Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • We often approach baptism like an institution obsessed only with our own rules rather than as reflecting the dream of God.

  • In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited to look beyond the origin story of Jesus and to the work he is called to do in the world.

  • In the space between Christmas and the first Sunday after Epiphany, we have multiple feasts and readings we may have skipped.

  • These are the three words I use to guide the year. It’s a practice I’ve been up to since 2016 and find it helps me focus.

  • At the heart of the Christmas season is God’s generosity. And our struggle to restrain it works against the very point of the holy day.

  • As we start planning to make the new year better than the last, let’s prepare to help one another live a better life, with joy and courage.