Drew Downs

Tag: Easter 4C

  • The Christians — On faith, love, and mixed identities

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    The Christians — On faith, love, and mixed identities

    This week’s gospel wrestles with authority and identity in faith and politics, and thankfully, in Jesus, we have both teacher and messiah.

  • Life of the Party

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    Life of the Party

    The problem is that we think John 10 is about punishing those who don’t follow Jesus. We get it completely wrong.

  • Not In?

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    Not In?

    The dangers of a seemingly anti-semitic passage and the challenge of dealing with what it is actually trying to do.

  • They took up stones again

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    They took up stones again

    Their confusion over expectations of the Messiah isn’t Jesus’s fault.

  • Clearly Jesus

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    Clearly Jesus

    From day one, we have struggled to name Jesus.  Name the Messiah. Name what he came to do. Name his substance. Name his mission. How “the real Jesus” is never really JesusEaster 4C | John 10:22-30 For three straight weeks, we have had good resurrection gospel stories. We’ve been praising the risen Christ. We’ve said…