Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • The place of the crucifixion in our public imagination is as an act of consequence or violation rather than revelation.

  • Preaching on Easter is both simple and difficult. Precisely because everything about it is supposed to be normal.

  • A brief reflection on the Easter gospel and the reminder that what we come to expect from the predictable is surprise.

  • In the Easter story, Mary Magdalene offers a contrast to the competitive character of discipleship we too readily prefer.

  • The vain attempt to cover all of the action that takes place between the two Sundays. At least the first part anyway.

  • A Holy Week

    The challenge of dealing with all of Holy Week in a single Sunday is that we can’t. So we don’t even try. Which is a mistake.