Drew Downs

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Religion

  • Blind Beggers (Eating Scripture)

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    1 min read

    Eating Mark 10: 46-52 For the last three chapters, Jesus has been taking us to Jerusalem, preparing us for what is to come. And this is the last stop; Jericho. Here he meets a blind man and we learn the last piece of the discipleship arc. All from a story we normally mistake for just another…

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  • The Sound of Generosity

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    6 min read

    a Homily for Proper 24B Text: Mark 10:35-45 The Overwhelming Sound of Voices There are times when I hear too many voices. My son is chattering about something, my wife is trying to actually tell me about tomorrow’s plans, and my daughter is getting louder and hoping that I hear her above all the cacophony and…

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  • The Thunder Blunder (Eating Scripture)

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    1 min read

    Eating Mark 10: 35-45 This whole arc in Mark has been about discipleship; about following Jesus where He is going. Which is Jerusalem and death. And then resurrection. After Jesus foretells His death for the third time, we have this third epic fail. And it is a doozy. Unfortunately for us, even though we recognize half…

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  • Redefining Marriage

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    5 min read

    a Homily for Proper 22B Text: Mark 10:2-16 Jesus condemns more than divorce Our story begins once again with the Pharisees asking Jesus a tricky question: “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” Before we go any further, hear the question itself: not the one we wish were asked. not Is it right/moral/ethical…

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  • Deconstructing Marriage (Eating Scripture)

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    Eating Mark 10:2-16 Jesus has been talking about children a lot lately. He said that how you treat a child is how you treat GOD. Then he angrily scolds the disciples about any little one that gets a stumbling block from them should cause them to cut off their hands or feet. He is speaking…

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  • David Henson on Marriage

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    As I prepare this week’s Eating Scripture, I read this piece on this week’s gospel by David R. Henson: Just Marriage: Jesus, Divorce and the Vulnerable. Do yourself a favor and read it.

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