Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Sermons

Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.

  • In Mary, we have the epitome of presence, of apprehension and participation. And a vision for what the resurrection means.

  • In the empty tomb, we have an image that reveals both fearful skepticism and hopeful resolve that God’s grace overcomes death.

  • There is both sin and grace at the heart of the church’s tradition of Good Friday. Our first task is acknowledging this truth.

  • When Jesus washes the feet of his disciples on Maundy Thursday, he is showing them the kind of grace that we’re still afraid of.

  • To understand what we’re doing. Learn how to love. Be the person God is calling me to be. Expecting things to just be different.

  • In seeking Jesus, we see people at their most invested. In clamoring for power and preserving status, we see us at our least.