Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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Waking Up
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2 min read
I wake up when by body wakes me. I get out of bed because I have obligations. I fulfill my obligations because I value being a person who works hard. I work hard because I want to accomplish something. I want to accomplish something because I have a dream. I have a dream because I…
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The Joy of Creating Something New
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4 min read
It starts from a deep source of frustration. That will to create, to build the next new thing. It begins with frustration. We aren’t happy or satisfied with what we have. Maybe it isn’t pretty or maybe it is harmful to us. What frustrates us can instead inspire us. About 10 months ago I changed…
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When you talk about bivocational ministry, what I hear is: We don’t value you. [bctt tweet=”The church’s way of saying – figure it out on your own. Oh, and good luck with that.” username=”revdrewdowns”] Put your money where your mouth is Most of us were raised with the idea that value comes from financial…
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Ascension: The Third Wheel of Faith
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6 min read
Be honest. When it comes to Jesus and GOD and that metaphysical cocktail of intense love and monogamous boredom all shaken together then poured over the rocks of existential longing, you hear the death and resurrection as the whole story. For us, it isn’t Romeo and Juliet, it is Crucifixion and Empty Tomb. That is the…
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Should Christians Vote?
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6 min read
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I think there’s an election coming up! You wouldn’t know, what with how little the media is covering it… I’m kidding, of course. Election coverage is everywhere. And today is Primary Day in Indiana, so there is all sort of focus and attention going on right now. We…
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Mocking Jesus
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9 min read
Jesus gets mocked. A lot. I’ve always known that people mock Jesus in each telling of the Passion. But I am struck by how the gospel we call Luke uses the mocking of Jesus as a recurring theme. [bctt tweet=”The mockery is an active participant, a character in the story.” username=”revdrewdowns” nofollow=”yes”] For Luke, the…