Blog – Drew Downs

Between Epiphany 2 + 3 (Year C)

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3 min read

Before we find Jesus at the well with a woman, we should check out what the lectionary skipped over, which includes dueling baptists.

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9 min read

It is the servants who witness the miracle, not the guests. The ones who are invited to do the work, to participate in sharing God’s grace.

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In preparing to preach on the wedding at Cana story, we have several options, but always present is Jesus’s economics.

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In the wedding feast at Cana, we see Jesus’s first miracle; but it is a curious one. It sets a tone for what kind of miracle-worker he is.

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2 min read

There is a common perception that we be smart with money — and that poverty is evidence of stupidity. The real virtue is generosity.

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3 min read

The awkward experience of realizing the “first miracle” of Jesus isn’t the first or most important thing Jesus did after his baptism.