Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

John 2:13-22

  • A Messy Temple

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    7 min read

    In all of the order of the Temple, we struggle to see the mess underneath; why things need to change; and even what to do about it.

  • When Jesus starts a ruckus

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    4 min read

    What Jesus is up to in the Temple is distracting. But not nearly as much as our attempts to avoid dealing with his critiques of the Temple.

  • To be citizens, not consumers of the Kin-dom

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    2 min read

    What is behind Jesus’s outrage at the Temple? And what does it means for us? It begins with how we see our part in the system.

  • Between the Second and Third Sunday of Lent (Year B)

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    4 min read

    The move to Jesus’s actions known as the “cleansing” of the Temple offer us different ways to see our conflict and his purpose.

  • The Art of Love

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    7 min read

    In overturning the tables in the temple and reimagining Sabbath law, Jesus invites us into a new relationship to our work. Not as adherents and citizens, but as artists and co-creators. Jesus invites us to be artists collaborating in a global masterpiece Lent 3B  | John 2:13-22 This church may have a lot of doors…