Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

foreign policy

  • The Real Reason a Church Needs an Obvious Purpose

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    5 min read

    So, mission statements aren’t perfect. Like many people, I believe they are kind of overrated. Particularly for churches. Most statements come out like: Love. Serve. Give. Doing our most for those with the least. Sharing the love of Christ given to us without regard for anything we might have done so that others may also…

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  • Is there a true leader?

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    1 min read

    The first question a powerful nation must ask before going to war with another; before attempting to overthrow the leader of a sovereign nation is this: is there a truly reconciling native leader? History is full of failed leaders and failed states. Nelson Mandela and George Washington are the exceptions that prove the rule. So…

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  • No Apologies: the Danger of Bravado

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    3 min read

    Despite the fact that there was little substantive division between the two candidates allowed into last night’s debate, we might make the false assumption that the only difference was actually cosmetic. That and Governor Romney’s continued radical change in policy from week to week, embracing the very things he condemned in last week’s debate. But…

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