Culture
What’s going on, who we are, and what the big deal is.
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It’s not the Spiritual, it’s the Religious
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2 min read
By now you’ve probably seen this short, snarky essay by Lillian Daniel, “Spiritual but Not Religious?” or you at least know what she’s talking about. If you haven’t read it, click on over. It is a pretty good read. I sympathize with her sentiment, particularly the idea that being individually spiritual without the requirement of…
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New URL!
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1 min read
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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4 min read
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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New “Emergence” pages
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1 min read
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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Republican civil war?
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1 min read
After the hoopla over the debt ceiling is now officially over and there couldn’t be any adverse effects on the poor, but thank goodness the armageddon that we imposed on ourselves and then averted–good work, Superman!–is no longer a threat, we can go onto other stuff: like petty politics! If you just can’t get enough,…