Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Proper 21A

  • Love is Living Art

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    7 min read

    In his exploration of authority, Jesus confronts those confronting him, and reveals a way of being in the world that can save us all.

  • Dealing with divine authority in the truthiness era

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    6 min read

    Digging into the confrontation over authority in this week’s gospel, we might make interesting connections with our own conversations.

  • Conflict and Trust—for Proper 21A

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    2 min read

    When Jesus is questioned about his authority, we are confronted with our own sense of it—and of trust, conflict, and how we are to each other.

  • Between Proper 20 + 21 (Year A)

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    7 min read

    We’re moving into teachings from within the midst of Holy Week. And it is important to give ourselves that context to understand them.

  • No Debate

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    5 min read

    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.

  • Giving Grace

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    8 min read

    The hardest challenge Jesus gives those inside the church is to recognize that the saving grace is not about who we were before, but during and after. Proper 21A  |  Matthew 21:23-32 Before Jesus is teaching in the Temple and these chief priests and scribes question his authority, Jesus had to get there. When we…