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Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word Hardcover – August 29, 2023
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Encouragement to Treasure the Bible and Grow in Your Desire for God’s Life-Giving Word
In our never-satisfied world, our souls hunger for more, and it’s tempting to reach for the wrong “food” to satisfy our needs. Thankfully, Jesus is the bread of life who offers us himself through the life-giving and sustainable feast of Scripture (John 6:35). But how often do we sit at Christ’s table, truly hungry for his word?
Help for the Hungry Soul offers 8 encouragements to spur an appetite for God’s word. Through searching questions, practical ideas, and moving testimonies, author Kristen Wetherell will help readers to reflect on their journey with their Bible and uncover how it is possible to treasure God’s word. For those feeling discouraged or guilty about a waning desire for Scripture, Wetherell will spark excitement in their spiritual life―ultimately encouraging them to put God and his word at the center of it all.
- Encourages Readers to Love God’s Word: Teaches why readers should treasure the Bible to spark enthusiasm for reading Scripture
- Interactive Elements: This practical book provides reflection questions, habit trackers, and scriptural interaction to spur appetite for the word
- Contains Anecdotal Stories: Each chapter ends with an individual’s unique testimony related to their personal journey with the Bible
- Print length176 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCrossway
- Publication dateAugust 29, 2023
- Dimensions5.25 x 0.69 x 8.25 inches
- ISBN-101433588617
- ISBN-13978-1433588617
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Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word
Through searching questions, practical ideas, and moving testimonies, author Kristen Wetherell will help readers to reflect on their journey with their Bible and uncover how it is possible to treasure God’s word. For those feeling discouraged or guilty about a waning desire for Scripture, Wetherell will spark excitement in their spiritual life—ultimately encouraging them to put God and his word at the center of it all.
"I am praying that Help for the Hungry Soul will freshly entice you to feast on true food, the living words of the living God who alone can sustain and satisfy your eternal hunger with himself."
—Kristen Wetherell, author, Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word
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“I pray almost every day that the Lord would create in me a greater hunger for his word and his ways. But for that to happen, my appetites must be reoriented. In Help for the Hungry Soul, Kristen Wetherell reveals our deepest hunger pains as she points us to the only source of true satisfaction. So pick up this book, and you will taste and see that the Lord is good.”
―Courtney Doctor, Director of Women’s Initiatives, The Gospel Coalition; Bible teacher; author, From Garden to Glory; coauthor, Behold and Believe
“Help for the Hungry Soul serves as an encouragement to all of us, regardless of the season we are in, that God himself delights in arousing, sustaining, and satisfying our spiritual hungers by giving us the gift of his word and his presence. These short, content-rich chapters will encourage you afresh that God delights in filling the hungry with good things (Ps. 107).”
―Amy Gannett, Founder and Creator, Tiny Theologians; Writer and Bible teacher, The Bible Study Schoolhouse; author, Fix Your Eyes
“In Help for the Hungry Soul, Kristen Wetherell has found a way to champion the habit of Bible reading without the frequent side effects of guilt or legalism. She invites us to dig deeper into God’s precious word while also freeing us from the obligatory ‘quiet time.’ This book is a hope-filled encouragement to those who long for more of God and yet constantly feel unable to find the time or energy to follow through.”
―Kelly Needham, wife; mom of five; author, Friendish and Purposefooled
“This book is more than a good read. It’s a life-changer that will increase your hunger for God’s word. Honest, personal stories from real people will enable you to identify with their struggles to grow in his word. Kristen Wetherell’s insights increase my commitment to pray for each of my twenty-one grandchildren to fall in love with the word of God (Ps. 119:105).”
―Susan Alexander Yates, speaker; blogger, SusanAlexanderYates.com; author, Risky Faith and One Devotional
“Reading Help for the Hungry Soul will be a ministry of grace to you. Not only will this book stir your appetite for the deep things of God, but it will also give you a satisfying and nourishing meal along the way.”
―Jared C. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Author in Residence, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; author, The Imperfect Disciple and Love Me Anyway
“At last! A book that is full of encouragement in an area where many Christians feel only defeat. Help for the Hungry Soul will stir your heart to feed on God’s word. It will entice you with the why and equip you with the how.”
―Colin Smith, Senior Pastor, The Orchard, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Founder and Bible Teacher, Open the Bible
“‘Gather a day’s portion.’ That’s a truth I love to rehearse in the morning as I open up the Bible and ask for God’s help. It’s a reminder I don’t need to do too much in morning devotions―and I need to make sure to do the main thing. And it’s a feeding image―a picture of hunger and eating and satisfaction. Of the many good ways we can approach reading, studying, and meditating on God’s word, the feeding image is as important―and practically helpful―as any. That’s why I love the vision of this book: To grow your soul’s appetite for God through his word. Kristen Wetherell is both a skilled and reliable guide. So take up and read yourself into greater hunger and feed afresh on the only one who truly satisfies.”
―David Mathis, Senior Teacher and Executive Editor, Desiring God; Pastor, Cities Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota; author, Habits of Grace
About the Author
Kristen Wetherell is a wife, mother, writer, and speaker. She is the author of several books, including Help for the Hungry Soul and the For the Bible Tells Me So board book series. Kristen is a member of the Orchard and lives in Chicagoland with her husband and three children.
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- Publisher : Crossway (August 29, 2023)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 176 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1433588617
- ISBN-13 : 978-1433588617
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.69 x 8.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #309,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,812 in Christian Personal Growth
- #8,457 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books)
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About the author
"Writing is a God-given means to teach truth from the Bible and to apply the wonderful gospel to all areas of life. The greatest Story ever told is the one about Jesus Christ."
Kristen's desire is to help women love Christ, learn the Bible, and live in light of the gospel. And not only women, but any person who wants to know more about how the gospel applies to everything. Her years of walking through chronic pain and Lyme disease especially inform her writing, as seen in her award-winning, bestselling book, "Hope When It Hurts: Biblical Reflections to Help You Grasp God's Purpose in Your Suffering" (The Good Book Company, April 2017).
Kristen and her pastor-husband, Brad, live in Chicagoland with their three kids and are members at The Orchard. In addition to teaching at her church, Kristen speaks at conferences and retreats and regularly writes for The Gospel Coalition.
Read more from Kristen at her website.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024Just what the hungry soul needed!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023The best discipleship book I have found to help my own heart … and those I disciple strengthen an appetite for God’s Word.
Such a challenging and sharpening read for my heart, mind, and soul! Highly recommend getting a copy and gifting a copy of this book!!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023Inspiring and encouraging. So helpful in stirring up your hunger
- Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023Help for the Hungry Soul is easy to read, and has some practical advice and encouragement for helping believers engage more confidently with Scripture.
I felt some chapters were stronger than others. There is a chapter on taking a posture of pleading desperation when approaching the Word, and that doesn’t sit right with me for those who are already believers. While there is a place for spiritual desperation, I think a better (and very biblical) posture is to approach the Lord in gratitude, which is a form of humility that also exalts the Lord in worship. Pleading, to me, seems self centered—focusing on what we don’t have, instead of on the Lord Himself.
I did really enjoy the chapter on Pietism, and how to embrace corporate times of reading and worshipping through Scripture. I also especially liked the acronym, TASTE, as a helpful process by which to mediate on Scripture. And I really appreciated the interactive questions and personal testimonies at the end of each chapter, although I think it could have gone deeper with journaling responses for those who are just getting started with studying the Bible.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2024In Help for the Hungry Soul, Kristen Wetherell points the soul-starved to the Bread of Life. With only one in six adults reading the Bible most days of the week, she acknowledges the deeply rooted hunger in our culture and resists pat answers and simple formulas. When our greatest need is to hear from God, but we’ve spent our whole lives drowning out the hunger pangs with food substitutes, it takes time to revive and recognize our appetite for God.
Wetherell puts her finger on the most common distractions believers face and argues that a desire for spiritual things in the heart of a dull and discouraged human is actually a bona fide miracle. Sample prayers from scripture prime the pump, giving words for the asking.
The book provides first-person testimonies from people who have learned to dig into the life-giving nourishment God provides, step-by-step help for getting started, and a list of resources on the nature and trustworthiness of the Bible and how to study. Devoting one chapter to each form of encouragement, Kristin Wetherell graciously walks her readers through eight appetite-stirring helps for the hungry soul.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024Kristen Wetherell's Help for the Hungry Soul is a must-read for every Christian. The ever-growing list of commitments, responsibilities, distractions, and often lackadaisical attitude about what we know is important but ignore due to exhaustion harms both our physical and spiritual well-being. This leads us to pursue things in life that do not truly satisfy us. Our souls hunger for one thing, which is feasting on God's Word, spending daily time with our Lord, and listening to what He has to say to us. We find excuses to neglect spending time with God in our craziness. We are taken on a wonderful journey through how we can ignite our hunger and desire for God in Help for the Hungry Soul.
A total of eight chaper's are included in this book. They include:
Know Your Hungry Heart
Plead for a Holy Hunger
Don't Miss Jesus
Remember the Privilege
Feast with Your Church
Feed Yourself Creatively
Trust God's Nourishing Work
Embrace Your Hunger
Each chapter begins with a topical mini-lesson. There are main topics and subtopics in all chapters. Throughout the chapters, Scripture references are frequently used. There is an activity at the end of every chapter that corresponds to the topic of the chapter. These activities are thought-provoking and definitely take time. Following that, a personal testimony is presented. There are two Bible verses, a quote from a Biblical scholar at the end of this chapter.
I highly recommend Kristen's book. My first reading was just to get a feel for what the book was about. In reading the book through a second time, I plan to highlight, take notes in the book, meditate on God's Word, and work slowly through it. This book would make a wonderful summer devotional. This is a book you should purchase.