Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Gospel

  • Relationship

    We start with the question: What is the story so far? This week, we recognize that the story came to a sort of end in what we call the Old Testament (or Hebrew Scripture). It also marks a beginning in the New Testament (or Greek Scripture). Those of us who read genre fiction or watch…

  • John the Baptizer invites us to talk about sin like it’s something we can repent and get rid of. Because it is.

  • Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle remind us to focus not on our impairments, but on the gospel itself.

  • When your patron is a martyr, you know you’re in for a challenge. When that martyr mimics Jesus’s challenge to the religious leaders, well…

  • We make lots of excuses not to love. They’re all trash. Every single one. Because Christians have no excuses to avoid loving other people.

  • The Story

    In returning to the beginning of the story, we come to see how Jesus got here, how we got here, and what we’re called to about it.