Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Between Proper 10 + 11 (Year B)

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2 min read

In this week’s gap in the lectionary, we have a familiar story—that fleshes out the wider story more fully…if we read it in its context.

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9 min read

In the disturbing story of John the Baptizer’s death, we are invited to see the power in creating a delusion of false helplessness.

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3 min read

What fantasy baseball can tell us about reality, behavior, and how to succeed at life—and the predictability of our common failure.

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4 min read

When we are stuck in a fog and don’t know what we’re supposed to do, how do we see our way out of it? What will actually help us?

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4 min read

Reading the story of Salome is an opportunity for us to uncover the truth that we’d rather keep hidden: about power and control.

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2 min read

It is easy for us to see what is terrible about Herod’s decision in the gospel this week. But we must focus on the implications of it all.