Make Saints podcast

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Some treat the word “controversial” as neutral. But it is anything but. It is entirely based on the common act of determining what’s right. Photo by Mapbox on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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It's a thousand things 14:10

11 weeks ago14:10

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When we think there is only one thing (solution, answer, problem, thing to focus on) we miss exactly what is causing our frustration. Photo by Xavi Cabrera on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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We see more than fish 15:52

12 weeks ago15:52

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In the US, we treat every issue as being in need of simplifying—through this we can uncover an essential truth. We couldn’t be more wrong. Photo by Charles Tumiotto on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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What it means to be a Christian 19:58

13 weeks ago19:58

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In which I talk about the way we talk and define what it means to be Christian and who wants to silence and disappear its diversity. Photo by Skull Kat on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Peacemakers 8:27

14 weeks ago8:27

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In a bishop’s sermon, the unhinged response, and the completely normal need to make things normal (we’re normal, right?) we might squeeze a glimpse of truth. Photo by Christopher Sardegna on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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For the welfare of all 9:12

26 weeks ago9:12

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In the person of William Temple, we have the example of courage, vision, and the wisdom to shape the world after World War II. The text of the reflection can be found here . Photo by Anthony DELANOIX on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Another All Saints 7:21

27 weeks ago7:21

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In the celebration of All Saints Day, we are given the chance to demystify the the life and work of the people we lift up, to see what we too are capable of. Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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"The culture war" is the rhetoric of abuse 12:58

36 weeks ago12:58

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When we treat a portion of Christians as speaking for all Christians and their rhetoric is of domination and certainty, we all become its victims. Photo by Agnieszka Stankiewicz on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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How to misunderstand with great effort 22:54

38 weeks ago22:54

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When we misunderstand each other, is it always a mistake? Or something to fix? Sometimes we work hard to keep misunderstanding each other. On purpose. Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Killing in the name of 18:17

42 weeks ago18:17

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When the public is chilled by an assassination attempt, our responses can be reactionary, ill-conceived, and quite dangerous. Photo by Jack O'Rourke on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Revisiting Literalism 18:22

47 weeks ago18:22

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The thing about being literal is that we think we’re being accurate, but we’re often being pedantic. And refuse to see it. Photo by team voyas on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Active Adaptation 11:43

48 weeks ago11:43

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We have to start preparing ourselves to proactively adapt for the future to put less pressure on our future selves. Here’s what I mean about the struggle we have with recognizing things haven’t always been this way. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Getting used to it 15:26

49 weeks ago15:26

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Our brains have a natural capacity to adapt. But we often use this natural capacity to refuse to learn, or pretend we were always right. Photo by Transly Translation Agency on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Literalism doesn’t mean much anymore 11:49

50 weeks ago11:49

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We’re driving the very concept of “literal” to such an extreme that it is becoming meaningless. And we’re all actually avoiding the truth. Photo by Robert Anasch on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Magical Thinking 9:23

51 weeks ago9:23

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The way we see the world is full of optimism and pessimism. It is also full of blindspots and assumptions for how things will be. Photo by Anthony Tori on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Being Different 9:10

52 weeks ago9:10

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The long, strange history of the call to being different is now mostly found in chicken-little cries of oppression and demands for hegemonic culture. Photo by Ricardo Arce on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Protest Again 9:46

1 year ago9:46

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Many of us have become so disconnected from what it means for the state to respond to protest—for we cannot kill for peace, or for safety. Photo by Spenser H on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Criticism 9:35

1 year ago9:35

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When we give so much of our time and attention to evaluating, judging, and rating the stuff in our lives, can we actually like things? Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Revelation 6:04

1 year ago6:04

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Revelation is the most misunderstood and abused book in the Bible. It is frequently used to abuse or to ignore rather than read it as it was intended. Photo by Ilona Frey on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Common 7:50

1 year ago7:50

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What is common? What does it mean to hold things in common? And most importantly, what happens when we prioritize the uncommon? Photo by Ruthson Zimmerman on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Generations 5:36

1 year ago5:36

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We mix up our ideas about generational groupings with the ways we expect people to behave because of the time in their life. Photo by Tyler Nix on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Holy Week 3:16

1 year ago3:16

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Holy Week is a week of special devotion, when we remember the last week of Jesus’s life. How we mark this time says a lot about us and what we care about. Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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You Never Let Me 9:03

1 year ago9:03

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There are whole worlds we explore of alternative realities in which we got to do the things we would have done—if only…so what’s stopping us now? Photo by Venti Views on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Protest 5:16

1 year ago5:16

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When we encounter an act of protest, our ability to listen is not compromised by the manner of protest but by our own magical thinking. Photo by Teemu Paananen on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Pitchers and Catchers Report 5:16

1 year ago5:16

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Pitchers and Catchers report is a vibe. Hearing this one particular phrase brings so much joy and anticipation to so many of us. Photo by Mike Bowman on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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The Gambling Gamble 12:51

1 year ago12:51

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As the sports world normalizes gambling, we continue to think of this as a question of rights and choice. But should we? READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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On time 3:08

1 year ago3:08

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How we perceive the idea of being "on time" is an act of community participation. And influence. It is all about the negotiation. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Generations 6:35

1 year ago6:35

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We're obsessed with static ideas about people, age groups, and the youth. Here's why we get it all completely wrong. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Accumulating Knowledge 8:42

1 year ago8:42

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The pursuit of understanding isn’t the same as accumulating knowledge for one’s personal benefit. The desire to accumulate is destructive. Photo by Ugur Akdemir on Unsplash READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Restarting Resolutions 11:56

1 year ago11:56

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The thing about making resolutions is that we act like we actually will get everything right the first time—so let's get good at restarting. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Resolutions Again? 14:39

1 year ago14:39

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The success of New Year's resolutions depends on our mindset and how we approach living out our values in the world. Check out: Atomic Habits by James Clear READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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More Leaders 13:14

1 year ago13:14

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When everybody is looking for a leader, we must recognize first that we are leaders, and second, what it means to be led. You'll definitely want to read Seth Godin's book The Song of Significance READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Still Christmas 12:02

1 year ago12:02

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Celebrating the whole Christmas season when the world is ready to move on continues to be a truly subversive activity. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Dark Christmas 8:40

1 year ago8:40

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Christmas is most famously the happiest time of the year. But our tradition offers us another side: why we need it to be. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Why our brains are broken 19:38

1 year ago19:38

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(and what to do about it) There's a reason we can't focus. And why the people around us are acting weird. And have been. Here's why and what we can do. -- Books I mention A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload By Cal Newport Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention—And How to Think Deeply Again By Johann Hari Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto By Tricia Hersey Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age By Katherine May Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals By Oliver Burkeman Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock By Jenny Odell And... The series of interview s with Corey Doctorow by "On The Media" READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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What’s Good About Advent 11:04

1 year ago11:04

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Many treat the month of December like it's the Christmas season. But it's another season: Advent. We should embrace that confusion. Here are links to things I mentioned this week: Advent Conspiracy Diana Bass’s column about war, Christmas, and Advent READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Good Morning, Friends! 12:30

1 year ago12:30

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How we greet each other in the digital age is being dissected in ways that pull us out of our place. Let's explore what it means to be. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Giving Thanks 11:56

1 year ago11:56

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Thanksgiving may be the most tradition-focused holiday in the U.S. But its true value is in seeking to cultivate thankfulness. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Picking the Microphone 13:27

1 year ago13:27

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In the beginning, the challenge of podcasting was logistical. But even when it became easier to podcast, barriers to podcasting remain. But not for long. That podcast episode I mentioned is from On the Media . A podcast you should already be listening to. Just subscribe. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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Starting (Again) 10:21

1 year ago10:21

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I took a break from podcasting for a few months. I needed it. And now I'm back. Here's why I stopped and what to expect going forward! READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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5 things to do this Lent 4:36

2 years ago4:36

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Simple practices to make the most of the season. And check out this episode about Lent from Season One. READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Celebrate 4:50

2 years ago4:50

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We often like to celebrate when something awful is over. But what happens to the good stuff in the middle? READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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Achievement 4:54

2 years ago4:54

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We did it! We made it to episode #50. How to celebrate? By asking a weird question for the moment: What is achievement that can never be realized? Check out the video version . READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!…

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No Resolutions 7:55

2 years ago7:55

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Making resolutions is an annual tradition. So is failing at them. Here's why we ought to rethink the project. Check out the video version . READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

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The Grinch isn’t the enemy 4:46

2 years ago4:46