5 Questions about the Ten Commandments
Q: What is the relationship between law and grace?
A: Law and grace have come to be pitted against one another as enemies, when in fact, they are friends. The God of the Old Testament and the God of the New have been placed in opposition, when in fact, they are one and the same.
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What is God Like?
I had the pleasure of speaking with Hunter Beless at Journeywomen Podcast on the character of God. The title of this episode is “What is God Like? with Jen Wilkin.”
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Scriptural Meditation Promises Something Better than Zen
When you think about the practice of meditation, what image comes to mind? Like many, you may picture the caricature of someone seated in the lotus position, eyes closed, hands extended, murmuring a steady stream of “Om” sounds.
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Why Should All Women Learn to Study the Bible?
In this episode of TGC Q&A, I talk with Taylor Turkington and address the question, “Why should women learn to study the Bible?”
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Don’t Take My Word for It
I had the pleasure of speaking with Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler at Risen Motherhood on how moms can study the Bible. The title of this episode is “Ep. 178 || Don’t Take My Word for It with Jen Wilkin.”
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God’s Mercies Redeem Our Guilty Mornings
When my parents entered their latter years, they took up a new hobby: keeping chickens. At the height of their enthusiasm, they tended 21 chickens in a hen house affectionately dubbed the Taj Mah’Omelette—20 chickens, that is, and one noisy rooster.
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Daniel Week 2
I had the pleasure of speaking with Amanda Bible Williams and Raechel Myers at She Reads Truth on the book of Daniel. The title of this episode is “Daniel Week 2 with Jen Wilkin.”
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Your Devotional Is Not a Bible
What do Bible teachers do for fun on a Friday night? They check the Amazon lists to see which Bible translation holds the top spot.
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9 Tips for Making the Most of Your Bible Study
Women today find themselves pulled in many directions: work, family, ministry, fitness, and other activities all tug at our schedules. The more we are tugged, the more we have to work to guard the time we give to personal study of our Bibles
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Want to Love Your Neighbor? Start By Fighting Your Own Sin.
What are some effective ways to love our neighbors? Most of us would say things like taking a meal to someone who is ill or helping repair a broken faucet.
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Isaiah 40:25–26 | A Moment of Steadfast Hope
In this video, I speak with Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger about a Bible passage I frequently visit for encouragement.
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Let Bible Reading Get Back to Basics
I learned to cook with the most basic tools under the tutelage of my stepmother, the inheritor of kitchen magic from generations before her. Bacon was fried in a cast-iron skillet, turned with a fork.
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Why Train Women to Teach the Bible?
In this video, I had the pleasure of speaking with Taylor Turkington on The Gospel Coalition about training women to teach the Bible.
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The Freeing Reality that You Are Not Enough
I had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Tully at The Crossway Podcast on why embracing our limits in the presence of a limitless God is the only path to true peace. The title of this episode is “Podcast: The Freeing Reality that You Are Not Enough (Jen Wilkin).”
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God Will Not Speak to You Through Skywriting
We’ve all said it, either out loud or in our heads: “If God would just tell me what to do, I would do it!”
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How to Study the Bible
To mark the release of the new edition of Women of the Word, we put together a 5-day series of short videos on How to Study the Bible, using the method the book describes. I love how it turned out! Hope it’s a helpful way to jumpstart your Bible Study.
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When Studying the Bible, Don’t Follow Your Heart
The heart, as it is spoken of in Scripture, is the seat of the will and emotions. It is our “feeler” and our “decision-maker.” Letting my heart guide my study meant that I looked for the Bible to make me feel a certain way when I read it.
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Woman: You Will Become What You Behold
When I was in the seventh grade, I wanted to be just like my friend Meg. Meg had glossy blond hair that fell into a perfect pageboy.
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