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Jen Bradbury
Nov 15 · 5 min read

Review: When We Were on Fire by Addie Zierman

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Last week, I sat on a plane and wept (Think ugly cry) as I finished Addie Zierman's When We Were on Fire . I'm sure my poor seat mate thought I was crazy but it couldn't be helped. Addie's words moved me deeply.

Having followed her blog for quite...

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#ecumenical #hope #church #books

Jen Bradbury
Nov 05 · 5 min read

Thankful Tuesday: Grief & Gratitude

In the last several weeks, I've been ever so slowly working my way through Brene Brown's Daring Greatly . It's a book that's every bit as wonderful as everyone says it is. 

Last week, I read the chapter on Vulnerability Armory and was struck...

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#miscarriage #grief #gratitude #Leaders #hope #death #books

Jen Bradbury
Oct 10 · 5 min read

Review: The In-Between by Jeff Goins

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In February, I found out I was pregnant. Like so many other newly pregnant moms, I expected to be welcoming a baby into our house 9 months later - a few short weeks from now, actually.

Instead, I miscarried a few weeks later.

Since then, I've...

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#hope #crucifixion #miscarriage

Jen Bradbury
Sep 16 · 5 min read

Hope is a precious commodity

For the past month, my suburban community has been slowly making improvements to our sewer system.

Truthfully, I don't exactly understand the details.

Insituform

What I do understand is that when the Insituform truck arrives outside my house, it's going...

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#refugee #Congo #Kiziba #hope #Rwanda

Jen Bradbury
Apr 29 · 5 min read

10 reasons why I love refugee ministry

Almost a decade ago, I was flipping through a youth worker magazine and came across an ad for a Welcome Pack. Unlike most ads, this one wasn't selling something. Instead, it was trying to convince youth workers to have their students complete a ...

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#refugee #hope #cross-cultural #service projects

Jen Bradbury
Feb 18 · 5 min read

13 Things I Hope for my Youth Group Kids

Last week's list of “33 Ways You Know You Were a Youth Group Kid” from Buzz Feed generated quite a response in my world.

As someone who was a youth group kid in the 90s, I absolutely relate to many – if not most - of the things on this list. As...

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#hope #music #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jan 10 · 5 min read

The sitcom, Friends, pasta, and holy ground

My all-time favorite sitcom is Friends. Though I was a bit late to the party initially, I've now seen every single episode.

Let's be honest: I've seen every episode way more than once. I can recite most of them word for word.

Yet, I return to...

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#Friends #Community #hope #Leaders #youth ministry

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Latest Posts

  • Review: When We Were on Fire by Addie Zierman
  • Thankful Tuesday: Grief & Gratitude
  • Review: The In-Between by Jeff Goins
  • Hope is a precious commodity
  • 10 reasons why I love refugee ministry
  • 13 Things I Hope for my Youth Group Kids
  • The sitcom, Friends, pasta, and holy ground

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