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Giving thanks is best when we mean it. 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!

As holy days go, All Saints is hard. It compels us to see ourselves in relationship to all those blessed before us. 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!

Social Media is not normal. Let's take a look at how the three challenges to communication impact social media. 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!

The way we communicate within groups right now involves hidden roadblocks. Here are three solutions you can try. 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!

Some of the anxiety people have about communication is mixed expectations. And sometimes it is about about control. Check out the video version . Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

When we don't know what's going on, it can be that nobody told us. It can also be that we don't know our own responsibility. Check out the video version . Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

Many of us are struggling to communicate and feeling connected. And the thing is, it predates the pandemic. Check out Cal Newport's A World Without Email Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

We all know how it feels like to hit a wall; to get stuck. What do we do when we feel like we can't do anything? If you haven't listened to this episode about getting unstuck , you should listen to that one, too. Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@dr...

We all know how it feels like to hit a wall; to get stuck. What do we do when we feel like we can't do anything? The article in question: Why does Jesus tell the disciples to buy swords? And if it sounds familiar, it's because I shared that article as an episode of this podcast: 27— Bearing Arms Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit...

We all know how it feels like to hit a wall; to get stuck. What do we do when we feel like we can't do anything? Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. Music by  Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

Some of us don't do vacations very well. Or we feel guilty about taking them. Here are five ways to help change that. Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. Music by  Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

Some of us don't do vacations very well. Or we feel guilty about taking them. Here are five ways to help change that. Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

Why does religious freedom not look very...freedomy? Because it amounts to a one-sided conversation about what counts. Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

If you've ever been asked to simplify a complex idea, you know it's incredibly hard. So why do we pretend it is simple? Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

Who gets to eat lunch? Who doesn't? God expects us to show hospitality. So why do we insist on not feeding people? Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

What is the jubilee? Why do we pretend it is impossible? And why are we afraid of it? Because it is true freedom. Watch The Problem in the Text on YouTube. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

No, Jesus doesn't encourage us to carry weapons. In this episode, we explore why Luke 22:35-38 says quite the opposite. The script for this week's episode comes from the article: Why does Jesus tell the disciples to buy swords? Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns...

Let’s be honest. The Ascension is strange. But it is strangely important. And it could really help us now. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

The hardest part about being required to love is not the obligation itself. It’s that we insist on judging each other’s attempts. Check out this earlier reflection on the Love Command . Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

What is equal? What is the difference between equality and equity? And why is the distinction less useful than we think? Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

This is not an exhaustive response to the concept of abortion and faith; it is an exhausted one. About missing the point. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

There's a fundamental flaw in the way we describe freedom. And the strange thing is that this flaw is relatively new. Check out Astra Taylor's Democracy May Not Exist But We’ll Miss it When It’s Gone Lots more on religious freedom . Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewd...

The thing about talking politics is we all start with assumptions. We're just never actually on the same page with them. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

We aren't just afraid of death. We struggle to recognize what role death plays in our lives and sense of value. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!

The real problem is not that we dislike change. It is that we often choose to refuse to accept that change is necessary. Music by Lesfm and Coma-Media from Pixabay For more, visit drewdowns.net READ For more, visit drewdowns.net WATCH Videos on YouTube. CONTACT Tweet  @revdrewdowns Email contact@drewdowns.net Thanks for listening!