Jen Wilkin
@jenwilkin.bsky.social
Author and Bible teacher. Advocate for Bible literacy. Co-host of Knowing Faith Podcast
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Jen Wilkin joined Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger on the new podcast from The Gospel Coalition to discuss why aging is a “discipleship issue” for the church.
Aging Is a ‘Gift,’ Not a ‘Disease’—Jen Wilkin and ‘The Deep Dish’ Podcast Hosts Discuss What It Means to Age Well
@jenniferwilkin joined @courtneydoctor and @melissabkruger on the new podcast from The Gospel Coalition to discuss why aging is a “discipleship issue” for the church. @TGC
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April 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Jen Wilkin joined Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger on the new podcast from The Gospel Coalition to discuss why aging is a “discipleship issue” for the church.
Many ask for a fresh, personal word from God while the ancient, shared ones lie neglected.
It is not new truths we need, but old truths recently forgotten.
It is not personal revelation that fuels the church’s mission, but shared revelation. All 66 books of it. All profitable.
It is not new truths we need, but old truths recently forgotten.
It is not personal revelation that fuels the church’s mission, but shared revelation. All 66 books of it. All profitable.
March 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Many ask for a fresh, personal word from God while the ancient, shared ones lie neglected.
It is not new truths we need, but old truths recently forgotten.
It is not personal revelation that fuels the church’s mission, but shared revelation. All 66 books of it. All profitable.
It is not new truths we need, but old truths recently forgotten.
It is not personal revelation that fuels the church’s mission, but shared revelation. All 66 books of it. All profitable.
Coming in January! “Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” — Psalm 16:5-6
March 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Coming in January! “Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” — Psalm 16:5-6
“Emphasis matters…The NT Epistles mention attacks of “Satan,” “the devil,” “the evil one,” and “the enemy” several times, but worldliness, fleshly desires, and sins of the flesh show up everywhere -- expounded in lists, warned against constantly.” www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/sata...
Get Behind Me, Self - Christianity Today
Satan isn’t our only enemy.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“Emphasis matters…The NT Epistles mention attacks of “Satan,” “the devil,” “the evil one,” and “the enemy” several times, but worldliness, fleshly desires, and sins of the flesh show up everywhere -- expounded in lists, warned against constantly.” www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/sata...
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“Nearly any inconvenient circumstance—a flat tire, canceled flight, strained muscle, fraud alert from the bank—can send us into speculation that Satan is trying to derail our day,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social.
But Satan isn’t our only enemy.
But Satan isn’t our only enemy.
Get Behind Me, Self - Christianity Today
Satan isn’t our only enemy.
www.christianitytoday.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Nearly any inconvenient circumstance—a flat tire, canceled flight, strained muscle, fraud alert from the bank—can send us into speculation that Satan is trying to derail our day,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social.
But Satan isn’t our only enemy.
But Satan isn’t our only enemy.
The Bible is our great Ebenezer, a memorial stone to the faithfulness of God, carefully recorded and preserved for His children.
And every copy, from the dog-eared to the disregarded, is whispering, “Remember.” Remember the God who remembers you.
And every copy, from the dog-eared to the disregarded, is whispering, “Remember.” Remember the God who remembers you.
March 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Bible is our great Ebenezer, a memorial stone to the faithfulness of God, carefully recorded and preserved for His children.
And every copy, from the dog-eared to the disregarded, is whispering, “Remember.” Remember the God who remembers you.
And every copy, from the dog-eared to the disregarded, is whispering, “Remember.” Remember the God who remembers you.
Hymns for everyone!
Went to a big women's event put on by @jenwilkin.bsky.social and Lifeway tonight. One surprise: We sang hymns from printed songbooks.
Last year, CT reported on how hymnals are making a comeback: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/10/retu...
Last year, CT reported on how hymnals are making a comeback: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/10/retu...
March 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Hymns for everyone!
Because God does not change, we can rely on His promises. All that he has promised to do must come to pass. The gospel itself is bound up in the idea of God’s immutability. We fervently need God to stay the same – our great hope of salvation lies in his remaining exactly as who he is.
February 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Because God does not change, we can rely on His promises. All that he has promised to do must come to pass. The gospel itself is bound up in the idea of God’s immutability. We fervently need God to stay the same – our great hope of salvation lies in his remaining exactly as who he is.
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“In a culture that fetishizes youth and views aging as a journey into irrelevance and uselessness, God’s family takes the view that people possess an ever-developing value, one that renders their contributions essential and indispensable,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social.
At My Mother’s Deathbed, I Discovered the Symmetry of a Long Life - Christianity Today
The chiastic pattern I’d come to love in Scripture also shows up in God’s design for aging.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“In a culture that fetishizes youth and views aging as a journey into irrelevance and uselessness, God’s family takes the view that people possess an ever-developing value, one that renders their contributions essential and indispensable,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social.
If you are at TGC25, I hope you will join Gavin Ortlund, Mike Kruger, Alistair Begg and me for a discussion of how to have healthy disagreements in the church.
Register for this auxiliary event here: www.tgc25.org/event/5c7c78...
Register for this auxiliary event here: www.tgc25.org/event/5c7c78...
TGC25.
Alive Together: Faithful Living in a Faithless Age.
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January 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you are at TGC25, I hope you will join Gavin Ortlund, Mike Kruger, Alistair Begg and me for a discussion of how to have healthy disagreements in the church.
Register for this auxiliary event here: www.tgc25.org/event/5c7c78...
Register for this auxiliary event here: www.tgc25.org/event/5c7c78...
Don’t let a youth-obsessed culture rob you of your sense of the value of all parts of life. We need our aging faces and slowing bodies to tell us the truth: that time is passing, and that it is exceedingly precious.
My latest at @CTmagazine: t.co/oLtqw1Zwvy
My latest at @CTmagazine: t.co/oLtqw1Zwvy
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/wilkin-aging-symmetry-caring-adult-parents-bible/?utm_medium=widgetsocial
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January 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Don’t let a youth-obsessed culture rob you of your sense of the value of all parts of life. We need our aging faces and slowing bodies to tell us the truth: that time is passing, and that it is exceedingly precious.
My latest at @CTmagazine: t.co/oLtqw1Zwvy
My latest at @CTmagazine: t.co/oLtqw1Zwvy
How do you plan to spend time in the Scriptures in 2025? Some thoughts on the relative benefits of reading plans, Bible studies, and topical studies: www.jenwilkin.net/blog/2015/12...
strategizing "time in the word" for a new year — Jen Wilkin
With the start of the New Year, many Christians like to put in place some sort of structure to help hold them accountable to the personal habit of spending time in the Word. I’m a big fan of structure...
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December 31, 2024 at 5:41 PM
How do you plan to spend time in the Scriptures in 2025? Some thoughts on the relative benefits of reading plans, Bible studies, and topical studies: www.jenwilkin.net/blog/2015/12...
To be clear, I’m saying students don’t need teen-targeted content. They’re more than capable of interacting with Scripture as adults (and with adults). Devotionals can slow or sabotage their developing Bible literacy because devos spoon-feed. Give them tools to learn the Bible & form a study habit.
Parents of teens, before you buy them a teen devotional or teen Bible study, read this: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/teac...
How to Teach Your Teen to Study the Bible
Here’s a simple approach you can adapt to fit the age of your teen.
www.thegospelcoalition.org
December 30, 2024 at 12:19 AM
To be clear, I’m saying students don’t need teen-targeted content. They’re more than capable of interacting with Scripture as adults (and with adults). Devotionals can slow or sabotage their developing Bible literacy because devos spoon-feed. Give them tools to learn the Bible & form a study habit.
Parents of teens, before you buy them a teen devotional or teen Bible study, read this: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/teac...
How to Teach Your Teen to Study the Bible
Here’s a simple approach you can adapt to fit the age of your teen.
www.thegospelcoalition.org
December 29, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Parents of teens, before you buy them a teen devotional or teen Bible study, read this: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/teac...
To all my ministry friends for whom Christmas means long days of serving when others are on vacation time, thank you. Thank you for giving your time so that many others can gather to worship during the season of Advent!
December 24, 2024 at 4:51 AM
To all my ministry friends for whom Christmas means long days of serving when others are on vacation time, thank you. Thank you for giving your time so that many others can gather to worship during the season of Advent!
Advent is the season of light. In June I taught on the theme of light from Genesis to Revelation and its implications for the children of God. I hope it ministers to you! youtu.be/HW8mqcj05pg
I Am the Light of the World (John 8:12-30) | Jen Wilkin
YouTube video by The Gospel Coalition
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December 20, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Advent is the season of light. In June I taught on the theme of light from Genesis to Revelation and its implications for the children of God. I hope it ministers to you! youtu.be/HW8mqcj05pg
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"We have never been good at waiting ... Advent has always taken longer than we expect."
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
Our Advent Waiting Goes Back to Eden - Christianity Today
At just the right time, God fulfills his promise.
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December 9, 2024 at 4:15 AM
"We have never been good at waiting ... Advent has always taken longer than we expect."
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...
Interested in learning how to disciple others or see discipleship permeate your church culture? I’m teaching part of a 6-week virtual cohort from Women’s Initiatives at TGC called Demystifying Discipleship. Use code ‘JEN10’ for a discount on the cohort cost.
Learn more by visiting tgc.org/women
Learn more by visiting tgc.org/women
TGC Women
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December 3, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Interested in learning how to disciple others or see discipleship permeate your church culture? I’m teaching part of a 6-week virtual cohort from Women’s Initiatives at TGC called Demystifying Discipleship. Use code ‘JEN10’ for a discount on the cohort cost.
Learn more by visiting tgc.org/women
Learn more by visiting tgc.org/women
We readily assent that no part of sanctification will be easy, but we often expect this particular part should be. If God wants me to know the Bible, why wouldn’t He make it easy for me to understand?
The spirit of the age is instant gratification. The Spirit of the Lord takes the long view.
The spirit of the age is instant gratification. The Spirit of the Lord takes the long view.
Saying the Bible isn't easy doesn’t mean we can’t grasp its main message.
But the Bible makes demands of us. It calls for thought, patience, and devotion.
The path to truly internalizing and digesting Scripture is rugged, intentionally so, for this is how the Spirit does his work in our lives.
But the Bible makes demands of us. It calls for thought, patience, and devotion.
The path to truly internalizing and digesting Scripture is rugged, intentionally so, for this is how the Spirit does his work in our lives.
December 1, 2024 at 8:39 PM
We readily assent that no part of sanctification will be easy, but we often expect this particular part should be. If God wants me to know the Bible, why wouldn’t He make it easy for me to understand?
The spirit of the age is instant gratification. The Spirit of the Lord takes the long view.
The spirit of the age is instant gratification. The Spirit of the Lord takes the long view.
The final score wasn’t what we hoped, but the company couldn’t be beat. Always proud to be a Fightin’ Texas Aggie! 👍🏻
December 1, 2024 at 4:21 AM
The final score wasn’t what we hoped, but the company couldn’t be beat. Always proud to be a Fightin’ Texas Aggie! 👍🏻
It’s a great day to BTHO t.u.!!!
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November 30, 2024 at 9:02 PM
It’s a great day to BTHO t.u.!!!
It’s a big day, Vito. We salute you. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Vito the pug wins best in show at annual National Dog Show competition
Vito has racked up 25 best-in-shows over his lifetime.
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November 29, 2024 at 4:14 AM
It’s a big day, Vito. We salute you. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
As a Charles Wesley fan, I’m here to help with one of the best (and most often incorrectly edited) Christmas hymn lyrics of all.
Do you know which lyric it is?
Hint: it’s in “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” /1
Do you know which lyric it is?
Hint: it’s in “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” /1
November 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
As a Charles Wesley fan, I’m here to help with one of the best (and most often incorrectly edited) Christmas hymn lyrics of all.
Do you know which lyric it is?
Hint: it’s in “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” /1
Do you know which lyric it is?
Hint: it’s in “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” /1
Emily Dickinson.
I hold firmly to the belief that much of our trouble reading the Bible stems from forgetting that God is a poet. And if His image-bearers are this devastatingly artistic with words, how much more so is He?
I hold firmly to the belief that much of our trouble reading the Bible stems from forgetting that God is a poet. And if His image-bearers are this devastatingly artistic with words, how much more so is He?
November 22, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Emily Dickinson.
I hold firmly to the belief that much of our trouble reading the Bible stems from forgetting that God is a poet. And if His image-bearers are this devastatingly artistic with words, how much more so is He?
I hold firmly to the belief that much of our trouble reading the Bible stems from forgetting that God is a poet. And if His image-bearers are this devastatingly artistic with words, how much more so is He?
I’m studying/writing on aging and rightly numbering our days.
I’ve read:
Being Mortal (Gawande)
When Breath Becomes Air (Kalanithi)
On my bedside:
We Shall All Be Changed (Pipkin)
On Getting Out of Bed (Noble)
What book has helped you think about aging/embodiment?
I’ve read:
Being Mortal (Gawande)
When Breath Becomes Air (Kalanithi)
On my bedside:
We Shall All Be Changed (Pipkin)
On Getting Out of Bed (Noble)
What book has helped you think about aging/embodiment?
November 21, 2024 at 3:41 AM
I’m studying/writing on aging and rightly numbering our days.
I’ve read:
Being Mortal (Gawande)
When Breath Becomes Air (Kalanithi)
On my bedside:
We Shall All Be Changed (Pipkin)
On Getting Out of Bed (Noble)
What book has helped you think about aging/embodiment?
I’ve read:
Being Mortal (Gawande)
When Breath Becomes Air (Kalanithi)
On my bedside:
We Shall All Be Changed (Pipkin)
On Getting Out of Bed (Noble)
What book has helped you think about aging/embodiment?