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Jen Bradbury
Jul 10 · 5 min read

Jesus Changes Everything

“Do you wish one of the daily themes of the Youth Gathering had been ‘Jesus Changes Everything’?” one of my adult leaders asked me on the final day of our denomination's triennial youth gathering of more than 30,000 students.

She’d spent the week...

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#Youth Gathering #youth ministry #Jesus gap #Jesus #atonement #grace #hope #Leaders

Jen Bradbury
Aug 28 · 5 min read

Review: Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God by Brian Zahnd

I love to read books that challenge me to think differently about something. Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News by Brian Zahnd did just that.

Sinners In The Hands Of A Loving God

In Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Zahnd explores...

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#atonement #scripture #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Jul 27 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Coffee, the World, and Jesus

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What the book's about: Coffee, the World, and Jesus is a collection of stories from Ron DeMiglio - an international coffee businessman - about his work, travel, and faith. 

Coffee, The World, And Jesus

Why I read this book: The synopsis sounded interesting to me...

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#atonement #scripture #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Apr 11 · 5 min read

Review: And It Was Beautiful by Kara Tippetts

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Like most families, mine has been touched by terminal illness. I've lost grandparents and an uncle to cancer; Another grandparent to the horrific Lou Gehrig's disease. During each of their illnesses, I depended on my faith and inevitably...

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#grace #atonement #hope #Jesus #ALS #books

Jen Bradbury
Mar 23 · 5 min read

5 reasons I'm excited about The Real Jesus (+ a giveaway)

A professor once told me the most important decision he makes for each class is choosing what that class will read.

In a lot of ways, I feel the same way about my student leadership team. Each summer, we read a book together. Not only does this...

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#youth ministry #books #Huntington #student leadership #research #Jesus gap #Jesus #atonement

Jen Bradbury
Mar 22 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne

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Hope Holds Irresistible Revolution

What the book's about: As the subtitle of The Irresistible Revolution  suggests, this book is about "living as an ordinary radical." 

Why I read this book: I rarely reread books and yet this is the 3rd time I've read...

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#grace #Community #atonement #justice #Jesus #books #discipleship

Jen Bradbury
Aug 04 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Unlocking Mission & Eschatology in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root

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Unlocking Mission

What the book's about:  Unlocking Mission & Eschatology in Youth Ministry is part of the series, "A theological journey through youth ministry", which tackles pressing theological issues as they relate specifically to youth...

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#books #youth ministry #Missions #Jesus gap #Jesus #atonement #refugee #hope #Sabbath #Community

Jen Bradbury
Jun 26 · 5 min read

Review: Did God Kill Jesus? by Tony Jones

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Did God Kill Jesus

Reading inspires me. So as part of my work on my next book – a devotional for teenagers about Jesus based on the research published in my first book, The Jesus Gap – I picked up Tony Jones' Did God Kill Jesus?: Searching for Love in History's...

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#Jesus gap #atonement #research #love #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Jun 09 · 5 min read

What youth workers can learn from Grey's Anatomy about prayer

As I've been breastfeeding, I've been binge watching Grey's Anatomy. I recently watched an episode in Season 5 in which Addison's brother, Archer, has worms in his brain – something that's clearly a very serious condition. In an attempt to save...

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#TV #youth ministry #Prayer #discussion #Jesus #atonement #breastfeeding #babies #retreats

Jen Bradbury
Jan 30 · 5 min read

Review: Jesus Prom by Jon Weece

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Jesus Prom

The premise of Jon Weece's Jesus Prom is, I think, really good. According to Jon, “Jesus loved verbs. Verbs like love, come, rest, learn, hear, die, give, and go. So wouldn't it make sense that the people who claim to follow Jesus would love the...

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Latest Posts

  • Jesus Changes Everything
  • Review: Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God by Brian Zahnd
  • Recent Reads: Coffee, the World, and Jesus
  • Review: And It Was Beautiful by Kara Tippetts
  • 5 reasons I'm excited about The Real Jesus (+ a giveaway)
  • Recent Reads: The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne
  • Recent Reads: Unlocking Mission & Eschatology in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root
  • Review: Did God Kill Jesus? by Tony Jones
  • What youth workers can learn from Grey's Anatomy about prayer
  • Review: Jesus Prom by Jon Weece

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