Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Gospel

  • 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.

  • For some, the idea of an Easter morning footrace is the farthest thing from your mind. Lace up the running shoes and hit the pavement. And some no doubt felt themselves racing to arrive here or some other church this morning. Particularly if the kids are a bit slow-footed. But this morning’s story isn’t about…