Category: Women in Ministry
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...
12
Mar
Provocative and Prophetic: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
by Jenn Smith Chen
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Before the #metoo or #churchtoo movement, there was Juana. Juana was born in controversy, and it followed her all her life. She came into this...
26
Dec
The Women of Christmas: Anna
by Jenn Smith Chen
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As a young child, I remember learning about the Christmas prophetic pair in the Gospel of Luke, Simon and Anna. Both were elated at Jesus’...
21
Nov
Cry On, Jory, Cry On
by Jenn Smith Chen
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For a few years as a teenager, I kept a secret. It wasn’t an “I stayed out past curfew” secret, or an “I got drunk...
08
Aug
Interview with Natalia Kohn Rivera, co-author of Hermanas
by Jenn Smith Chen
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How did you and your co-authors select the women to write about in Hermanas? Do you have a favorite woman in the Bible? We took...
05
Aug
Hermanas, Learning From Our Sisters
by Jenn Smith Chen
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“Bienvenidoes a la mesa, hermanas! You are welcome to come and take a seat at our table, set for you by Jesus and the many...
18
Jul
Resurrection Hope
by Jenn Smith Chen
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Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash Guest Post by Amelia Brooke Oates In the deepest jungles of West Papua, Indonesia, in the highest mountains of...