Drew Downs
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Rob Bell on Politics and Guns: “We don’t do despair”
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2 min read
In a series of episodes on The RobCast called simply “Politics and Guns,” Rob Bell deals with many of the issues surrounding the politics of guns in the United States. He begins with perhaps the most important starting place: politics. [bctt tweet=”‘Don’t pretend that nothing can be done.’” nofollow=”yes”] Through the arc of the series, Bell…
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The Poisoned City
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6 min read
Two years with toxic water. That’s how long the former emergency manager expected the people of Flint to drink poison. Of course he didn’t know. But he should have. They should have tested the Flint River, the old system, the water coming out of people’s taps before they chose to make it a two-year stop-gap…
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The word terrorism should not be useful
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6 min read
It is descriptive. We can define terrorism as “The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create an emotional response through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda.” The textbook definition doesn’t say anything about Islam. [bctt tweet=”‘If we are to speak of terrorism as a useful…
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Don’t Run Away
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8 min read
We cannot run from this responsibility to fix the brokenness and bring Shalom (peace) to our community. Bear fruits worthy of repentance! Because if we can’t do it, GOD will find someone else to do it! GOD can make the children of Abraham from these stones! Preparing for GOD means dealing with problems Advent 3C…
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My Advent Resolution
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5 min read
I love both Advent and Christmas. I love preparing, anticipating, waiting for what is to come. It makes the arrival of Christmas all the sweeter. Like waiting all summer for a resolution to the cliffhanger, all year for the next book in a series, the next chance to have candy corn, peppermint mochas, or cream…
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The Public Id
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3 min read
The problem with demagogues is never their action. By the time they have the power to act, it is much too late to stop them. The problem is their speech. It intoxicates and infuriates. It draws all the moths to its fiery substance and burns us with its hatred. [bctt tweet=”‘The danger is in the…