Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Preaching

Sermons, homilies, meditations, and reflections on the art of preaching.

  • The story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) is recognizable and feels simple because it provokes something in us so easily.

  • Episode 26. May 27, 2022

  • How am I adapting to the moment? More importantly, how is preaching adapting? It isn’t about time or tech. It’s consistency.

  • Debate about the prep time for preaching sermons exploded on Twitter last week. Another example of missing the point.

  • Finding and reclaiming our common purpose in Terre Haute a Homily for a special evensong  |  Text: 1 Peter 2:1-9 [Last night St. Stephen’s gathered for evensong with our neighbors from St. George’s in West Terre Haute. It was a wonderful gathering of mutual celebration and commitment that marks a big anniversary for the Episcopal Church’s…

  • A re-imagined sermon for those that have missed church recently After calming the storm, Jesus and the disciples come to shore, bombarded by people looking for healing. It is from here that Jesus takes his disciples aside and asks them who they think he is. Peter’s declaration: “Messiah!” is followed by his fear for Jesus’s…