Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Creation

  • It is tempting to try to cancel Easter for the pandemic. Or selfishly gather with foolish abandon. But at the heart of Easter is God’s presence.

  • We sometimes get stuck in a convincing argument because it sounds right. In the case of Sabbath law, we’re seduced by only half of the point. Sabbath remains a revolutionary conceptProper 16C | Luke 13:10-17 When we remember the creation story, we recall more than an origin. We receive our purpose. Light and dark. Day…

  • In Christmas, we are reminded of how God is in the world, how God is present through the Word. In the flesh and in the very fabric of the cosmos. Finding Christ is already present Christmas Day  |  John 1:1-14 The opening of John is a beautiful story of creation! As much as our Christmas…

  • Why Stephen?

    In our crass consumer culture we get the Feast of St. Stephen which reminds us giving comes with sacrifice and love comes with challenge. [Audio to come soon] The question we’ve all asked at some point, even if that point was a short time ago when you walked in here is this: why do we…

  • 27. Christians should be taught to love our creation and common space more than their own homes. The great theme of the Bible is God’s great reconciliation with the whole world. Not just people named Steve. From the beginning we see a constant focus on building a community of reconciliation, justice, and love: God creates…

  • I find God in music and conversation. I’ve never found anything divine in doctrine. But once in awhile I find conversations about doctrine can be holy. A big part of ministry today is spiritual rehab. For those suffering from Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome and those fleeing a toxic world of discipline and sin management. Or the abuse…