Blog – Drew Downs

Loving People—the practice of being more like Jesus

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9 min read

Returning to the Last Supper, to the scene of great anxiety and fear, Jesus delivers a message of love when they are tempted to hate.

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5 min read

In the person of Frances Perkins, we have the model of a faithful response to politics, to living in a world, and participating fully in it.

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8 min read

This week’s gospel wrestles with authority and identity in faith and politics, and thankfully, in Jesus, we have both teacher and messiah.

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9 min read

When the disciples run into Jesus, Peter acts like a fool, jumping into the water. Peter is the way into that feeling, to examine ourselves.

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2 min read

Are you trying to decide whether to do something regularly or irregularly? Common wisdom has a preference but the question is do you?

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7 min read

In the first resurrection story in John, we explore the fear of the disciples and how they separate themselves from their own mission.