Articles by Kristen Wetherell

Kristen Wetherell

Kristen Wetherell is a wife, mother, and writer. She is the author of multiple books including Humble Moms, Fight Your Fears, Help for the Hungry Soul, and the board book series For the Bible Tells Me So, and the co-author of the award-winning book Hope When It Hurts.

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What’s Motivating Our Online Authenticity?

What’s motivating our online authenticity? What’s the heart behind our sharing an embarrassing or ungodly or messy or raw moment on social media? Is it truly to offer, in a spirit of…

Kristen Wetherell February 8, 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 January 31, 2019

Open the Bible

When a Christian Leader Fails You

What do we do when a respected Christian leader fails the church, in any context? How are we to respond?

Kristen Wetherell January 21, 2019

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Why I Publish on Ministry Blogs

I’ve appreciated the recent online conversation, started by Tim Challies, about the benefits of keeping a blog-blog versus writing primarily for group blogs or ministry blogs. I actually agree with much of…

Kristen Wetherell January 11, 2019

The Gospel Coalition

When a Good God Encounters a Gay Girl

I saw them as I drove up our street. Both girls had beautiful, long hair and were about 16 years old. Then I noticed they were holding hands and sharing intimate embraces….

Kristen Wetherell January 9, 2019

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2018 Reading Favorites

Friends, behold, my favorite books from 2018! The art of reading felt different this year––slower––as we welcomed our daughter and enjoyed our first year with her (a blessing!). But I preferred the…

Kristen Wetherell December 11, 2018

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The Longing to Be Free from Fear

I contributed this brief article to Gentle Leading’s Mama Advent Devotional, an email series for moms about how the coming of Christ fulfills a longing we experience in motherhood. It’s not too…

Kristen Wetherell December 5, 2018

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 November 14, 2018

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Five Lessons I’ve Learned in Five Years as an Editor

“Do you have any tips to share about being an editor? Any books to read or things you wish you knew when you started?” A friend and fellow writer recently sent me…

Kristen Wetherell October 31, 2018

Guest Writings

How Churches Can Help Women Study God’s Word

I’ll never forget my trips to the teacher supply store in elementary school. I loved teaching my students (aka my sister) and decorating my “classroom” in our basement with calendars, lessons, and…

Kristen Wetherell October 24, 2018

Open the Bible

Parents, Your Tiredness Is an Opportunity

No parent likes to be tired. God created us to need rest to function and raise up our kids another day. A good night’s rest is a gift, and we see this…

Kristen Wetherell October 3, 2018

Blog, Revive Our Hearts

10 Truths to Set Leaders Free

Friends! I’ve collaborated with some sisters in Christ from Revive Our Hearts to offer you a free ebook: 10 Truths to Set Leaders Free. Whether you lead a large women’s ministry at your church…

Kristen Wetherell September 27, 2018

Open the Bible

Good News for Stressed People

If you’re stressed out, raise your hand. My hand is raised, and I know I’m not alone. Millions of Americans—Christians included—would say the same. I often don’t know stress is affecting me;…

Kristen Wetherell September 18, 2018

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 September 12, 2018

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Journeywomen Podcast | Ep. 67 on Glory

A few weeks ago, I had a great conversation with my friend Hunter Beless on her podcast Journeywomen. We talked about God’s glory (What is glory? What makes God glorious?), and we mulled over…

Kristen Wetherell September 5, 2018

Open the Bible

How to Make Sense of Confusing Bible Passages

What in the world? I was reading Psalm 128 and I thought, Surely this passage is used to promote the prosperity gospel: Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in…

Kristen Wetherell August 22, 2018

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Articles by Kristen Wetherell

Kristen Wetherell

What’s Motivating Our Online Authenticity?

Moms, It Is Our Privilege

When a Christian Leader Fails You

Why I Publish on Ministry Blogs

When a Good God Encounters a Gay Girl

2018 Reading Favorites

The Longing to Be Free from Fear

You Don’t Want What You Actually Deserve

Five Lessons I’ve Learned in Five Years as an Editor

How Churches Can Help Women Study God’s Word

Parents, Your Tiredness Is an Opportunity

10 Truths to Set Leaders Free

Good News for Stressed People

Moms, It Is Our Privilege

Journeywomen Podcast | Ep. 67 on Glory

How to Make Sense of Confusing Bible Passages

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