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New URL!
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As I plan to soon change my domain name, I wanted to change my WordPress.com site to reflect it. For those that have it bookmarked, please change the bookmark to this one (drewdowns.wordpress.com). Thanks!
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What if China fails?
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I was sitting in Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago and some book title I can no longer remember caught my eye. It made me think of this question: what if China fails? It got me thinking. What if the Chinese economy collapsed today? What would it mean for all of us here? This…
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Not Mindless
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3 min read
Prime Minister David Cameron was on vacation while parts of London burned. After a few days, he decided to make an appearance. England’s leaders and members of the media have called the uprising in several poor communities in London “mindless”. Condemning atrocious acts as “mindless” is a way of totally discrediting the other party’s humanity. …
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Missed communication in misbehavior
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5 min read
Parents struggle from the moment their babies are born to understand them. We listen intently to hear the different cries–the I’m-hungry cry; the I-want-you-to-hold-me cry; the I-refuse-to-admit-I’m-tired cry; and the far too common I-just-want-my-way cry. The discerning parent learns to tell the difference in these cries. Each has a differed tone and different facial expressions.…
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New “Emergence” pages
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Check out the new pages under the “Emergence” heading. I describe my understanding of emergence in the church and society, why I am a part of it, why I am an Episcopalian, and why I am a presbyter (or priest).
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Post #102
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I’ve been posting from my phone lately and I knew I was getting close to celebrating my one hundredth post. Then earlier today I passed it! Nuts! Oh well. Hooray for number 102!
Make a New Normal
