Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Drew Downs

  • Love fuels sacrifice

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    6 min read

    As the good shepherd, Jesus opens us to the idea that sacrifice, his sacrifice, is central to understanding love. Hearing the Good Shepherd within the chaosEaster 4B | John 10:11-18 I struggle with the shepherd image. Because I have a hard time relating to it. And I don’t know sheep. I don’t know what it’s…

  • Grandma’s Cookies

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    1 min read

    I made my grandma’s cookiesyesterday. My kids didn’t reallylike them. And why would they?They don’t really resemble a cookieat all. They are far more like agranola bar, cut into bricks and stored in plasticware. I remember them always in the pantry. Enough for visitors–the grandchildren, of course. I’m not sure we liked them much, but…

  • The Sacrifice of the Good Shepherd

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    2 min read

    For SundayEaster 4B Collect O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.…

  • Too Local

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    8 min read

    [For the Zooming in on the COVID Recession presentation at Indiana State University, April 19, 2021] I have agonized over what to talk about tonight, how to deliver it. I’ve talked to a dozen people seeking advice. To talk about the impact of COVID-19 on this community and the ethics that surround it is a…

  • Finding Grounded

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    7 min read

    The pandemic disrupts our sense of normal. Jesus invites us to join in the transformation because normal isn’t the point.

  • The Devil’s Advocacy Of Refusing to Vaccinate

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    4 min read

    Any debate over vaccinating against COVID-19 is built on a false premise. That individual freedom is half of the conversation.