logo
episode-header-image
Aug 14
12m 33s

How Can I Correct Others Gently?

DESIRING GOD
About this episode
How can we rebuke without compromising love and show gentleness without diminishing truth? Pastor John gives counsel for speaking with emotional wholeness. 
Up next
Nov 24
Why Satan Persists
Satan wouldn’t exist if God didn’t keep him around — so why is he here? Pastor John explains four ways in which God is using Satan for his glory.<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17215794.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 
14m 41s
Nov 20
What False Teachings Should Make Me Leave a Church?
Differences in belief can feel bigger than they are — but sometimes they are truly big. What separates personal opinion from soul-damaging theology?<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17213565.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 
13m 8s
Nov 17
The God Who Breaks Us with Kindness
If God refuses to act “for our sake,” does that mean he refuses to do us good? Pastor John resolves a perplexity and holds forth lavish grace from Ezekiel 36.<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17210733.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 
14m 16s
Recommended Episodes
Mar 2025
What Destroys Relationships and What Builds Them - Part 3
Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to build biblical relationships by showing up, accepting others, sincerely listening, and offering help. 
20m 10s
Sep 2024
Serious Joy: The Root of Sacrificial Love
How can Christians be freed from selfishness so that, at any cost to ourselves, we love others in a way that makes Christ look great? Answer: joy.<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10727/16812248.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 
44m 17s
Apr 2024
How do I deal with worry? | The Sermon on the Mount | Part 1 with Ps. Miles Paludan
Worry is an inevitable part of life, one that we struggle with on a consistent basis. But how can we overcome it? Join us this week as Lead Pastor Miles Paludan explores the Beatitudes that Jesus gave during the sermon on the mount, and how these can empower us to trust God and r ... Show More
26m 4s
Oct 2023
S 14 Ep 18: How do I Navigate My Non-Christian Relationships?
Most Christians struggle with how to answer the questions and skepticism from their non-believing friends. Sharing life with non-Christians is a delicate balance. In this episode, we talk about how to be a witness without using words. We will also discuss how to adjust to a new l ... Show More
22m 51s
Jun 2025
3ala Kobayet Shay (Ft. Fr. Youhanna Baky)
?️ NEW Episode: Encouraged, Not Crushed – with Father Youhanna Baky ?❤️ In this episode of 3ala Fen, we sit down with Fr. Youhanna Baky to talk about the power of words — how encouragement can lift us up, and how criticism, if not handled right, can tear us down. ? How do we gi ... Show More
34m 13s
Jan 2025
How to Share Your Faith Without Compromise | Christian Conviction in a Culture of Tolerance
Discover how to stand firm in your Christian faith while engaging with others lovingly and authentically. This powerful conversation explores the balance between biblical truth and genuine kindness, addressing how to avoid watering down the gospel while building meaningful relati ... Show More
16m 11s
Oct 2022
855: Q & A - Volume 132
<p>How to associate with "wonderful" non devotees? / How to find joy again after the loss of my daughter? / Can you share 1 everyday practice for people who don't live in an ashram? / How to gracefully receive worship, praise, validation & love?</p> 
1h 1m
Oct 1
Q&A (Part 2) - How to Hear God, Boundaries as Christian, Spiritual Warfare, +
<p>Part two of our Q&amp;A. Navigating your journey with Jesus + the prayer to accept him into your life and become Christian. A few questions asked: </p><p>- how to hear God, and how to build a relationship with him</p><p>- How to overcome spiritual warfare</p><p>- what boundari ... Show More
1h 1m