Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

justice

  • For laborers deserve their food

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    6 min read

    The slogans of our world can help us better understand the mandates of our faith. That we are called to better the circumstances of our neighbors. to understand Jesus we have to trySaint Barnabas | Matthew 10:7-16 We don’t know a lot about Barnabas, of course. His place in tradition is dwarfed by Paul. And…

  • We are one

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    6 min read

    In the Trinity, we have a doctrine of undivided unity. This is actually our roadmap for embodying Christ through the world.

  • Shalom – No Justice No Peace

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    2 min read

    Hi Friends, There’s a word we should get really comfortable with. Shalom. Shalom is Hebrew for peace. It’s also Hebrew for justice. And reconciliation. And hope. And Health. Wellness. Safety. Because the idea of peace cannot exist without safety and wellness and health and hope and reconciliation and justice. I cannot have peace if I…

  • Facing What’s Coming

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    8 min read

    Palm Sunday helps us see that the story isn’t about greatness or even weakness, but of facing an uncertain future through the grace of God.

  • What is the Christian response to sacrificing lives to save the market?

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    1 min read

    Don’t. Ever. [Seriously. Stop trying to come up with exceptions.]

  • Consumed by Hate

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    8 min read

    God’s love isn’t transactional. It restores us all.