Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Giving in Love — Jesus’s Alternative to Fear

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8 min read

As tempests swirl and hatred flows around us, Jesus reminds us that we already know the way to live, the way to be is to love generously.

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Jesus tells his followers to do something more than prepare: to feel an urgency, to be ready, for the need is urgent and ongoing.

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This week, Jesus offers an apocalyptic vision based in justice, not the rapture — a vision that brings hope for the real world.

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9 min read

Seeing the cross at the end of the liturgical year is an apocalyptic vision. It reveals empire’s commitment to power and God’s to love.

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8 min read

There’s a phrase that seems sensible. We say that elections have consequences, which is only half true, and deceptively not.

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In this challenging gospel, Jesus invites his followers to not just endure, but to keep up the purpose: living, loving, and being.