Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Drew Downs

  • Their confusion over expectations of the Messiah isn’t Jesus’s fault.

  • Today’s conversations about poverty are based on a fundamentally flawed argument.

  • What Jesus told them to do was follow him. Instead, 7 disciples went to the beach.

  • Our silence on racism begins with a paradox we feel compelled to ignore.

  • New Life

    Whiteness justifies domination. But our ancient story reveals the nature of God isn’t the perpetuation of the powerful, but giving freedom to the oppressed. Part 2 There is only one Exodus narrative in the Bible, but there are two exodus stories. At least as far as it has played out in history. The first fifteen…

  • The greatest challenge to race relations in the US is whiteness. Not in skin color, but the belief that European cultural roots are fundamentally better. Part 1 “If Trayvon was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?” —President Barack Obama, July 19, 2013 This is the question we refuse…