many give a sense of life well-lived. Many bring comfort. But only one hope will not prove flattering and false in the end.

Scott Hubbard | Many imagine the more options, the more happiness. But from the beginning, it was not so. God made us to find freedom in loyalty, blessing in being bound.

David Mathis | Magnifying Christ in our bodies depends, in part, on understanding the story of our bodies — how God redeems what sin has seized and fits our flesh for glory.

Jon Bloom | Don’t underestimate the impact a debilitated father can have on his children. Sometimes, the strength our kids need to see most comes through profound weakness.

Greg Morse | How might men of God live like the disentangled soldiers God calls us to be? We might learn from the example of a soldier slain for refusing to play civilian.

Scott Hubbard | If you want to assess the health of your faith, don’t simply consider your acts of religious worship. Consider the depth of your love for neighbors.

Greg Morse | Fathers give life through death. They lay themselves down to die, like seeds planted in the earth, trusting that God will grant a future harvest.