Drew Downs
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Cascading Responsibility
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3 min read
After the virus itself, the most devastating contagion was a particular kind of leadership failure: not taking our responsibility.
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Those Holy Geese
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2 min read
For SundayPentecost Collect O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,…
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The Truth Is We All Wear Masks
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2 min read
None of us likes wearing masks. We wear them for utility. Their primary function is to protect us and those around us. They also have other functions. And one of those functions is that it sends a signal. Yes, it signals a way of seeing the world. But that view isn’t generally based in partisanship…
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We all support human rights in theory. But we often mistake what true equality and human rights require of us.
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Jesus prayed for his disciples.
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5 min read
In a time of confusion and conflict, the disciples need help. We need help. And Jesus prays for us because we need it.
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Jesus is more than the resurrection
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2 min read
The one thing people know about Jesus is that he died and then came back. One minute he became dead. Then he wasn’t. Christians throughout history have made a big thing out of this. I mean, it is a pretty awesome story. But I think, in a sense, we’ve overstated it. We act like the…