Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

The Condemned

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7 min read

The parable is dark and disturbing. It doesn’t play out as we expect. And we’re not sure what it is supposed to mean. But maybe we should.

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Then one is praying for new life. Hope. And everything that can come from it. Joy. And everyone who can experience it. And justice for all.

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2 min read

There’s something about parables we just get. They connect with us better than any other teaching. And they have far more depth.

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1 min read

Clothes, and our expectations for what we wear and when, are a strange thing to condemn one another for. Well, really, ever.

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2 min read

For two straight weeks, Jesus throws out parables that challenge the Temple leaders by questioning what they value and why.

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7 min read

A parable of wickedness told to the wicked creates a challenge for people of faith who seek to do good — it is a call to good courage.