Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

confrontation

  • Our move back to Ordinary Time means we pick up the narrative near the beginning. Here’s a refresher on what we’ve missed.

  • The confrontations in the Temple continue. And understanding how they got there, and how that makes us feel, is essential.

  • Before Jesus talks about what goes in is not what defiles, he is confronted about his disciples not bothering to wash their hands.

  • To Save Life Or To Kill (Day 10 of A Simple Lent) My absolute favorite part of Jesus’s teaching is his few teachings about Sabbath. I think dealing with them is an essential part of understanding Jesus. Sabbath law is at the core of Torah. The literal observance of the Sabbath day is important. More important,…