Drew Downs
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In these fields
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5 min read
We often mistake the pursuit of justice as a problem. Then punish the justice seeker rather than extrajudicial violence.
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Beyond the Right Answer
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7 min read
Peter mistakes Jesus’s talk about who he is as a question of identity. But Jesus is always talking about relationship.
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How to avoid solving a problem
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5 min read
Protests are an opportunity to hear from the powerless. They aren’t a problem that needs to be fixed.
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The Gospel Accessible
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5 min read
Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle remind us to focus not on our impairments, but on the gospel itself.
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Tough Questions
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6 min read
When Jesus asks the disciples who people say he is, he invites his followers to dig past identity. And into what they have seen. what is Jesus inviting all of us into?Proper 16A | Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus asks his followers a pair of tough questions in this gospel. They aren’t complex, of course. Jesus isn’t…
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God isn’t about fuflilling wishes or looking to help people grow in power. Our purpose is more than selfish desire. But eager to say yes.Bernard | John 15:7–11 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” These words are at…