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  • Liturgy—remembering together a holy week

    Drew Downs

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    March 19, 2024

    Liturgy—remembering together a holy week

    The experience of gathering, remembering, sharing in the liturgy is essential for us in Holy Week, not just the Sundays before and after.

    Faith
  • Between the Fifth Sunday of Lent and the Passion (Year B)

    Drew Downs

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    March 18, 2024

    Between the Fifth Sunday of Lent and the Passion (Year B)

    The gap in the text this week is all of the events of Holy Week and what they represent: a political execution of a political dissident.

    Faith
  • Being Disciples

    Drew Downs

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    March 17, 2024

    Being Disciples

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

    Sermons
  • Alberta misses the biggest problem with evangelicalism right now

    Drew Downs

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    March 16, 2024

    Alberta misses the biggest problem with evangelicalism right now

    In “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory,” Tim Alberta offers an insider’s critique of Evangelicalism. And he almost gets there.

    Faith
  • It’s hard to write when you’re tired

    Drew Downs

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    March 15, 2024

    It’s hard to write when you’re tired

    Writing when we’re tired isn’t optimal. We often treat it like it is our only choice. Maybe it is. But then we will pay for it.

    writing
  • A theology of invitation

    Drew Downs

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    March 14, 2024

    A theology of invitation

    The most obvious thing about the gospel this week is not its loudest parts. It is that Andrew and Philip are doing the work of Jesus.

    Faith
  • Sharing Grace—for Lent 5B

    Drew Downs

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    March 13, 2024

    Sharing Grace—for Lent 5B

    When Jesus starts talking about glorification, we forget all about discipleship — because following Jesus is hard.

    Faith
  • Discipleship and the cost of following Jesus

    Drew Downs

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    March 12, 2024

    Discipleship and the cost of following Jesus

    Being a Christian in the United States is super easy. We have churches on every corner and it is the dominant religion by far.

    Faith
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