Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • John’s gospel invites us to see the scope of what we celebrate at Christmas: that an event changes how we see everything.

  • As we gather for Christmas Eve, we hear the story of the birth, the angels, and shepherds—and invited to hear that new things are in store.

  • Our preparing for Christmas is often treated like setting up for the main event, rather than readying for a new way of being.

  • I read a bunch of different books this year, but one book stood out. It rewired within me the very sense of what life actually is.

  • Episode 59 of the Make Saints podcast

  • In the angel’s visitation to Mary, we get a glimpse, not just of what Christmas is about, but about what it means to believe.