Drew Downs
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Rejected
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9 min read
When Jesus returns home in Luke 4, there’s a confrontation with the people. While we often focus on what Jesus says, we rarely realize what we do.
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The problem with the way we talk about poverty
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7 min read
Our skeptical approach to talking about poverty is gross. It’s also intellectually lazy and fundamentally based on opinion, not reality.
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It shouldn’t be so hard to buy a pen
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4 min read
The perils of buying pens when you want to care way more than you actually do.
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Today
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8 min read
When Jesus comes home, he isn’t treated like a hero. But really, why would they? He challenges them. We just take a different path to reject the plan. With Jesus it is not about when it happened but when it happens Epiphany 3C | Luke 4:14-21 I just want to make sure we’re all on…
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Why it is hard to start a new Bullet Journal
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8 min read
It’s hard to start a new bullet journal. You don’t want to mess up! Which is why you need to start anyway. You’re going to mess up. Opening the pristine pages of a new journal is like unwrapping a new present: you’re excited to open it and feel what’s inside. And scared of ruining it…
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Exuberant Generosity
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10 min read
The miracle at the wedding at Cana isn’t the most important part of the story. It’s what Jesus shows us about God’s dream for the world. Making enough into enough Epiphany 2C | John 2:1-11 When I first served at a table alone as a priest, it was the kind of weekday mass we do…