Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

intimacy

  • Ghettoed Suffering: a Reflection on World AIDS Day

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    4 min read

    I drove across town to Maple Avenue United Methodist Church. It was dark, cold; the streets were wet. I was running late, but thankfully it started late. The room was nowhere near full. But it was diverse. Wide variety in ages, including college students and some much older. There was also ethnic and gender diversity.…

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  • How to know when someone is lying to you

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    2 min read

    There is a simple test for dishonesty. You’ve been told to look for nonverbal cues: the other person is nervous or doesn’t blink. That stuff. You’ve even been told how to catch a lie in an email. But I’ve got a better measuring stick for dishonesty. When you are talking with someone, notice whether or not their sharing…

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  • Not Alone: Maundy Thursday and the Building of Intimacy

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    5 min read

    a Sermon for Maundy Thursday Text: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 The Cup This year, it was helpful for me to remember that we have developed a different way of marking days from Jesus’s time and place. Then, the day began at dusk. So this, Jesus’s final day, has begun. He gathers His friends for dinner, for…

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  • Embrace

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    1 min read

    This week’s Wordless Wednesday: Embrace

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