Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

John 20:1-18

  • Hearing Things—for Easter Day

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    2 min read

    In her response to the empty tomb, Mary demonstrates the human response of grief blindness. But Jesus wakes her up with his voice.

  • Go Slow

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    7 min read

    For Easter, we contrast a ridiculous footrace with Mary being there. She witnesses the resurrection they miss.

  • Mary and the power of showing up

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    1 min read

    In the Easter story, Mary Magdalene offers a contrast to the competitive character of discipleship we too readily prefer.

  • Share the Love

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    6 min read

    The thing about faith is that we don’t just want to be better. We want to want to be better. And that is where the magic is.

  • The Resurrection Shouldn’t. But it is.

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    5 min read

    Easter and expectations. The pressure of what we should do. Be perfect. Figure it all out. All of that is erased.

  • Before Christ is Risen

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    6 min read

    For Christians, the empty tomb is a strange image for Easter — we struggle with what God is actually giving us: the need to wrestle with Jesus’s absence before we can find him present. Mary confronts death before seeing new life Easter  | John 20:1-18 There is more to say than “Christ is Risen!” Not…