Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

For Sunday

  • For Sunday (Palm Sunday)

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    We begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday and move quickly to the Passion. But there’s a lot more there we are called to read.

  • The anxiety of grief

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    In the story of Mary seeking Jesus to heal Lazarus, we have a familiar image of grief. That we aren’t always rational.

  • A Cause for Celebrating

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    The story of Jesus healing a man’s blindness should be joyous. Instead, faith leaders are making everyone miserable.

  • The woman and Jesus at the well

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    We often call this passage “the woman at the well,” almost as if Jesus isn’t even there, like he plays no part.

  • Living in Sin

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    The challenge for Nicodemus is obvious. The fear of being found out. Of course, this isn’t really his problem, but ours.

  • Up the Mountain

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    In the Transfiguration, three disciples follow Jesus up the mountain. And how they react to what they witness is everything.