Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

  • Being Different

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    1 min read

    Episode 77 of the Make Saints podcast

  • Trust in Love

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    6 min read

    In the Ascension, we are invited to reflect on the departure of Jesus from his disciples, and why it is that we always hate goodbyes.

  • Preparing for Departure—for Easter 7B

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    2 min read

    In preparing his disciples for his departure, Jesus prays that his joy be in them and that this joy be complete—a truly possible hope.

  • Sanctified in the truth

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    1 min read

    Many Christians struggle with the word “sanctified”. Because it seem presumptuous. And we don’t know how to feel about it.

  • Between Easter 6 and 7 (Year B)

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    4 min read

    As we approach the end of Easter, we are confronted by the teaching Jesus offers—to keep loving long after he is gone—but instead we worry.

  • The Root of Joy

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    7 min read

    Jesus describes the foundation of God’s dream like a chain of love in which we share love and in it, find the root of joy in life.