Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Sermons

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

  • When John the Baptist confronts religious leaders in line waiting to be baptized, we are confronted with the reality of change.

  • Jesus’s apocalyptic vision seems confusing. Until we focus on what he’s trying to say rather than what we hear.

  • While Jesus condemns the will to power, we can’t imagine a world without it. So maybe we should try harder.

  • When we hear Jesus’s apocalyptic talk, we often shut down. Which means we avoid hearing the good news itself.

  • Saintly Messy

    Celebrating All Saints’ Day in church is a beautiful chaos; a messy day of searching, hoping, that we too are good.

  • Getting Found

    Zacchaeus wants to see! But to see, he needs to be vulnerable enough to be seen. The key is that he’s already found.