Drew Downs

Tag: discipleship

  • Listening

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    Listening

    The Transfiguration is not merely an event: it is a turning point in the work of teaching Jesus has been doing.

  • Salty (Epiphany 5A)

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    Salty (Epiphany 5A)

    In the passage right after the Beatitudes, Jesus describes his followers as being like salt. And a light, too.

  • Still poor in spirit

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    Still poor in spirit

    Before we can talk about being “the salt of the earth” we must remember the Beatitudes and our poverty in spirit.

  • Legacies

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    Legacies

    Jesus invites fishermen to become disciples. To accept the transformation of their lives. Which is the point.

  • Beyond Family

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    Beyond Family

    In calling James and John away from his father and his business, we see Jesus inviting us into something bigger than family.

  • Our Time

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    Our Time

    John the Baptist and Andrew offer a hopeful vision of faith, adaptation, and trust at a time of great change.

  • Beloved

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    Beloved

    John the Baptist isn’t the Messiah. He’s the prophet preparing the way. But we can see what Jesus is doing.

  • Talking About Devastation (Proper 28C)

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    Talking About Devastation (Proper 28C)

    In Temple destruction and community division, Jesus paints a frightening picture with the reminder to not fear it.