Drew Downs
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Full disclosure: Keeping myself organized is not my spiritual gift. You know those articles about the creative people with the messy desks? They’re written to make me feel better about myself. But I’ve come to believe that a Christian obsession with being together, organized, and effective is actually dysfunctional. I’m not a total slob. Just…
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Of Serial and Mercy
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8 min read
Serial, the most listened to podcast in history debuted two years ago. It was just the sort of unlikely cultural phenomenon to bring new people into a medium they didn’t know existed. The podcast. A radio show which doesn’t need a radio. No FM or AM frequencies or radio carriers. All you need is a computer,…
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I’m sure you have some thoughts about sex. And they’re totally justified. I mean, you’re super smart and all. And I’m sure you’re confident in your understanding of a Christian position on premarital sex. If the sex ed industry is any indication, it’s clear to anyone that premarital sex pretty much puts you in command…
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Life, death, and me; or am I SOL if I kill somebody?
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6 min read
Many of us are taught that God loves us no matter what. Then hear how God hates us and wants us dead. Something seems to get lost in the translation.
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Is Jesus the only way to God?
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6 min read
It’s funny that this one choice we make may be the single biggest divider of them all. Is Jesus the only way to God? Well, watch your step. Most of our questions about the nature of God, Jesus, and their relationship exist in multiple dimensions of analysis. Like in seminary, when I would sit in…
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Every Sunday we declare our belief in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. And every Sunday I wonder if we really do. We were in a heated conversation on Facebook. The sort which was shifting wildly from the substance of the original post. So I wanted to ground us in something real. I wanted to…