Kristin Kellen

Nov 12, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Kristin Kellen

As a counseling professor, I’ve sat with countless people who’ve walked through suffering. Sometimes that suffering has been at the hands of people within the church. Though I’ve been doing this now for more than a decade, it never gets easier. The longer I’m in this field, the more frequently I seem to pray, “Come quickly, Lord Jesus.”And yet a nagging question comes up in my mind: Why are books like this even necessary? The theologian in me immediately thinks of Genesis 3 and the realities of sin.

Mar 18, 2024 | cfc.sebts.edu | Kristin Kellen

Challenges to Humanity Kristin Kellen | March 18, 2024 Grief. It’s a part of life that all of us have experienced in some form or fashion. Whether it be the loss of a loved one, the loss of a dream or perceived future, or the loss of material possessions, none of us are immune from this difficult reality. The same is true of pastors, and, in some ways, the experience of grief is just like the general population: something is lost, and they feel negative emotions in response.

Aug 24, 2023 | theaquilareport.com | Kristin Kellen

Anyone walking through a season of suffering, particularly mental affliction, will benefit from this book. Noble puts into words what many of us already know but desperately need to be reminded of. The book is both a comfort in trials and an encouragement to choose to go on living. Alan Noble describes an experience many of us have but don’t want to talk about: the struggle to go on living life amid deep suffering. Some of us experience quiet anguish simply from the demands of continuing to exist.

Jul 25, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Kristin Kellen |Luke Simmons |Philip Graham Ryken |Brandon Cooper

Alan Noble describes an experience many of us have but don’t want to talk about: the struggle to go on living life amid deep suffering. Some of us experience quiet anguish simply from the demands of continuing to exist. That’s not to say all of us, each and every day, have to drag ourselves out of bed to keep moving forward. But we all go through seasons of what Noble calls “mental affliction”: the deep, powerful weight that calls into question life itself and dampens the drive to keep on living.