Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

discipleship

  • Jesus decries our reluctance to see what’s wrong with our world. Not because we can’t see it. But because we refuse to do what we need to do. Jesus and the gathering storm cloudsProper 15C | Luke 12:49-56 Jesus just opened up a can, didn’t he? And what is supposed to happen next goes one…

  • Jesus gives us a response to the questions of our time. In the face of fear and confusion, he offers something clear: a world to transform. And you’re too afraid to answerProper 14C | Luke 12:32-40 When somebody says “Do not be afraid,” my first response is Wait, should I be? I want to know…

  • Making Peace

    Jesus sends us out to proclaim peace. But some people we like don’t want to hear it.

  • God’s love isn’t transactional. It restores us all.

  • The power in the story of the man healed of so many demons is not simply that he finds someone to love him. It’s that he becomes a multiplier of love. receiving God’s love to give it awayProper 7C | Luke 8:26-39 When you walk into this room, I always wonder what you’re thinking about.…

  • Yes, the Ascension is a weird story. But it is more than a moment. In the Ascension, we receive our purpose, conviction, and ultimately, our hope. why the Ascension is essential to the storyAscension Day C | Luke 24:44-53 Years ago, when news broke that Mel Gibson was going to make a movie about Jesus,…