Blog Two Holiday Traditions We Love It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the possibilities for holiday traditions. Here are two that have served our family well over the years. Kristen Wetherell November 10, 2022
Journeywomen What Makes a Woman Great? We often have no idea what we’re doing, but are expected to pretend like we do. But what really makes us great? Kristen Wetherell October 21, 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
Blog 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
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
Blog 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
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
The Gospel Coalition The Gaping Hole in ‘This Is Us’ There’s a reason we love This Is Us. It’s heartwarming and heartbreaking, capturing the many facets of family life and the ripple effects of loss. We laugh. We cry. We resonate and… Kristen Wetherell May 17, 2018
Blog A Question About Christian Satire Love is patient and kind. Our God commands us to love him first and foremost, and to love our neighbor as ourselves—but are we doing this online? Especially when we disagree with… Kristen Wetherell December 21, 2017
Revive Our Hearts Beware These Seven Gospel-Distortions A dear friend of mine worked in a bank overseas for about a year, handling large amounts of money. During training, she had to study various bills and learn their details, so… Kristen Wetherell November 15, 2017
Open the Bible 10 Prayers to Pray This President’s Day It’s President’s Day. Workers rest from their labors and schools temporarily close. This is a day of honor, a national holiday to remember the forty-five men who’ve served our country in the… Kristen Wetherell February 20, 2017
Open the Bible #AnyGivenSunday: A Video Encouragement for the Election Season I love serving at Unlocking the Bible. This video is just one of the many reasons why. It’s a compilation of 50 sermon clips from 50 pastors in all 50 states, from… Kristen Wetherell November 7, 2016
iBelieve 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Posting on Social Media I have a love-hate relationship with social media. Love, because it keeps me connected with friends and family, and is a useful tool for communicating information, events, and resources. Hate, because I… Kristen Wetherell October 3, 2016
Open the Bible Why We Love Sports (and What This Says about God and Us) Chicagoland has gone wild over the recent success of the Cubs, as have other cities around the nation who support their beloved sports teams. The energy in the baseball stands is palpable… Kristen Wetherell October 16, 2015