Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • Mercy. Always.

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    4 min read

    The problem with mercy is we don’t trust others with it. Which means, whether we like it or not, that we also don’t trust God with it.

  • We are who we choose to be—for Proper 19A

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    2 min read

    This week, we wrestle with the nature of forgiveness and mercy. We do so knowing we might not want to offer it. But we can so choose to.

  • Mercy as strategy and purpose

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    1 min read

    Rather than think of mercy as something we’re supposed to do when something happens, we cast it as a way of being in the world.

  • Between Proper 18 + 19 (Year A)

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    4 min read

    While this week’s gospel may feel straightforward, how we get to it is essential. And like Peter, we may stumble into the right answer.

  • Normalize Mercy

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    7 min read

    The challenge of stumbling into Matthew 18 without its context is that we get the point Jesus is trying to make completely backward.

  • The Rules We Live By

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    4 min read

    We have lived under an experiment that our own rules matter more than the rules we all keep. An experiment that is fundamentally false.