Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Choosing Jesus over comfort

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In this week’s gospel, we see Jesus call Philip and Nathaneal. For us, the challenge lies in recognizing how much we call each other.

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Part of the challenge of connecting with the divine (and one another) is that we forget that even God isn’t doing all of the work.

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The power in resolutions is in the desire; to be better and to change. Doing the work of changing is just a part of living.

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In the calling of Nathanael, we jump past the call stories we’re familiar with—and into a vision of an active relationship with Jesus.

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6 min read

In the Epiphany, we focus on the light to the exclusion of the dark, celebrating the fools and rather than the hope Christ brings.

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We always focus on the thing. And then, when it comes, our focus needs to shift. And we aren’t always thinking about what comes next.