Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • Rest is not optional

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    1 min read

    We treat rest like it is optional. Like we can just work all of the time. And like that idea itself is good. But it is as ridiculous as it is wrong.

  • Between Proper 10 + 11 (Year B)

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    2 min read

    In this week’s gap in the lectionary, we have a familiar story—that fleshes out the wider story more fully…if we read it in its context.

  • Choosing to Avoid

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    9 min read

    In the disturbing story of John the Baptizer’s death, we are invited to see the power in creating a delusion of false helplessness.

  • The reality within fantasy (baseball)

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    3 min read

    What fantasy baseball can tell us about reality, behavior, and how to succeed at life—and the predictability of our common failure.

  • What do we do now?

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    4 min read

    When we are stuck in a fog and don’t know what we’re supposed to do, how do we see our way out of it? What will actually help us?

  • The true seduction in the gospel

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    4 min read

    Reading the story of Salome is an opportunity for us to uncover the truth that we’d rather keep hidden: about power and control.