Drew Downs

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hope

  • Peace in Our Time

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    7 min read

    When everyone is crazy–everyone is trying to make sense of everything. It’s noisy and confusing. God’s got an answer for that, right?

  • What is Hope?

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    1 min read

    Prayer God of Hope, be with me, with us today. Inspire us, encourage us, stir us up that we might know you better. That we might love you better. That we might see you, among these friends, today. Amen. Introduction The format is simple. Some teaching, some talking, some summarizing, some homework. Questions Think of…

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  • Love Rising

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    9 min read

    In Mark 10:46-52, Jesus is interrupted on his journey to Jerusalem. But this final moment embodies the discipleship journey itself. In Bartimaeus, we have the true disciple and a vision of hope Proper 25B | Mark 10:46-52 If we just cracked open our Bibles to this passage in Mark, I think we’d be excused if…

  • Beyond Despair: Love

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    8 min read

    There is a common cry of despair in the people of Gaza that sounds so much like West Virginia coal miners and residents of Peoplestown in Atlanta, Georgia. A cry of hopelessness and existential angst we show little willingness to assuage. The global response to the Gaza protests and Israeli gunfire last week has brought…

  • This Got Me Thinking About Our Society

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    7 min read

    Cynicism is destructive. And it’s turning our society into something we don’t want. But solutions are all around us. We just need to listen to the voices which help us see them. Listening to podcasts is like research. Most of the time, you get what you expect and it informs your worldview. But then there…

  • The Wrong Question

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    6 min read

    We describe hope with the futility of optimism or as the paragon which keeps us alive. Rarely do we talk about what hope really is. My son asked to play tennis with me. And let’s be honest, the couch was comfortable. I just sat down. But… I said “Sure, Buddy!” and turned to his sister…