Drew Downs
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On Not Reading it Wrong — choosing God over money
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9 min read
Some of Jesus’s parables can be confusing to modern readers, expecting something that looks like God rather than the opposition.
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Within a decent community — for Proper 20C
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2 min read
The parable of the dishonest manager invites us to think about our own behavior for sure. But it is just as much about our community.
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Honest — the rewards we seek and the company we keep
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1 min read
The challenge for most of us isn’t that we lack the ability to do the right thing. It’s that we’re incentivized to not do it.
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Why did the NFL get political now?
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8 min read
In their public honoring of Charlie Kirk, the NFL is playing with a dangerously partisan vision of political theater with big implications.
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Celebrate! — seeking the lost and finding joy
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10 min read
In the lost parables, Jesus shows how we can orient ourselves, not toward gatekeeping, but toward seeking, loving, and rejoicing.
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Much more than a logo
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6 min read
When a company tries to update its logo, it is threading a needle. How we measure the response, though, can be far from the reality.
