Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • The matter of faith

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    9 min read

    When a man asks Jesus for assurance of salvation, Jesus ties his desire of assurance to his wealth—a message that scares us, too.

  • Breaking up with the money god

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    6 min read

    When we talk about the problem with money, we need to dig into why we can’t trust in money to solve all of our problems now.

  • About the Money—for Proper 23B

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    2 min read

    The challenge of Jesus’s teaching with the pious young man is that Jesus condemns wealth in a way few Americans are willing to accept.

  • Wealth—how much is too much?

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    2 min read

    The challenge of wealth for people in the United States is that we’d rather fight about what it implies about the person rather than their behavior.

  • Between Proper 22 + 23 (Year B)

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    2 min read

    As the disciples move closer to Jerusalem, our awareness of the journey mirrors theirs: distracted, distant, and self-directed.

  • Love as one

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    9 min read

    We struggle with the nature of marriage and divorce, especially in light of Jesus’s invitation to unity; but unity itself is the way forward.