Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

presence

  • At the Transfiguration, a few disciples see Moses and Elijah appear with Jesus. Then, when they blink, Jesus is alone.

  • With Us Now

    The point of this moment isn’t only the experience or the result. It’s the coming to engage with God’s great project together.

  • No Debate

    This teaching isn’t about word vs. action. It’s about a relationship with God that may begin in one spot, but ends in trust.

  • Being Jesus

    20. In taking on the form of Christ, we are making God present again and with the people. The Hands and Feet of Christ When I first realized the implications of Paul’s statement, it scared me. As metaphor, referring to the followers of Jesus as his hands and feet is pure beauty. Think about it! It’s…

  • 19. And it is through these groupings we come to embody the love of Christ in ourselves. Our culture gives us a false impression that we can do life alone. And our churches give us the same false impression about life and much more. It often teaches us that love of God is all that matters…

  • 18. For God’s greatest activity is in the form of community, as small as twos and threes. I’m going to get right to the point with you. Our primary concern is off base and our solutions are bad. The church is getting it’s view of redemption wrong, which makes it impossible to fix our problem of…