Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Sermons

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

  • Go Slow

    For Easter, we contrast a ridiculous footrace with Mary being there. She witnesses the resurrection they miss.

  • Showing Up

    This dynamic of showing up and doing because it’s the thing is at the heart of the gospel and Easter itself.

  • The place of the crucifixion in our public imagination is as an act of consequence or violation rather than revelation.

  • A Holy Week

    The challenge of dealing with all of Holy Week in a single Sunday is that we can’t. So we don’t even try. Which is a mistake.

  • Unbind Them

    The focus of Lazarus’s resurrection story is witnessing the glory of God. The heart, then, is found in how Mary responds.

  • Avoiding Pain

    This story is less about the miracle of giving sight to the blind, but the way the leaders avoid seeing grace.