Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Grace

  • When Jesus tells us about the problems with wealth, we get hung up on whether or not he means us. But that isn’t the point. For the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 23B Collect Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good…

  • courage

    Gracefully living in the now. Peter shows courage in naming Jesus Messiah. He also shows courage in standing up to Jesus in the moment. Jesus shows courage in confronting that temptation to avoid the challenge ahead of them. Following Jesus takes courage. It often seems like we encourage one another to display courage to benefit…

  • In comparing himself to the vine, Jesus gives us an opportunity to see the communal nature of love.

  • We expect our Christmas stories to be full of joy. But they often only end that way. How we get there is how we find grace.

  • The Epiphany is not just the celebration of some dudes bringing presents. It’s the revelation that God’s grace is suitable for all of us.

  • In the prologue to John’s gospel, we get a deep, wonderful, and expansive image of God that builds up our awe and our gratitude.