Kristen Welch

Friends, this is my last podcast episode for the “season.” I’m taking a break this summer and I hope you’ll tune in for more this episodes this fall. Here’s an expert: Today, you might not be okay. You might be looking at a scary diagnosis, experiencing a financial disaster, or struggling with a wayward child. […]The post Ep. 29 | Permission to Grieve- Part 2 appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

This unexpected season has taught me a lot about suffering. And I’m not referring to my first world disappointments brought on by a global pandemic. I’m referring to the stories of suffering I’ve heard firsthand from people I love in Kenya. Through Mercy House Global, we were recently able to provide food relief for 125 […]The post Ep. 28 | Permission to Grieve appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

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I don’t know about you, but my normal has certainly changed in the last month. I bet yours has too. It’s made me reflect on this unexpected season and just how many mountains are in our way… When Terrell and I were gifted a trip to Israel to tour the Holy Land, we were overwhelmed […]The post Ep. 26 | Jesus Changes Everything (Part 1) appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

I was sitting in my hammock chair this week, in the middle of the day, desperate for some fresh air. I hit play on an audio message from Maureen, my precious friend, and the Director of our maternity homes in Kenya. Tears fell down my cheeks as I listened to her appeal and powerful explanation […]The post We Are In This Together- An Appeal From Kenya appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

I recorded this episode before the world was hit by an unprecedented pandemic, but I think with all our kids home for the foreseeable future, the timing is perfect. Click below to listen to my latest podcast episode. Excerpt: “Mom, you’ve been talking a lot about climbing mountains lately. You’re writing a whole book about it. […]The post Ep. 25 | When Parenting Is Your Mountain appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

  This is what I’ve learned. God moves some mountains miraculously. We stare down the impossible, and it stares right back at us. But then God casts it into the sea and makes a way where there wasn’t. And some mountains God does not move. They are out in front of us—blocking our paths, obscuring […]The post Ep. 24 | The God Who Leads Us to the Mountain is the Same Who will Lead Us Over It appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Abraham was old. Elijah was suicidal. Joseph was abused. Job went bankrupt. Moses had a speech problem. Gideon was afraid. Samson was a womanizer. Rahab was a prostitute. The Samaritan woman was divorced (five times). Noah was a drunk. Jeremiah was young. Jacob was a cheater. David was a murderer. Jonah ran from God. Naomi […]The post Ep. 23 | God Uses Disasters to Do the Impossible appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Click to hear my newest podcast episode below or read the notes: I’ll never forget the first time I stood on the edge of a mountain. I was a newlywed, and Terrell, my young husband, and I were hiking. Even though he grew up near Amarillo, Texas, which offers a flat terrain and a view […]The post Ep. 22 | The Mountain In Our Way appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

I’m an excellent worrier and a mediocre hiker. Hey, we all have our gifts. My word for 2020 is celebrate. I chose this word -not because I’ve made it over the mountain, but because I don’t stop and celebrate enough on the journey. Life is full of mountains–all kinds– that loom and leer and either […]The post Ep. 21 | Hike More, Worry Less appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

(click below to listen to this post as a podcast) Friday is a favorite day of the week for most people because it signifies the end of work or school and the beginning of the weekend which generally means rest, fun or both. This year, especially the last six months of Fridays, has meant an […]The post Ep. 20 | There Is Enough appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

“Mom…mom, hey mom!” My son had said my name 7 times in the last two minutes. I held up a finger, signifying he would wait until I paused in an important conversation with my husband. I continued talking and then– He said my name—one more time. I should have ignored it, but I had lost […]The post Ep. 19 | Thanks A Lot appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

We walked down a red dirt road, dodging a thin, hungry-looking dog and a wayward goat eating from a pile of rotten food. We stepped over trash in our path as we passed row after row of small shacks. A couple of little kids dressed in rags played in the dirt with makeshift toys of […]The post Ep. 18 | The Best Gift We Give Is Often The Best Gift We Receive appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

In this new podcast episode… Why do you think God has allowed you to be born in North America . . . and to be blessed with such material and spiritual abundance? In light of the superabundance you enjoy, what do you think is your minimal responsibility to the untold millions of lost and suffering […]The post Ep. 17 | Do Not Be Afraid (To Answer) appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

I have a new podcast that I’d really love for you to listen to this week. It’s a very important invitation to join me in moving mountains this holiday season. Show Notes: What is it? Still have questions? FAQ Host a Home for the Holiday Webcast Watch party in your home (and receive incredible fair […]The post Ep. 16 | An Invitation appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Ten years ago I knew nothing about how the world works. I was entitled and believed I deserved the American Dream. I lived in a comfortable bubble. I thought the bubble protected me and my family, but it only revealed my ignorance. I didn’t understand the plight of untold millions— how poverty and displacement were […]The post Ep. 15 | Twelve Documentaries That Changed My Life appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Marriage can be hard. Marriage with children can be really hard. Both can also be really good. Today, podcast episode #14 focuses on parenting and raps up a three part marriage series with my husband, Terrell. We loved recording it together and dishing about all things parenting and we hope you love listening to it!The post Ep. 14 | Married With Children appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Today, I’m sharing the second part of sitting down with my husband, Terrell, to chat about ministry and working together every day at a non-profit. Together, we have faced huge mountains and some of them God has allowed us to move. We answered questions like, “How has our marriage survived the stress of starting a […]The post Ep. 13 | An Honest Conversation With My Husband About Ministry appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

This year, I’m celebrating 25 years of marriage. And our kids remind us….that’s a very long time, which must make us very old. Watch it, young Jedi.  We’ve had our good days and bad, our amazing seasons and the ones where we barely made it, but here we are, committed to the end. We recently […]The post Ep. 12 | Podcast Interview With My Husband on Marriage appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Podcast Transcript (scroll down to LISTEN): If you’ve read anything I’ve ever written, you might have picked up on a theme of inadequacy or an overwhelmed tone. You would be right. I wrote these words in 2014: I used to think my greatest fear was inadequacy. I believed these words for a very long time. […]The post Ep.11 | The Resource That Showed Me I Have What It Takes (And You Do Too) appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

[Scroll down to Listen to Podcast Episode #10] 10 years ago this month, I filled out non-profit paperwork to start Mercy House Global. I remember that day so well. I had no idea what I was doing and thankfully, we found some business online and paid $500 for them to help us. We knew we might […]The post Ep. 10 | Overwork Is Unbelief appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

A few weeks ago, I got a text from a friend and she said, “I had a dream about Mercy House. I want to share it with you some day.” The next morning, another text from the same friend, “Kristen, I had another dream last night. Call me when you have a chance.” I read […]The post Ep. 9 | When It Feels Like Everything Is Falling Apart appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

  God rarely does things the way we think he should. While we’re waiting to do something important, God is doing something important in us. He is refining us. He is making us uncomfortable. Dependent. He is revealing His strength in our weakness. It’s a truth that’s hard to grasp in the middle of the […]The post Ep. 8 | What Are We Supposed to Do Next appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

I loved sitting down with my 19-year-old daughter, who just finished her first year of college, and we chatted a few days before she traveled to Thailand for her summer internship. She loves Asia and is hanging in there

Except from today’s podcast: Yesterday, I saw a mom struggling with a toddler in one arm and a baby on her hip in Target and it jogged a memory of me doing the same nearly two decades ago. Or was it really yesterday? That baby will be in a senior in high school in a […]The post Ep. 6 | Parenting Lessons I’ve Learned from Choosing a Missional Life appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Elisabeth Elliot says this, “What we call “struggling” is often delayed obedience.” What a power-packed, thoughtful truth bomb, right? Let me say it again: “What we call “struggling” is often delayed obedience.” Most of my trouble in the mountains, has to do with me not wanting too…. Not wanting to obey, not wanting to put […]The post Ep. 5: Six Things To Remember When We Do Hard Things appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog

Notes: Tune in for an honest conversation between my 17 year old son and I on today’s newest podcast episode. We chat about moving mountains, friends + faith, how we are approaching dating, changing the world, being raised with a global perspective and temptation. He’s deeply wise and so mature for his age. I hope […]The post Ep. 4: A Vulnerable Conversation with My Teen Son appeared first on Kristen Welch. Click here to check out my book Advertise on my blog