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The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for God.

Kevin DeYoung

The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for God.

Tags: christian behavior, culture, gospel, moralism

The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.

Kevin DeYoung

The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.

Tags: christianity, discipleship, gospel

About Author
Kevin Lee DeYoung (born June 23, 1977) is an American Reformed theologian, pastor and author. He is currently the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church, in Matthews, North Carolina. The church he previously pastored, University Reformed Church (East Lansing, Michigan), shifted to the Presbyterian Church in America in March 2015 after having been a member of the Reformed Church in America.
Presently, DeYoung is a member of The Gospel Coalition's Council. He also contributes articles to various other evangelical organizations, such as World, 9Marks, and Desiring God.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Surely part of loving in this way is trying to understand what another person wants us to understand. I may not understand perfectly and I may no...

Kevin DeYoung

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Surely part of loving in this way is trying to understand what another person wants us to understand. I may not understand perfectly and I may no...

Tags: i love you, bible, neighbors

If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else.

Kevin DeYoung

If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else.

Tags: gospel

I think the church is often a culprit in the busyness, especially in the evangelical church. Again, it's part of being Americans. Part of being evangelicals too is that we're highly activist. We are a...

Kevin DeYoung

I think the church is often a culprit in the busyness, especially in the evangelical church. Again, it's part of being Americans. Part of being evangelicals too is that we're highly activist. We are a...

Tags: activism, busyness

The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.

Kevin DeYoung

The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.

Tags: gratitude, experience

I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress peop...

Kevin DeYoung

I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress peop...

Tags: myself, power, simple

In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus assumes that asking for forgiveness would be a daily occurrence, as would praying that we might be delivered from evil and led not into temptation.

Kevin DeYoung

In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus assumes that asking for forgiveness would be a daily occurrence, as would praying that we might be delivered from evil and led not into temptation.

Tags: daily, prayer, evil

I think most Christians hear these urgent calls to do more (or feel them internally already) and learn to live with a low-level guilt that comes from not doing enough. We know we can always pray more...

Kevin DeYoung

I think most Christians hear these urgent calls to do more (or feel them internally already) and learn to live with a low-level guilt that comes from not doing enough. We know we can always pray more...

Tags: crazy busy, disappointment, guilt

As a pastor in a Protestant church, my whole ministry centers on the conviction that by grace we are saved through faith. And it's not our faith that delivers us, as if believing something, anything a...

Kevin DeYoung

As a pastor in a Protestant church, my whole ministry centers on the conviction that by grace we are saved through faith. And it's not our faith that delivers us, as if believing something, anything a...

Tags: life, faith, god

At the Lausanne missions gathering in 2010, John Piper made the statement that we should care about all suffering, especially eternal suffering. He chose the word care quite carefully. He didn’t want...

Kevin DeYoung

At the Lausanne missions gathering in 2010, John Piper made the statement that we should care about all suffering, especially eternal suffering. He chose the word care quite carefully. He didn’t want...