peace – Drew Downs

To Be Free We Must Give Up on Violence

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8 min read

The prophetic voices of Isaiah and John the Baptist reveal the limits of our obsession with power against the boundless purifying love of Jesus.

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7 min read

Jesus makes a promise to his disciples about presence and peace that is fundamentally different than the promises of the world.

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2 min read

The joy of the elements is to be felt and experienced—with the courage to be open, to ourselves and others as we are or could be.

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1 min read

We often treat fear as uncontrollable or something to ignore. But Jesus invites us to see that it is bot something real and temporary.

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5 min read

The popular phrase “war is hell” is close. But unlike hell, we think we can win it. Do it. And be called heroes for killing many, many people.

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2 min read

Then one is praying for new life. Hope. And everything that can come from it. Joy. And everyone who can experience it. And justice for all.