Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Proper 25B

  • Serving in Faith

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    10 min read

    Jesus calls Bartimaeus to be a disciple at the time when the other disciples are struggling to see the purpose and the glory of God.

  • Faith like manna

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    3 min read

    Deciding how to approach this week’s gospel requires a look into our process of discerning our work in the world.

  • Learning from Bartimaeus—for Proper 25B

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    2 min read

    As Jesus approaches Jericho, he meets a blind man named Bartimaeus, who reveals the other side of discpleship.

  • Between Proper 24 + 25 (Year B)

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    2 min read

    Heading into this week’s gospel, we are reminded once again of the need to establish the context and remember where we are.

  • He has a name

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    6 min read

    In the story of Bartimaeus, we encounter the limitations of our vision while Jesus invites us in to a new way of seeing.

  • No more Messianic Secret

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    3 min read

    For Sunday, the Twenty-Second Sunday after PentecostProper 25B Collect Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for…