division – Drew Downs

Jesus and Division—for Proper 7A

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2 min read

When Jesus says that he comes to divide, many are prone to mistake either the purpose or the necessity for division. But it is how we heal.

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1 min read

The assumed division of rivals is treated as impenetrable and impossible to resolve. But it is often only a failure of imagination.

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13 min read

Recent data shows the mainline clergy are more likely to be liberal than their congregations. We shouldn’t assume this is real. Or matters.

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7 min read

We might not focus on the gospel passage this Sunday, but if we do, we should probably check the background—it is spicy!

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1 min read

We often think about borders as a line, dividing two places, but our borders are places, too. And they are inhabited.

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6 min read

We talk about polarization like its something that happens to us. Rather than the byproduct of what we’re actually doing.