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Marshall Segal

Marshall Segal serves as President & CEO of Desiring God. He’s the author of Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness & Dating. He graduated from Bethlehem College and Seminary, and serves as deacon at Cities Church. He and his wife, Faye, have three children and live in Minneapolis.

When Marriage Is Miles Away: On Long-Distance Dating

When Marriage Is Miles Away

On Long-Distance Dating

Any dating couple should pursue clarity and postpone intimacy. Here are three pieces of advice specifically for long-distance relationships.

Drunk You Is Not the Real You

Drunk You Is Not the Real You

Alcohol has been called the great truth serum. But the freedom people feel in drunkenness is a pitiful illusion. The gospel offers a better freedom.

The Joy of Graduation and the Crisis of Joblessness

The Joy of Graduation and the Crisis of Joblessness

For many, graduation marks the beginning of months of waiting, searching, and doubting. Here are four truths to remember while you wait, however long you have to wait.

A God Greater Than Google

A God Greater Than Google

We live in an age when we literally never have to wait for an answer. If it can be known, we know it in seconds, probably less. Siri, where is the nearest Chipotle? Google, living and active, lies at our…

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

After young Robert Robinson lost his father, he rebelled in excess — drinking, gambling, and causing trouble. Then he wrote “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”

That Hideous Beauty of Calvary

That Hideous Beauty of Calvary

We have a crisis if the cross loses its offense in our eyes. If we’re not offended by the cross, we’re in grave danger of losing the comfort and hope of the cross. Paul writes, “If I, brothers, still preach…

On My Wedding Day

On My Wedding Day

Whether you’re currently married or feel called to be married someday, God created marriage to be an amazingly fruitful experience. What dreams do you have for yours?

The King We Needed, But Never Wanted

The King We Needed, But Never Wanted

Holy Tuesday

As we walk the road to Calvary, we need to ask ourselves if we are ready to receive Christ as the king he is, or the savior we want on our own terms.

Is Theology Your Idolatry?

Is Theology Your Idolatry?

Has your theology turned into idolatry? Here are nine questions to help you diagnose theology idolatry in your own heart and mind.

Work with Your Hands, Not with Your Worship

Work with Your Hands, Not with Your Worship

The sinful human heart has a strange and offensive fascination with the work of our own hands. One key to glorifying God is to work hard without worshipping our work.

What Is Your Greatest Fear?

What Is Your Greatest Fear?

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1) If anyone had a reason to fear, it was David. When he…

Every Small Group Needs a Vision

Every Small Group Needs a Vision

Developing a clear, agreed-upon vision for our small groups will breed commitment, guide decision-making, and mobilize our members for ministry.

You Cannot Serve Both God and Theology

You Cannot Serve Both God and Theology

Theology, if cut off from knowing and enjoying God himself, can be a subtle and superficially spiritual god.

May Jesus’s Name Be Known Through Me

May Jesus’s Name Be Known Through Me

Jesus came on mission, lived on mission, died on mission, and left his disciples — including all of us who follow him today — on mission. Conversion is about commission, not just salvation, because we’re not saved to be saved, but saved to be sent.

Killjoys

The Seven Deadly Sins

Our hearts were designed to enjoy a full and forever happiness, not the pitiful, temporary pleasures for which we’re too prone to settle.

A Dream Come True in Corporate Worship

A Dream Come True in Corporate Worship

As you walk into corporate worship this weekend — especially as you sing God’s goodness back to him — know that he rejoices over you. His love for you is the surest. His joy in you is the fullest. His song over you is the loudest.

Unbroken Uncut

Louis Zamperini (1917–2014) was a miracle of a man. He truly lived — better, survived — one of the greatest stories ever written. Nonfiction stories are written, too, you know. “In your book were written, every one of them, the…

Joy to the World

Joy to the World

The story of the world meeting Jesus in the flesh is a story of the world finally finding full joy in God. Joy to the World sings this climax of history. Download Shane & Shane's new version of the song for free.

Do You Hear the People Sing?

Do You Hear the People Sing?

What does Sunday morning sound like at your church? What do you hear when your church worships in song? I believe the defining sound on Sunday morning should be the singing voices of God’s people.

What Will Make You Great

What Will Make You Great

God refuses to define the greatness of your life in dollars or cents, family or friends or kids, promotions or raises, accomplishments or recognition or fun. He loves you too much, and there’s too much at stake.

The Lethal Drug in Your Dream Job

The Lethal Drug in Your Dream Job

Why do you want the job you do? Success is a subtle, but deadly god in America. But unlike the typical career path in our country, our God only trades in the currency of grace. We’ve been accepted and loved long before we clock in on Monday.

The Big God in Your Small Group

The Big God in Your Small Group

As we commit to one another in churches and small groups, we should expect God to make those communities attractive, even irresistible to others.

Aim Higher Than 4.0

Aim Higher Than 4.0

Grades are the currency of college campuses — the way we measure our progress and compare ourselves with others. But when the A becomes the aim, we’ve really missed the point of our education. For the Christian, school — whatever discipline, whatever course, whatever professor — is about worship.

Love That Will Complete You

Love That Will Complete You

God, by his unrivaled, infinite power will one day remedy everything wrong about you. Now, you are counted perfect through faith in Jesus. Then, you will be presented perfect — no sin, no shame, no guilt, no doubt, no fear — nothing broken about you.

Education Is a Privilege, Not a Burden

Education Is a Privilege, Not a Burden

The problem with school, for most students, is all the classes — the lectures, the assignments, the papers, and the exams. But before you let yourself complain again about the suffering of schoolwork, think about how empowering learning really can be.

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