Drew Downs
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Soft — and the Comfort of the System
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2 min read
Jesus challenges the people’s expectations of power and our ways of confronting it. That our expectations don’t match our reality.
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To Be Free We Must Give Up on Violence
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8 min read
The prophetic voices of Isaiah and John the Baptist reveal the limits of our obsession with power against the boundless purifying love of Jesus.
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The big mistake in how we talk about regulations
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9 min read
Most of our public discussions about regulations exist to erase them, rather than understand that they aren’t what’s in the way of progress.
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What’s their angle? —for Advent 2A
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2 min read
John the Baptist responds to the Pharisees and Sadducees with an incredulity we must notice. That it isn’t about defensiveness, but justice.
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Winnow — sorting out what is worth keeping
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2 min read
We have a variety of things we prioritize in our decision making. What the gospel focuses on is not utility, but a righteous present.
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Giving in Love — Jesus’s Alternative to Fear
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8 min read
As tempests swirl and hatred flows around us, Jesus reminds us that we already know the way to live, the way to be is to love generously.