21
May
Tired But With Hope
by Jenn Smith Chen
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I’m tired. Maybe you are, too. This was not my originally planned post, but I think we’ll be okay postponing the Bible study post for...
14
May
To My Students
by Jenn Smith Chen
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This week marks the end of the school year for California Coast Bible College, where I teach Intro to Bible Study. I wrote this letter...
07
May
Honoring Ahmaud Arbery
by Jenn Smith Chen
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I remember the sense of reverence that rose up in my little nine year old body as I learned about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,...
30
Apr
Rebuilding in the Kingdom
by Jenn Smith Chen
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The beautiful thing about blessings is how quickly they multiple. At the beginning of the stay at home order, I sent my nieces a kit...
23
Apr
The Power of Truth and Remembrance
by Jenn Smith Chen
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During a time of uncertainty, I felt my mind and heart shift from one extreme to another, sometimes multiple times in an hour. My husband...
16
Apr
“Rabboni!”: A Life of Closeness and Calling
by Jenn Smith Chen
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In the darkness before the dawn makes way for sight, Mary Magdalene journeyed towards Jesus’ tomb. Not only was she one of the few who...
09
Apr
Women—Disciples to the End
by Jenn Smith Chen
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Unremitting darkness. Loud lies repeating in your mind. Truth evasive. Hate heaped. Love removed. Catch your breath. But no. Relentless. No way out. No. Hope....
02
Apr
Comedy or Tragedy? Yup. Or Quiet Time During COVID-19
by Jenn Smith Chen
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Four months into parenthood, I was quite proud of myself. I finally figured out a way to use a cart while grocery shopping that worked...
26
Mar
A Costly Sabbath Redeemed
by Jenn Smith Chen
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“Did you enjoy our walk?” my husband asked as we rounded the corner of our street. “I did,” I said as I released a deep...
19
Mar
Gentleness and Peace in COVID19
by Jenn Smith Chen
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March is Women’s History Month, and my plan was to spend the month highlighting women from church history; then COVID19 finally came to the United...