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Jen Bradbury
Dec 23 · 5 min read

Why I won't be using "God's Not Dead"

God's Not Dead

Although I failed to see the movie, God's Not Dead, when it was in theaters last spring, knowing the basic plot - A Christian kid decides to defend the idea that “God's Not Dead” to an atheist philosophy professor – I made a note to myself to...

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#youth ministry #movies #apologetics #evangelism #Jesus gap #Jesus #hope #tragedy #art

Jen Bradbury
Dec 16 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Noah Discussion Part 2

N Oah

This fall, my high school youth ministry watched and discussed clips from the movie, "Noah". Despite the fact that this movie angered plenty of Christians, I found it invaluable for sparking conversation about a story that we oftentimes ...

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#Stuff You Can Use #discussion #movies #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Dec 01 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: "Noah" Discussion Part 1

N Oah

This fall, my high school youth ministry watched and discussed clips from the movie, "Noah". Despite the fact that this movie angered plenty of Christians, I found it invaluable for sparking conversation about a story that we oftentimes ...

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#Stuff You Can Use #discussion #movies #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Sep 15 · 5 min read

Solid food

“In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the...

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#Teaching #justice #movies #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Sep 08 · 5 min read

The awful Mom's Night Out

Last spring, we saw a preview for Mom's Night Out . The preview had a few funny clips in it, so last night we rented it.

I'll admit, I was also curious as to why K-Love kept promoting this movie. To me, it looked far too mainstream (as in, it...

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#vocation #church #movies

Jen Bradbury
Jun 09 · 5 min read

The Fault in Our Reviews

Last week, I heard a “Plugged In” review of the movie, The Fault in Our Stars , on K-Love. I read the book - a well-written young adult novel by John Greene about two teenagers with cancer - about a year ago, after hearing countless students...

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#culture #movies #youth ministry #books

Jen Bradbury
Oct 09 · 5 min read

Redefining testimonies

For a time, my husband and I participated in a lot of lay-witness missions. During these, a team of lay-leaders descended upon a church and led the children, youth, and adults in a weekend-long retreat.

I loved many things about these lay-witness...

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#ecumenical #testimonies #evangelism #movies #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Oct 04 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Les Mis Discussion Part 3

My students are, in a word, obsessed with the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables. Knowing this, I decided to use Les Mis as the basis for our first, three-week series of the year. This series is written as discussions, designed to be...

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#Stuff You Can Use #heaven #love #movies #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Sep 25 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Les Mis Discussion Part 2

My students are, in a word, obsessed with the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables . Knowing this, I decided to use Les Mis as the basis for our first, three-week series of the year. This series is written as discussions, designed to be...

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#Stuff You Can Use #identity #discussion #movies #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Sep 12 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Les Mis Discussion Part 1

My students are, in a word, obsessed with the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables. Knowing this, I decided to use Les Mis as the basis for our first, three-week series of the year. This series is written as discussions, designed to be...

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#Stuff You Can Use #atonement #discussion #scripture #movies #youth ministry

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  • The Fault in Our Reviews
  • Redefining testimonies
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  • Stuff You Can Use: Les Mis Discussion Part 2
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