Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

pandemic

  • “Going back to normal” is a deeply pessimistic idea. And it represents a fatalism we cannot afford to encourage.

  • As Jesus describes Jerusalem’s unwillingness to be gathered by him, we must confront our own fear of being gathered.

  • Changed

    In times of conflict or great disruption, we are always asking ourselves how will we be changed. But the process changes us.

  • Nurtured

    We often receive the frustration of Jesus like a child. Thinking it “mean” that he wants something different than we do.

  • Our Temptation

    The devil tempts Jesus in the wilderness with power. The question is what power are we tempted to claim for ourselves?

  • Planning ahead is hard when we’re asking one another to live in the moment. And even harder during a pandemic.