Drew Downs
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When all are fed
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8 min read
The Canaanite woman’s confrontation with Jesus is an opportunity for us to embrace the context – Jesus feeds everyone.
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Fear
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2 min read
This weekend, our plumbing backed up. It was gross. And as new homeowners, it was also scary. The solution, in the end, was quite simple and easily fixed. The plumbers came out, opened a pipe in the backyard and snaked down toward the main sewer lines. There was little truly surprising about the experience, but…
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The Challenge of Having Something to Say
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7 min read
Alleviating division doesn’t mean we must accept evil as normal. That isn’t tolerance but an abdication of responsibility to others.
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When Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery, we may be tempted to think God wanted them to. What God wants is for us to change.
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The Transfiguration Again
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5 min read
The Transfiguration is a story about following, trusting, and becoming – in light of our confusion and fear.
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wading into the weeds
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7 min read
Jesus’s parable of the weeds among the wheat challenges us to see evil in the desire to pluck weeds when we know it’ll kill the wheat.