Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

holiday

  • It’s Still Christmas, Jerk!

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    3 min read

    Last week was a particularly hard week for us.  My wife is in retail management, so that means we all have to follow the life patterns of the craziest time of the year.  Sales were very strong for our Barnes & Noble and the few times I foolishly ventured near the shopping center, I almost…

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  • Giving Thanks When the Holiday Doesn’t Deserve Them

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    3 min read

    I kind of hate Thanksgiving.  I do love my family, the festivities, watching the Detroit Lions, the parade.  I especially love the food.  Oh, I love the food.  For the longest time, my favorite food in the whole world was stuffing.  It still comes close.  No, the reason I hate Thanksgiving is the holiday’s origin.…

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  • Halloween, All Saints’, & too much candy

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    4 min read

    A web-friend was recently asked about Halloween and what he thinks about it as a Christian.  His response, as expected, was thorough, honest, and appropriate.  Mine, is well…perhaps a little less so. I don’t really dig on Halloween & Church.  Not because I think it is demonic or sinful or whatever.  And it is not…

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  • The Game-Changer

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    4 min read

    When a happy holiday emerges from an unmoving, stable tradition, perhaps the first reaction shouldn’t be surprise. It should be joy.

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  • Thanks Giving

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    2 min read

    What I am thankful for this year.

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