Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • Between — More from John the Baptist

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    6 min read

    This lectionary jump could be fruitful if we’re willing to first recognize the jump. And then, take what John has to say seriously.

  • A Note About Grievance

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    3 min read

    There’s something to the way we talk about the tit-for-tat of politics that deeply confuses us. The danger for us is how it narrows our understanding.

  • Beloved

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    9 min read

    As traditions go, baptism is pretty straight forward. And just like everything else, we often lose track of the point: God.

  • Fungible Politics

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    2 min read

    Political isn’t a dirty word. It’s a big word. A word many are so very frightened of. But it’s also an important and wild word.

  • Between — Back to John the Baptist

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    8 min read

    All this jumping around in the lectionary is making me dizzy. Now we’re back to John the Baptist. But a question remains unanswered.

  • When is a car really a car?

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    2 min read

    How we understand a situation influences what we think of it. Sometimes we need to change the way we classify the world around us.