Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Easter 3C

  • Too close to Jesus? — Intimacy, love, and discipleship

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    9 min read

    When the disciples run into Jesus, Peter acts like a fool, jumping into the water. Peter is the way into that feeling, to examine ourselves.

  • Good Like Peter

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    9 min read

    Peter, the Beloved Disciple, and why the way we judge ourselves keeps us from seeing how much we are truly loved.

  • So…Peter’s Naked?

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    3 min read

    It is so weird that Peter is naked and then clothes himself and then jumps in the water. How can we not talk about it?

  • Definitely, Peter

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    8 min read

    What Jesus told them to do was follow him. Instead, 7 disciples went to the beach.

  • Swimming Naked

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    9 min read

    This story is still Peter’s story. For it isn’t just that he gets dressed so that Jesus doesn’t see him naked in the boat. But when he covers himself, what does he do? He dives in. Why? We don’t know. But here’s a thought. He needed to get to Jesus. Peter is always trying to…

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  • Naked Love

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    6 min read

    a Sermon for Easter 3C Text: John 21:1-19 Why is Peter naked? The astute observer will notice that each of the gospels handles the resurrection of Jesus differently. Mark, the earliest gospel has no Jesus appearance; Matthew and Luke each have one appearance; while John has three. This morning we get the last one and…

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