Drew Downs
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These Pharisees are not good enough — for Lent 2C
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3 min read
As they come to warn Jesus of Herod’s intentions, Jesus sends them back with a message: he know the king’s murderous intentions.
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Is Jerusalem the only place a prophet isn’t safe?
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2 min read
Jesus describes Jerusalem as the city that kills its prophets, and it forces us to deal with the brutal nature of national power.
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To the glory of God
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8 min read
Exploring the temptation of power and the desire for control, we can see the ways we break community and our common purpose.
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We need to wrestle with the desire to control
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6 min read
In dealing with temptations of power, we are prone to understate what part control has in our lives, the desire to do what we want.
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A new Read With Me: Life After Doom
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2 min read
Join in the current Daring Read: Life After Doom by Brian McLaren, in which we explore what can come after the lowest point.
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Of remembering death and life
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8 min read
On Ash Wednesday, we remember that we are dust, that we are of the earth and will return to it, in a communal activity of living.