Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • The Imperfect Science

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    5 min read

    God is perfect, but our worship isn’t, despite what we might think. The seemingly fixed nature of our worship belies the truth: worship throughout history has been spontaneous and full of joy. We have gone through eras, particularly the medieval period, in which liturgy (the work of the people) was done in a language unknown to its…

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  • Whites Need to Write About Trayvon Martin

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    1 min read

    Whites Need to Write About Trayvon MartinA solid article about the need for a “race case” to be handled by all people as a justice case, rather than delegated to the African American in the room. The killing of a young man and the lack of urgency in the police response is unconscionable and beyond the…

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  • The Daywalkers

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    6 min read

    a Sermon for Lent 4B Text: John 3:14-21 this is loving the world? There are three reactions people have to this part of Scripture: [from least likely to most likely] 3) Not this one again! 2) Oh! That’s what John 3:16 says! 1) Huh? The third chapter of John begins this way: Now there was…

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  • Come to the Light

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    1 min read

    Is John 3 about salvation, or something more? And is it a sufficient description of Christian faith?

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  • Must We Preach John 3:16?

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    1 min read

    Those that know me generally understand that I don’t like to write sermons on Saturday. Today is Saturday and I’m writing a sermon for tomorrow. And tomorrow’s text includes the ubiquitous John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish…

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  • A Short Apology

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    2 min read

    Since going back to work, I have been posting much less frequently. Far less than my post a day for the last 6 months. This certainly wasn’t my intention. It appears, even posting last Sunday’s sermon is hard to keep track of. That will change and I ask for your patience. One reason for this…

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