Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Sermons

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

  • Jesus says he came to make us one. Looking around, we can all see that we aren’t. Of course, we could be wrong…

  • Jesus leaves the disciples a parting gift: peace. What we still get wrong about it and why pairing it with love is central.

  • Jesus commands us to love. But he doesn’t lay out the rules. It’s our job to figure out what that really means.

  • The problem is that we think John 10 is about punishing those who don’t follow Jesus. We get it completely wrong.

  • Peter, the Beloved Disciple, and why the way we judge ourselves keeps us from seeing how much we are truly loved.

  • Thomas isn’t the paragon of doubt. He shows us how belief goes way beyond our narrow, post-enlightenment framing.