Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

creativity

  • One year my Mom tried to get us to make our Christmas gifts for one another. There is some serious backstory to all of this, but suffice it to say, she thought she was offering us an antidote to what ailed us. My Mom is an artist. So everyone groaned and thought she had a…

  • In the internet age, we’re all content creators. This didn’t start with the internet, but with us. We all have something to say.

  • It starts from a deep source of frustration. That will to create, to build the next new thing. It begins with frustration. We aren’t happy or satisfied with what we have. Maybe it isn’t pretty or maybe it is harmful to us. What frustrates us can instead inspire us. About 10 months ago I changed…

  • Foolish

    Foolish (Day 6 of A Simple Lent) After berating the people of Corinth, Paul then gives them direction. Asking who is wise? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? GOD turns on its head the wise and the foolish! The wisdom of the world looks stupid before GOD. Wisdom which is still often…

  • We all need goals. I see them like the map to the destination. I won’t know when to turn where until I get to the road anyway, but at least I know my direction. I’ve taken on my three words for this year and am making them more a part of my routine. I remain conscious…

  • The sign on a local McDonald’s reads: Famous faves priced to save Something about this line strikes me wrong. Very much so.