Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • Mercy as strategy and purpose

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    1 min read

    Rather than think of mercy as something we’re supposed to do when something happens, we cast it as a way of being in the world.

  • Between Proper 18 + 19 (Year A)

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    4 min read

    While this week’s gospel may feel straightforward, how we get to it is essential. And like Peter, we may stumble into the right answer.

  • Normalize Mercy

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    7 min read

    The challenge of stumbling into Matthew 18 without its context is that we get the point Jesus is trying to make completely backward.

  • The Rules We Live By

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    4 min read

    We have lived under an experiment that our own rules matter more than the rules we all keep. An experiment that is fundamentally false.

  • The Economy of Small Nothings

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    1 min read

    There are a thousand things in our lives we treat as if they are nothing. But the weight of carrying them all weighs on us regardless.

  • Dealing with Sin

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    6 min read

    Jesus doesn’t offer us rules for shunning. He offers us an opportunity to reconnect and restore the community we break apart.