Blog – Drew Downs

Preparing for Departure—for Easter 7B

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In preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus prays that his joy be in them and that this joy be complete—a truly possible hope.

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Many Christians struggle with the word “sanctified”. Because it seem presumptuous. And we don’t know how to feel about it.

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As we approach the end of Easter, we are confronted by the teaching Jesus offers—to keep loving long after he is gone—but instead we worry.

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Jesus describes the foundation of God’s dream like a chain of love in which we share love and in it, find the root of joy in life.

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We understand that the so-called culture war is rooted in identity. But at the heart of both is the sense of defining what is common.

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Episode 76 of the Make Saints podcast