Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Living

Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.

  • Why We Need a New Year’s Resolution…in November?

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    5 min read

    It’s that time of year when people wax nostalgic about the year that has passed, give thanks for all of the acts of generosity they have been called to, and name the changes they want to make in the new year. You aren’t doing that? It’s just me? [bctt tweet=”‘I really can’t expect a person…

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  • Rejecting the Widow’s Mite

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    7 min read

    As a priest I tend to hate the late fall. Mostly because it is our so-called stewardship season: the time in which we once again beg people to give money to the church. We try to pretend that it is about giving in the most generous sense, that we are concerned with Time, Talent, and…

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  • The Trouble with Being Done with Church

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    12 min read

    It is a familiar sight in many of our churches: to see the empty space, the pew that once held up a faithful member, a devoted, active, loving Christian. One of us. And now, an empty space. Nobody has died, of course. Not this week, anyway. The space is empty because the person who was…

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  • Rational response or irrational?

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    1 min read

    When we paused the movie, my 7 year-old got in her pajamas without prompting. In that moment, I thought about how I actually miss the fights. The bedtime fights. The I don’t want to put on my pajamas I hate brushing teeth And Please can’t I stay up later Fights No fights. She just does…

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  • Bike Riding

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    1 min read

    {This is an unfinished fragment of a post from about 5 years ago. I kind of like it the way it is. It made me remember the day and how special the time was for me. And how special my daughter still seems to me, that even the butterfly is captivated by her.}   We…

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  • The Real Reason a Church Needs an Obvious Purpose

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    5 min read

    So, mission statements aren’t perfect. Like many people, I believe they are kind of overrated. Particularly for churches. Most statements come out like: Love. Serve. Give. Doing our most for those with the least. Sharing the love of Christ given to us without regard for anything we might have done so that others may also…

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