Drew Downs
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Right — and the wrongness of individual gain
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1 min read
Our sense of what is right is linked to our sense of responsibility. This doesn’t always lead to the best decisions or expectations.
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Between Proper 19 + 20 (Year A)
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5 min read
Jesus’s teachings on marriage, children, and wealth are a reminder of our weakness and how God’s dream is actually arranged.
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Forgiveness is the given
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9 min read
Our brains start with the wrong presumption. Forgiveness, not punishment, is the starting place for dealing with our neighbors.
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A Better Follower: Why More Followers Need To Lead
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2 min read
We think of leading and following as separate and independent. This leaves us exceptionally unable to properly follow good leaders.
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The insufferable dullness of being realistic
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3 min read
When we think we are being realistic, we think we are helping. We have no idea that we are actually offering the situation very little.
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Mercy. Always.
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4 min read
The problem with mercy is we don’t trust others with it. Which means, whether we like it or not, that we also don’t trust God with it.