Open the Bible Discouraged? Run—Don’t Walk—to the Word of Christ Are you discouraged today? Do you need to fight sadness, doubt, even despair? Run—don’t walk—to your Bible. Kristen Wetherell October 1, 2022
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
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
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
Open the Bible Trust God With the Spiritual Gifts He Gives Do you trust God in the area of spiritual gifts? While talking to my brothers and sisters at church or scrolling social media, I want what other people have—specifically, their spiritual gifts,… Kristen Wetherell May 8, 2019
Open the Bible What Should I Do When I’m Struggling to Read God’s Word? There are times when I read God’s Word and the words seem to fall flat. I’m hungry to hear from God, eager to meet him in my Bible, yet nothing jumps off… Kristen Wetherell March 12, 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
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
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
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
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
Open the Bible 14 Ideas to Make Your Bible Reading More Consistent For many Christians, reading the Bible consistently is a challenge. In 2017, the American Bible Society reported that only 20% of Americans read their Bibles at least four times each week. This… Kristen Wetherell June 28, 2018
Open the Bible The Only Way You Can Do God’s Will I can’t. Our culture despises those two little words. Hatred for weakness and inadequacy is why we tell our kids never to say, “I can’t.” It’s why we love the inspiring words… Kristen Wetherell May 30, 2018
Open the Bible Turn My Eyes from Looking at Worthless Things The eyes are the lamp of the body. It becomes what they behold. Lured by desire and the passions of the flesh, the eyes look upon secret loves too dark for anyone… Kristen Wetherell March 6, 2018
Open the Bible Is the Word of God a Quick Fix? When you come to God’s Word, are you looking for a “quick fix”? I was struck by the following quotation, as I read through one of Pastor Colin’s sermons from the radio… Kristen Wetherell November 9, 2017
Open the Bible 10 Promises for Your Bible Reading Many mornings, weariness threatens to win. Like a thick cloud, it opposes my time in God’s Word, obscures my desire to read, and keeps me from seeing the light of truth. My… Kristen Wetherell October 4, 2017
