Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Learning to love politics and religion

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6 min read

We love to say that politics and religion doesn’t mix, but religion is political by definition. They can’t be separated.

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3 min read

This simple interaction—one many of us experience multiple times a day—is becoming far more complicated than necessary.

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3 min read

For a story that includes both Jesus and Peter walking on water, the fact that it isn’t more familiar is confounding.

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2 min read

This week, we’re dealing with fear, desire, faith, and hope. And strangely, it seems, we’d rather go with the fear over everything else.

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1 min read

We usually talk about miracles in a positive light. But what about the stuff that freaks us out? And why does it?

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4 min read

Before Jesus reveals the extent of his power to his followers, he needs to free himself (and them) from exhaustion.