Drew Downs
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The Invisible Revolution
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6 min read
The road to Emmaus reveals the dream of God This is among the most famous walks in history. Two followers of Jesus meet a stranger on the road and walk with him, only to find out the stranger is Jesus. It’s a great metaphor for the confusion and misunderstanding of the faithful. For the ones who came…
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Jennifer, Child of God and Bishop
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3 min read
In a few hours, over 1,400 people will gather in Indianapolis for the ordination of the 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. And she is amazing. When Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows came to the walkabouts last fall, she knocked our socks off. Many of us wondered is it just me, or is she amazing? Apparently…
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Don’t you feel like we’re misunderstanding each other? Not just about political correctness, but about everything? Like every word we say is fundamentally misconstrued? Maybe it’s political correctness itself: the pathological boogeyman of the late ’80s. Back then, we mocked it with books like Politically Correct Fairy Tales. Now we just have outrage and even violence. But blaming…
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‘You cannot protect yourself…’
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1 min read
“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” —Jonathan Safran Foer
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Sight and Belief
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6 min read
When we look at the same picture, do our brains assess the contents of the picture differently? The short answer is yes. But how interesting is the short answer? Especially when the science had essentially been saying no. Easter 2A | John 20:19-31 Dr. Richard Nisbett, a psychologist from the University of Michigan has for…
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Ignoring the Human Cost to Public Safety is Immoral
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6 min read
I recognize the impulse. Sometimes I feel it too. The burden of other people’s junk and the siren song of liberty. The idea that the human cost is too hard to measure against the bottom line. And it’s argument has real merit. Too many rules do cut into our ability to innovate, create, and thrive.…