Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

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  • Advent

    Episode 8 December 2, 2021

  • Thanksgiving is all about the food. That is how must Americans experience Thanksgiving: by eating through it. There are three kinds of Thanksgiving dinners: Always the same. Changing or negotiating between families Eating out. The Same The menu is pretty static for most of us. Turkey and carbs. And for many, the experience is also…

  • Repentance

    We are already turning The word repent means to turn and go another way. In Mark, we see that repentance is the driver of Jesus’s ministry and the very mantle he takes up from John the Baptizer. It is also what Jesus demonstrates in Mark 8, when he rebukes Peter for getting between him and…

  • For many, Ash Wednesday is a day of obligation. Others have no clue what it is. Its purpose is to open our hearts to change.

  • It’s not just change. It’s about shifting the burden of responsibility and its the ones in power who make the call.

  • In telling a parable about seeds and soil, Jesus invites us to transform our vision of the world from permanent division to open possibility.