Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Faith

The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.

  • On Oneness

    What does Jesus have in mind for us after he’s gone? A reflection on the Spirit’s role in bringing us together.

  • Our understanding of unity is predicated on ideas Jesus seems to reject. Which certainly makes our work more interesting.

  • As Jesus prepares his followers for his departure, he offers them the Holy Spirit. Which reflects a very different idea of gift-giving.

  • Our expectations of peace—so small and minor—prevent us from seeing just how important peace is to our lives.

  • The thing about love is that we act as if it’s optional. Like we have a choice. Jesus doesn’t actually give us the choice.

  • Not In?

    The dangers of a seemingly anti-semitic passage and the challenge of dealing with what it is actually trying to do.