Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

certainty

  • There is a reason we often struggle to know what the right thing to do is in a situation. We don’t like the pain of it.

  • We love the idea of broadening our perspective. Because we know we all see things differently. We also still love being right.

  • What is the right thing to do? Always the question. Strangely never really solved. Because it is never the only question.

  • We agonize about getting our decisions “right.” When we do this, we show anxiety about the future. If we’re in the middle of deciding, then it isn’t in the future. It’s something happening right now. But once it’s decided, it is no longer present. It immediately becomes the past. The problem is that usually the…

  • What is Hope?

    Prayer God of Hope, be with me, with us today. Inspire us, encourage us, stir us up that we might know you better. That we might love you better. That we might see you, among these friends, today. Amen. Introduction The format is simple. Some teaching, some talking, some summarizing, some homework. Questions Think of…

  • Wisdom to the Hebrew people wasn’t just learning, but was expressed in proverbs, teachings that could be memorized and shared. The more wisdom you had memorized, the wiser you were. the pursuit of wisdom, spirituality today Proper 15B  |   1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 & John  6:51-58 What is wisdom? Before we talk about Solomon’s legendary wisdom,…