About
Krisan Marotta
About Krisan Marotta
Unraveling the meaning of Scripture, one study at a time.
Krisan Marotta writes for new believers and for Christians who want to understand what the Bible actually says. She is the author of Start Strong: A New Believer's Guide to Christianity and What Jesus Taught (coming Spring 2027), and the host of Wednesday in the Word, a verse-by-verse Bible teaching podcast heard by about 50,000 listeners a year in 157 countries. A Stanford journalism graduate and enthusiastic clog dancer, she lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
How to say Krisan:
From the Wednesday in the Word intro: “I’m Krisan Marotta…”
For years, Krisan kept hearing the same question in her Bible studies: "I just became a Christian. Where do I start?" New believers wanted to follow Jesus, but they felt overwhelmed the moment they opened a Bible. Most books handed them a checklist: go to church, read your Bible, pray. Krisan wanted to give them a map.
Start Strong is that map. Each chapter explains one core idea, such as sin, grace, faith, or the Holy Spirit, in plain language grounded in Scripture. It's the book she wished she could hand every new believer.
Her next book takes on a different problem. After years of teaching the Gospels verse by verse, Krisan kept meeting believers who loved Jesus but knew only a thinner, softened version of what he said. What Jesus Taught, Book 2 in The Essentials of Christianity Series, goes straight to the text so readers can hear Jesus in his own words.
Krisan Marotta's training shows in how she writes. Her journalism degree from Stanford University taught her to ask good questions and make complex ideas clear. She then completed three years of master's-level study in biblical exegesis at the McKenzie Study Center. She has taught the Bible for more than 35 years, led a weekly women's Bible study from 1994 to 2014, and launched Wednesday in the Word in 2011.
She has been married for 44 years, has two grown children and three grandchildren, and lives by a simple conviction: "The knowledge you gain is useless unless you let it change your life."
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Start Strong
A New Believer's Guide to Christianity
Stepping into Christianity can feel overwhelming—especially when you’re holding a Bible and wondering where to begin.
Start Strong: A New Believer’s Guide to Christianity is your clear, no-nonsense roadmap to making sense of Scripture and building a solid foundation for your faith.
Whether you’re a new believer, a seeker with questions, or someone looking for a fresh start, Start Strong will give you the confidence to navigate the Bible, trust God’s plan, and walk this journey with clarity and purpose.
Wednesday in the Word podcast
The longest running Bible Study podcast in the world
