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Jon Bloom serves as teacher and cofounder of Desiring God. He is the author of four books, including Not by Sight and most recently True to His Word. He and his wife have five children and make their home in the Twin Cities.
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You Never Know What God Is Growing

Sow Faithfully. The Harvest Will Be Larger than You Think

Dec 1, 2007
Olive Nelson passed away a few days ago at age 94. As I remembered her, my heart filled with gratitude. Olive and her husband, Arnie (who passed away a few years ago), were members of Bethlehem Baptist Church for decades…
Jon Bloom
Dec 1, 2007
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A Tribute to DG's Forerunners

Nov 9, 2007
This week Olive Nelson passed away at age 94. Olive and her husband, Arnie, were members of Bethlehem for decades until 1994. From 1978 to 1994 (16 years), Arnie and Olive faithfully operated Bethlehem’s tape ministry as volunteers. They diligently…
Jon Bloom
Nov 9, 2007
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Remember Why You Sold Everything

Keeping the Treasure in View during the Long Wait

Nov 1, 2007
One of Jesus’ most powerful parables is also one of his shortest: The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all…
Jon Bloom
Nov 1, 2007
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Jesus chooses and Uses Failures

"Forgiven," Not "Failure," Defines the Christian

Sep 1, 2007
“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved. Jesus had just asked him for the third time if he loved him. Peter had already wholeheartedly answered yes twice. What else was he supposed to say? Had he…
Jon Bloom
Sep 1, 2007
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Learn from Darwin

We Become What We Behold

Jul 1, 2007
Charles Darwin loved his scientific studies. They were his “chief enjoyment and sole employment throughout life.” As a young man he made a half-hearted attempt to become a clergyman, but gave it up because beetles and plants and rock formations…
Jon Bloom
Jul 1, 2007
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Enthralled!

The Secret to Doing What Matters Most

Jun 1, 2007
Martha, God bless her. Busy. Industrious. Practical. But preoccupied. And destined to be contrasted through the ages with her sister, Mary. Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into…
Jon Bloom
Jun 1, 2007
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Texts to Pray for Our Children

Apr 24, 2007
Recently a good friend shared with me these verses that he and his wife have prayed for their two daughters (now teens) since they were babies. I find them very helpful and have included them in my prayer folder for…
Jon Bloom
Apr 24, 2007
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Confessions of a Man of Little Faith: With a Wealthy Father, Who Needs Big Barns?

Mar 1, 2007
Dear Friend, “O you of little faith!” (Luke 12:28). That’s me. In January I was reworking the family budget for the New Year. As I thought through what we might give for the spreading of Jesus’ kingdom, I was tempted…
Jon Bloom
Mar 1, 2007
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Are You Willing to “Waste” Your Life?

Extravagant Love for Jesus Looks to Some Like a Waste

Feb 1, 2007
Judas simply could not understand Mary’s ridiculous decision. During dinner she had just taken a jar of expensive perfume and dumped it on Jesus’ feet! That perfume was worth almost a year’s wages. What a waste! Just think what could…
Jon Bloom
Feb 1, 2007
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You Are a Branch, Not a Vine

Defeating Pride by Cultivating Prayerful Dependence

Jan 1, 2007
Does Jesus’ metaphor here strike you as a bit odd? Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I…
Jon Bloom
Jan 1, 2007
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Learn to Fly By the Instruments

Your Perceptions May Be Unreliable in a Spiritual Storm

Dec 1, 2006
“Spatial disorientation” is something that happens to an aircraft pilot when his plane enters dark storm clouds and he can no longer see the horizon or the ground. Points of reference that guide his senses disappear and he can no…
Jon Bloom
Dec 1, 2006
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Are You Willing to Stand in God's Place or Go at His Pace?

Battling the Unbelief of Impatience

Nov 1, 2006
  November 2006 Are you waiting for something? I mean really waiting with deep longing in your soul for something beyond your control?  You might be waiting to conceive a child, receive financial provision, see a loved one come to faith…
Jon Bloom
Nov 1, 2006
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Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead

Why 800 Pastors Are Coming to Bethlehem in February

Jan 12, 2000
On the night of December 15, a seminary in Indonesia was attacked by a mob of 2000 angry Muslims, forcing students and faculty to flee for their lives. One student was caught and surrounded. The mob demanded that he renounce…
Jon Bloom
Jan 12, 2000

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