Testimonials
“I’ve been a part of RTW for 9 years, and it has totally changed my life and my marriage. Spending time daily in God’s Word is the only way I know how to start my day, and since I’ve started my husband now joins me. I treasure our conversations and time discussing God’s Word! To know God is to love Him!”
L.F.
Participant“Five years ago God placed a random ad for RTW in front of me. Five years later, I am even more excited to read His Word and hear Wendy’s teaching for the day. Obedience to Him, and gleaning from Wendy has strengthened my relationship with Him and my Love for Him. My walk isn’t perfect, but I am making progress!”
D.L.
Participant“Several years ago, I felt called to ‘be more,’ only I didn’t know how. I felt God was asking me to be someone I wasn’t capable of being. Read Thru the Word taught me that He was actually calling me to be closer to Him, and that through that relationship, God would give me what I was lacking. Today I am more capable than I have ever been, because I have learned to rely on God in every situation. Wendy’s wise words speak ancient truths to modern women, and remind us daily that we can be transformed into wise women too, if we will only give God a little time each day.”
M.L.
Participant“I started Read Thru the Word in 2010 and again in 2011 and 2012. I was a busy mom but found that it changed my life. I understood the Bible in a whole new way, alive and real. The people came to live and the messages were applied to MY life. Life got busy and I didn’t pick it up again until 2019, and I look forward every day to spending time with the Lord, in the Word and with Wendy and friends! I love that we are all different background and we pray for each other and share insights. I recently was asked to name an event that shaped my faith life, and I chose starting Read Thru the Word!”
J.J.
Participant“A friend told me about RTW almost three years ago, shortly after I experienced a family crisis. The Bible was not new to me, but reading it chronologically was! This fresh, novel way of reading God’s Word and then listening to Wendy’s encouraging messages has become such an uplifting part of my day. I love reading the Bible in the order the events happened. Then Wendy is so real and down to earth. She teaches and shares stories with us like we are just chatting over a cup of coffee! (And yet I realize The RTW family is large and I’m actually connected with people of faith all around the world!) Wendy often finds messages of hope and renewal even in the most difficult passages. And the daily time commitment is manageable even with work and family responsibilities. I enthusiastically recommend RTW to all my friends!!”
D.A.
Participant“Shortly after Christmas in 2014, a dear, old high school friend called me and invited me to join her and another friend on what she described was a day to day journey of reading the Bible. She explained what was involved. I was interested as I had never read the Bible. Sure, I’ve read parts of it but not in its entirety yet. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep up the day to day pace of it, but I surprised myself because I found that the more I read, the more I wanted to read. If I missed anything, I couldn’t wait to get back to it. The biggest surprise was how much closer I felt to God when I read his Word. I even started attending church regularly. After that first year, I bought Wendy’s t-shirt because I could truly say RTW had changed my life! 5 years later and I’m still reading the Word! Thank you Wendy for RTW and all you do!!”
B.L.
Participant“Before starting Wendy’s RTW, I was floundering in my Bible study. But with the guidance of Wendy and the encouragement of the RTW community, my Bible study has become more focused and inspiring. I have discovered many hidden gems of wisdom throughout the Bible that I somehow overlooked before and Wendy’s video teachings often bring out even more wisdom from the Word. I recommend RTW to anyone wanting to dig deeper into God’s Word.”
T.T.
Participant“About 10 years ago, the Lord led me to Read Through The Word (I think it was called Walking with Women Through the Word then.) as I was desperately seeking to draw closer to Him. Even though Wendy and I had never met, I felt as though we were close friends sitting together discussing God’s Word while I watched her videos and listened to her explain the daily readings. Her teaching has helped make the Bible come to life for me and actually make sense. The Lord used Wendy and RTW to help turn my life around and I am forever grateful.”
E.D.
Participant“What started as a personal challenge three years ago has become my most treasured time with the Lord each day. Wendy has propelled me forward in my walk with Christ. I am forever grateful.”
J.B.
Participant“It was a crazy work schedule that first led me to sign up for Read Thru The Word. What better way to get Scripture Study, Group Teaching, and Devotional time all in one. I will be honest – the first year I skipped a lot. The second year- I skimmed over some of the names and places. But by year three – I looked forward to each days excursion into the Word. More often than not… what I found there left me wide-eyed with wonder.”
A.S.
Participant“This is my first year to join RTW with Wendy and it has been an absolute pleasure. I have read the Bible thru a few times but not in this manner. I truly can’t wait to read daily and then watch and hear a word from Wendy herself. I encourage you to join as soon as you can!!”
T.L.
Participant“This is my fifth year with RTW and I welcome Wendy’s videos every morning. Wendy is a delight to listen to and her insight into God’s Word is my blessing. I’m still learning something old, something new and something to do, every day.”
D.S.
Participant“For the first time since I became a Christian, I am in God’s Word every single day – this is all thanks to RTW! It was through reading His Word with the RTW community that I was able to discern the false doctrine being preached at the church I had been attending for almost 3 years and I was able to leave. I have learned so much this past year thanks to God’s Word and Wendy’s teachings. The RTW community prays for, supports and encourages each other. I am forever grateful that Wendy was obedient to God’s call to start this ministry.”
M.W.
Participant“RTW has been life changing to me. In past attempts to read the Bible I would give up thinking I just wasn’t smart enough to understand it. With Wendy’s teaching I have had an aha moment after EVERY reading and feel like I have a sister/mentor walking with me as I grow in knowledge of God’s word. What a gift. Thank you, Linda, for introducing me to this study and thank you Wendy for your obedience to God’s calling.”
J.S.
Participant“Shortly after Christmas in 2014, a dear, old high school friend called me and invited me to join her and another friend on what she described was a day to day journey of reading the Bible. She explained what was involved. I was interested as I had never read the Bible. Sure, I’ve read parts of it but not in its entirety yet. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to keep up the day to day pace of it, but I surprised myself because I found that the more I read, the more I wanted to read. If I missed anything, I couldn’t wait to get back to it. The biggest surprise was how much closer I felt to God when I read his Word. I even started attending church regularly. After that first year, I bought Wendy’s t-shirt because I could truly say RTW had changed my life! 5 years later and I’m still reading the Word! Thank you Wendy for RTW and all you do!!”
B.L.
Participant“It’s an honor to be able to share briefly how much RTW has grown my life in the Lord-and the first time I’ve FINALLY read my Bible from cover to cover I’m ashamed to say in my 40s, and now that I’m in my 50s I can’t imagine what it would be not like to continue this journey with RTW. Wendy’s teaching videos pull out nuggets of truth from challenging passages in scripture. I always get up from my study time feeling closer to the Lord and equipped with practical applications to take into my day. Her style and passion for Jesus and His Words challenge me to dig in and pray for wisdom, understanding, obedience as I strive to live holy in all that I think, say and do, so my life can be used by Him, for His purposes and bring honor to His name ! Thank you Wendy for being His tool to walk daily with!!”
B.S.
Participant“I joined Read Thru the Word with Wendy Pope in 2015. While I had been faithful to read the Bible throughout my life, I had never read it all the way through I have to say it is absolutely the most rewarding thing I have ever done. It was not a one and done thing. My hunger for God’s Word only grew. I am currently reading through the NLT Chronological Bible for the third time and look forward to beginning again in 2020. It never ceases to amaze me how God’s Word is alive and active and reveals something new every time I read it. It is awesome how so often He meets me right where I need to be met with the daily reading. I am so grateful for Wendy’s ministry and the time she devotes to teaching God’s Word and sharing new and reliable resources to study His Word. Her enthusiasm for the Word has encouraged and inspired me to dig deeper into the Word than ever before. I look forward to getting up to read my Bible every morning and Wendy’s teaching is an added bonus that provides me with food for thought in the day ahead. Even though we’ve never met in person, I feel as if Wendy is a dear friend.”
M.W.
Participant“This is my third-year journeying with Read Thru the Word. Each year, God uses my time spent reading in His Word and watching Wendy’s videos to reach me where I am at—specifically, when my teenage son pulled away which was a painful yet necessary process in his last two high school years, as a newly-minted footloose and fancy-free empty-nester, and this year, as I nearly lost my mom. God’s Word is alive and active, and the Holy Spirit uses Wendy mightily to reveal His truths for me to know when I need to know them. Some days, I feel Wendy’s lesson is prepared and spoken just for me and feel especially touched by God and know that He cares for me. I learn more every year (although I’ve found a couple “new” stories this year that I don’t remember), and am excited to report that the Bible is coming to life for me in a unique way after experiencing Israel and Jordan for three weeks in late 2018. All the “ups” and “downs” in the text now make sense. I appreciate Wendy Pope’s Read Thru the Word study as well as her books and highly recommend her as a gifted teacher, speaker, and author.”