Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Drew Downs

  • How we understand a situation influences what we think of it. Sometimes we need to change the way we classify the world around us.

  • The Epiphany is not just the celebration of some dudes bringing presents. It’s the revelation that God’s grace is suitable for all of us.

  • In the Holy Family fleeing to Egypt, we see God’s grace appearing in the midst of human tyranny. A story for God’s grace in our tyranny. Fear, love, and the saving of JesusChristmas 2A | Matthew 2:13-23 We just heard the second half of this story. Tomorrow night we will hear the first half. Which…

  • The keen hawk is too flattering an image for those who perpetually push for war. We need something far more short-sighted.

  • Resolutions are for breaking. We need something that guides us to be better. So this is what I do. I follow three words for the year.

  • making the rest of Matthew’s birth story a liturgical after thought, we are overlooking one of the most powerful parts of Scripture.