Blog An Open Letter to Myself: On Motherhood, Writing, and Identity in Christ I wrote this as a print-out for our nursery, to keep close and read when weariness, fatigue, or a number of emotions hit during the first weeks and months of raising a… Kristen Wetherell October 13, 2017
Blog Why I Read Christian Books All Wrong I have a problem – a reading problem. When I read certain Christian books (especially those written by Puritans and the modern-day writers who love them), I can walk away from their… Kristen Wetherell September 21, 2017
Blog Evil Predestined by God’s Hand and Plan Today, we remember the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. We lament. We grieve. And we hope. There is nothing new under the sun. What can be said when… Kristen Wetherell September 11, 2017
Blog Your Work Matters Today’s article is pulled from the archives in honor of Labor Day. For the past six weeks, I’ve been engaged in a leadership course for The Orchard Network, focusing on doctrine, life… Kristen Wetherell September 4, 2017
Blog How Suffering Can Change You for the Better So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16) The marathon runner perseveres in his training… Kristen Wetherell August 9, 2017
Blog Home Row Episode 25: On Broadway, Providence, Suffering, and Writing A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of talking with Jeff Medders, host of the podcast Home Row: A Podcast with Writers on Writing. He started the podcast over a year… Kristen Wetherell July 24, 2017
Blog, Unlocking the Bible Eight Reasons to Cling to Scripture in Suffering Recently, a friend and I were interviewed on a radio show about the book we’d written on suffering. One of the host’s questions struck me: In the midst of the refiner’s fire,… Kristen Wetherell July 5, 2017
Blog Confessions of an Insecure Writer, Part 2 A war continues to wage within this writing sinner’s heart. My first three confessions covered identity, comparison, and motives in writing. Here are the final four: Confession #4: I often don’t (think… Kristen Wetherell June 27, 2017
Blog Confessions of an Insecure Writer (Part 1) A war is waging within this writing sinner’s heart. We’ll call this war “The Battle of the Insecure Writer.” It’s an (almost) everyday battle, a consistent fight. This is an attempt to… Kristen Wetherell June 1, 2017
Blog Thoughts from Limboland We’re moving this weekend. Finally! After closing on our house over a month ago and delaying the move on multiple occasions, the time has come. Right now, I’m looking at the towers… Kristen Wetherell May 12, 2017
Blog Broken Down on Every Side I found this in my files last week; I had started writing it a while back, but hadn’t finished. The content was incredibly timely for me, and I pray it will be… Kristen Wetherell April 26, 2017
Blog, Unlocking the Bible 9 Ways to Miss the Point of Small Group Thursday night. Bibles open. Six men from the local church pray together. One of them reads Psalm 31 and applies it to his brother. A strong sense of God-dependence fills the room…. Kristen Wetherell April 19, 2017
Blog, ERLC What the Cross Means When You’re Feeling Crushed We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed. (2 Corinthians 4:8) Suffering can be so painful and dark that normalcy can seem like a distant memory from another life—an easier one,… Kristen Wetherell April 11, 2017
Blog Three Takeaways from TGC17 Don’t leave grace! What is there outside of grace?! With this powerful exhortation, John Piper concluded the opening message of TGC17, drawn from the first chapter of Galatians. 8,500 people gathered in… Kristen Wetherell April 7, 2017
Blog {Bonus Chapter} What to Do When You’re Not Suffering Here’s another bonus chapter from Hope When It Hurts. You can download more from The Good Book Company. In the strangest of strange moments, I find myself wishing for suffering. Over the years, I’ve… Kristen Wetherell April 5, 2017
Blog “Hope When It Hurts” Launch Day Giveaway! It’s launch day! Sarah and I are overjoyed and flabbergasted that it’s finally here. Hope When It Hurts releases everywhere today, and we’ve already been incredibly encouraged by you. Thanks for all the photos, stories,… Kristen Wetherell April 1, 2017
