Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

“There’s nothing we can do”

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5 min read

We often feel trapped; not knowing what to do. Like we have no options. When we’re really shutting the door to them.

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In one of the most controversial passages in the Bible, Jesus insults a woman asking for help. How we see this matters.

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3 min read

Jesus is challenged by the Canaanite woman to see her daughter’s humanity—to learn something from her.

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1 min read

We often think about borders as a line, dividing two places, but our borders are places, too. And they are inhabited.

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7 min read

Before Jesus talks about what goes in is not what defiles, he is confronted about his disciples not bothering to wash their hands.

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8 min read

It’s easy to read this gospel and think it is about Peter’s lack of faith. But that is reading it completely backwards.