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Jen Bradbury
Jun 16 · 5 min read

A sanitized MLK

Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself thinking a lot about Martin Luther King Jr.

As a kid, MLK was the ONE black man I learned about in a positive way. He was the pastor who gave the “I have a dream” speech and who advanced the notion of...

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#justice #race #racism #Jesus

Jen Bradbury
Feb 19 · 5 min read

Review: When God Made the World by Matthew Paul Turner

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I love to read. In fact, it’s one of the things I love most in the world. Because of how much I love and value reading, I want very much for my daughters to become avid readers.

I also, more importantly, want them to become committed followers of...

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#church #scripture #race #children #diversity #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Oct 08 · 5 min read

Set Aside Judgment

Judgment

Whenever we come into contact with other people, there’s a temptation to play the comparison game. This is true of theology as much as anything else.

Theological differences are often especially apparent during events like the 30 Hour Famine,...

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#youth ministry #race #Prayer #worship #service projects #evangelism #scripture #Jesus #30 Hour Famine

Jen Bradbury
Jul 24 · 5 min read

Correcting History through Short-Term Missions

History is written by the victors.

Though true, as a person of faith, this idea has always bothered me. If history is written by the victors, then how will the stories of those who are oppressed be told? How can we fight oppression and injustices...

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#ethnicity #war #cross-cultural #justice #race #Missions

Jen Bradbury
Jul 22 · 5 min read

Stand Against Racism

Where were you on March 21, 2005?

I'm guessing you may not remember. After all, unlike September 11, this is not a date etched in our collective national memory. It is, however, a date on which another tragedy occurred.

On March 21, 2005, a...

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#race #faith formation #justice #Missions #Transformation #cross-cultural #processing

Jen Bradbury
Jul 17 · 5 min read

Trayvon Martin & Native Americans: Acknowledging and Addressing Racism

When I opened my blog reader Monday morning after a week away, I found blog after blog featuring reactions to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teenager.

Not surprisingly,...

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#Missions #cross-cultural #tragedy #processing #race #justice #Youth Gathering

Jen Bradbury
Feb 06 · 5 min read

Honoring expertise and diversity

On Monday morning, my online world erupted when Efrem Smith, an author, consultant and regional leader for the Evangelical Covenant Church tweeted “Until Youth Worker Journal does more to honor youth ministry experts of color and in the urban...

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#Youth Worker Journal #ethnicity #race

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Latest Posts

  • A sanitized MLK
  • Review: When God Made the World by Matthew Paul Turner
  • Set Aside Judgment
  • Correcting History through Short-Term Missions
  • Stand Against Racism
  • Trayvon Martin & Native Americans: Acknowledging and Addressing Racism
  • Honoring expertise and diversity

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