Drew Downs
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In-Between – Luke 11:14-12:13
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9 min read
In this in-between, we get a whole host of teaching on what loving does and doesn’t look like.
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Don’t Just Fact-Check Those Racist Tweets
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7 min read
The bigger argument doesn’t rely on facts. Fact-checking racist tweets is only so useful. But it is really, really enticing. When the president suggested four U.S. Representatives “go back” to other countries he offered the kind of red meat few can resist. Not that resisting that impulse is actually better. It is not. But many…
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Becoming Samaritan
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10 min read
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus isn’t giving us a natural reversal of roles. He’s exposing how our bias actually works. learning to love in a culture of hateProper 10C | Luke 10:25-37 Good stories like this one have many layers. We can peel back one to see what’s underneath. Then peel again.…
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The In-Between – Luke 10:21-24
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8 min read
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 9C and Proper 10C. As a preacher, the lectionary is a godsend. And like a movie studio demanding the director cut essential material to shorten a film’s running time, many of the lectionary’s jumps feel like an unfortunate necessity. But I’ve…
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Making Peace
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9 min read
Jesus sends us out to proclaim peace. But some people we like don’t want to hear it.
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Consumed by Hate
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8 min read
God’s love isn’t transactional. It restores us all.