Kristen Wetherell
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4 Things to Do When a Christian Leader Fails You
Leaders in the church aren’t exempt from sin. No one is.Monday, June 17, 2024
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Beware These 7 Gospel-Distortions
Editor's note: Though this article was written primarily for women in ministry, there are truths here that go beyond gender or calling. We hope you're able to heed these warnings—and embrace God's...Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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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 his ways! ...Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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5 Keys for Making Prayer a Habit
We go about our days, engaged in the home or workplace, distracted by good things that would keep us from prayer if we let them. Our hearts are prone to wander from God in self-reliance toward...Monday, March 5, 2018
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10 Promises for Your Bible Reading
If my desire for the Word was left to me, most days I’d feel apathetic, distracted, and yes, weary! This is the problem of the human heart, that we’re easily deceived by our sinful emotions,...Wednesday, September 27, 2017
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20 Practical Ways to Kill Sin Every Day
When I asked friends, “What are some sins and areas of temptation we must fight every day?” the response was overwhelming: jealousy, laziness, discontentment, control, discouragement, pride, a...Wednesday, August 30, 2017
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4 Things to Remember When a Christian Leader Fails You
Leaders in the church aren’t exempt from sin. No one is. We don’t expect perfect people to lead our congregations, create our resources, and speak into our culture. But we do expect them to uphold...Friday, July 14, 2017
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8 Reasons to Cling to Scripture in Your 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, how do we keep from...Thursday, July 6, 2017
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8 Reasons to Cling to Scripture in Suffering
Suffering makes obedience hard. When all we want to do is control our circumstances, grow bitter, ignore the pain, turn inward, or despair, God’s Word will help us resist these things to walk in...Thursday, July 6, 2017
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10 Prayers for Your Bible Reading
Reading the Bible before praying is like putting the cart before the horse. The proverbial horse is the Holy Spirit of God, who empowers and enlightens our Bible reading as we mine the depths of...Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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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 the page or particularly moves my heart.Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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2 Reasons to Draw Near to God in Suffering (Rather Than Reject Him)
Picture David laying prostrate before God in a dank, dark cave, the sweat of suffering coating his brow, as he cries out for comfort and deliverance from his enemies, who hotly pursue him.Monday, April 3, 2017
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10 Ways Disappointment Can Strengthen Your Faith
We can give way to what disappointment naturally produces—discontentment and doubt—or we can let it grow us. We can let it stretch and strengthen our faith.Thursday, March 9, 2017
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Come O Suffering Savior
The advent of Jesus is the advent of hope for a suffering world.Monday, December 5, 2016
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22 Prayers for Your Bible Reading
Reading the Bible before praying is like putting the cart before the horse.Tuesday, November 29, 2016
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5 Reasons You Desperately Need Your Bible
Ruth and Naomi’s story in the Old Testament reveals some urgent truths through illustration about why we need our Bibles right now and every single day.Friday, September 16, 2016
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When God Feels Far Away
As we remember God’s truth, our feelings will be increasingly transformed by it.Friday, August 26, 2016
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Is it Right for Christians to be Ambitious?
Can Christians be ambitious in a way that is pleasing to God? Or is all ambition purely selfish?Tuesday, March 31, 2015