In this video, Courtney and Melissa speak with the founders of Risen Motherhood, Laura Wifler and Emily Jensen, about Bible passages they frequently visit for encouragement: 1 Peter 1:6–7 and James 4:6–8. We also discuss their book Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments.
Laura Wifler is the cofounder and executive director of Risen Motherhood. She cohosts the popular Risen Motherhood podcast and is coauthor of the best-selling book of the same name. She is author of the best-selling, award-winning children’s book Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer, as well as Like Me: A Story About Disability and Discovering God’s Image in Every Person. Laura, her husband, and her three children live in central Iowa. You can find her on Instagram or at her website.
Emily Jensen is an author, a podcaster, and the cofounder and content director of the Risen Motherhood ministry. She is the coauthor of Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments and the author of He Is Strong: Devotions for When You Feel Weak. Emily lives in central Iowa with her husband and their five children.
Courtney Doctor (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) serves as director of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She’s a Bible teacher and author of From Garden to Glory: How Understanding God’s Story Changes Yours (Harvest House, 2024) as well as several Bible studies including In View of God’s Mercies and Behold and Believe. Courtney and her husband, Craig, have four children, three children-in-law, and five beautiful grandchildren. You can follow her on Instagram or find out more at courtneydoctor.org.
Melissa Kruger serves as vice president of discipleship programming at The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, In All Things: A Nine-Week Devotional Bible Study on Unshakeable Joy, Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests, Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know, His Grace Is Enough, Lucy and the Saturday Surprise, Parenting with Hope: Raising Teens for Christ in a Secular Age, and Ephesians: A Study of Faith and Practice. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, and they have three children. She writes at Wits End, hosted by The Gospel Coalition. You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.