Drew Downs

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Drew Downs

  • With Us Now

    The point of this moment isn’t only the experience or the result. It’s the coming to engage with God’s great project together.

  • The symbols of Palm Sunday evoke a mixed experience in a pandemic-influenced holy day. They also remind us of the art of framing the story.

  • Restore

    What is the story so far? A promise. Learned obedience. Centered in relationship. Interpreting and practicing the faith As we conclude our time in Holy Scripture, we arrive at an ending – one that is as improbable as it is confounding. The apocalypse. Week Five: Restore Watch the video In the first part, we reflected on…

  • For SundayPalm Sunday Collect Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of…

  • As Jesus prepares his followers for the Passion, we’re invited to see beyond our own expectations of good and evil.

  • For SundayThe Fifth Sunday of Lent Collect Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true…