Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

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  • a Homily for Proper 24B Text: Mark 10:35-45 The Overwhelming Sound of Voices There are times when I hear too many voices. My son is chattering about something, my wife is trying to actually tell me about tomorrow’s plans, and my daughter is getting louder and hoping that I hear her above all the cacophony and…

  • Growing up, my favorite people in church fell into the “senior” category.  They were the most engaged in my life and were so happy to see me.  I wasn’t a nuisance, even when I was incredibly embarrassing to my parents.  I was so profoundly loved by the seniors at Trinity Episcopal in Alpena, Michigan. This category,…

  • One of my good church friends is Jimmy*.  Jimmy is a Baby Boomer, served in Vietnam, runs a small business he owns.  He, like many of his generation, grew up going to church and spent the middle twenty or so years not. Jimmy and I would talk about what matters…