Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Beacons of Blessed Hope—for All Saints Day

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In the Beatitudes, we are offered a vision of hope that is certainly unconventional, but it is purposeful. Blessing is for our common thriving.

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The concept of blessing, as we’ve inherited it, has conflicting understandings. In changing our own focus, we change our approach.

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Let’s dive into the context for both choices we get for this Sunday. Continue the story into Matthew 23, or honor all of the saints?

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There’s a thing we miss about the great commandment: to love God and our neighbors as ourselves. And that is that we are made of love.

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7 min read

Most of us understand that conspiracy theories are fake. But in rejecting them, we miss the very means of disrupting them.

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We love the idea. And the phrase is so common. Offer a different perspective. Doesn’t matter if its useful. Make sure we talk anyway.