Blog, Guest Writings An Open Letter to Weary Moms on Mother’s Day Motherhood is not for the faint of heart. You and I need a better kind of encouragement than Mother’s Day can give us. Kristen Wetherell May 13, 2023
Blog Join the “Fight Your Fears” Launch Team Have you felt defeated by your fears? Do you want to make strides in trusting God? Join the Fight Your Fears Launch Team! Kristen Wetherell January 6, 2020
Blog 2019 Reading Favorites It’s that time again––time to share with you my favorite books from 2019. This may sound like an obvious prerequisite for book selection, but this year I only chose books I wanted to read, rather than ones I felt I should read. And I enjoyed reading more because of this. Kristen Wetherell December 16, 2019
The Gospel Coalition When Parenting Isn’t Enjoyable When we place on ourselves the unrealistic burden of constantly enjoying our kids, our goal is misdirected, and our expectations are naïve. Kristen Wetherell November 20, 2019
Revive Our Hearts God’s Sovereignty over Suffering Is Comforting, Not Disturbing If God is in control and he is good, then (here’s the clincher) even when his plan involves pain, we can trust him. Fully trust him. We can take comfort within the suffering he sends. Kristen Wetherell September 15, 2019
The Gospel Coalition Does God Expect You to Be Perfect? “God doesn’t expect you to be perfect.” Many Christians say this, but is it true? Their intentions are good. We want to encourage fellow saints who are waging war with sin. We… Kristen Wetherell September 10, 2019
Open the Bible You Don’t Want What You Actually Deserve We will only look at ourselves and our world rightly, through God’s lens, when we see that we have far more than we deserve in the gospel. Kristen Wetherell August 16, 2019
iBelieve Moms, It Is Our Privilege On hard days of mothering, it’s easy to see it purely as a type of suffering, rather than a blessed privilege. And it is a type of suffering. Motherhood is tough. It… Kristen Wetherell July 26, 2019
Open the Bible It Is Well With My Soul In the middle of suffering, can you say, “It is well with my soul?” While sick on the couch one week, I read the Shunammite woman’s story in 2 Kings and was… Kristen Wetherell July 10, 2019
Blog First Look: An Interview with Gloria Furman, Author of Labor with Hope Today’s “First Look” interview is with Gloria Furman, author of the book Labor With Hope. Kristen Wetherell June 27, 2019
Blog A Prayer for When the Pain Returns Old pains have made new appearances lately. The jaw pain I thought was almost gone is back with a vengeance. I’ve felt discouraged, set back, and weary, unsure how to process this…… Kristen Wetherell June 12, 2019
Open the Bible Momma, Jesus Gives What You Do Not Have I close the bathroom door and breathe a sigh of relief. Thirty seconds of solitude feels like a dream, until knock, knock, knock. “Momma?” The little one comes looking, as thirty seconds shrinks to… Kristen Wetherell June 5, 2019
The Gospel Coalition Don’t Be Introspective. Examine Yourself. There’s a fine line between self-examination and introspection. Self-examination is good. Scripture exhorts us to examine and test ourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5). So how might this important spiritual discipline take a turn… Kristen Wetherell May 28, 2019
