Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

empty tomb

  • Let’s Celebrate

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    5 min read

    In the empty tomb, we have an image that reveals both fearful skepticism and hopeful resolve that God’s grace overcomes death.

  • From the Wrong Place

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    6 min read

    The empty tomb reveals both the joy and fear of new things: and our tendency to assume what our faith tells us not to.

  • Open Tombs, Open Hearts

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    7 min read

    The Easter story is about wiping the slate, inviting us into a new vision of the world, to replace the one that’s killing us.

  • How to Love Change

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    7 min read

    The empty tomb is the great symbol of change. To proclaim the good news, we have to confront the truth. That we don’t hate change, we’re afraid of something else. Why we need the empty tomb The Great Vigil of Easter  |  Mark 16:1-8 “I hate change!” That’s what people tell me. Every day I…

  • Seeing the Lord

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    6 min read

    The resurrection and how Jesus wants to be known Easter  |  John 20:1-18   Earlier this week We have come to the end of a long, truly holy week. So much has happened in the story since we gathered last week (was it really only a week ago?) and many of us could benefit from…

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  • He Lives!

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    5 min read

    How the empty tomb provides all the ending we need The Great Vigil of Easter  |  Mark 16:1-8 He isn’t here They bought spices, then brought them to the tomb, to anoint him. Three women: Mary, Mary, and Salome. And they come out in the dark, shortly after the sun fades out of view on…

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