Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

For Sunday

  • The Faith We Struggle to Embody

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    3 min read

    Jesus offers several teachings that don’t seem related. But one thing that connects them is we don’t want to embody them.

  • The Chasms

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    3 min read

    In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, we are given the chance to see, not what is fixed, but what can be changed.

  • Division and Possessions

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    3 min read

    Jesus’s keeps urging us to see our relationships (to the world, each other, and our stuff) entirely differently.

  • Keeping things unclear

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    3 min read

    The heart of this week’s gospel is Peter’s desire for clarity. But Jesus reveals that Peter wanted something else.

  • Martha is distracted

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    3 min read

    The Mary and Martha story in Luke is so familiar. We make typologies of the characters. And often avoid its significance.

  • Hoping for Justification

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    3 min read

    In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus offers a picture of compassion and generosity, rather than self-protection.