Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Common: the heart of “the culture war”

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We understand that the so-called culture war is rooted in identity. But at the heart of both is the sense of defining what is common.

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Episode 76 of the Make Saints podcast

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The challenge of preaching about love is that we either treat it as an emotion we like or as cover for doing things we want to excuse.

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In commanding his disciples love one another, Jesus is setting as normal what we want to believe is optional—and really, occasional.

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We often treat love like an emotion that we merely experience. But Jesus commands us to love, to treat it like a behavior we are to learn.

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To understand the love command, we need to remember that Jesus is talking about community in light of our divided loyalties.