Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

rhetoric

  • Jesus doesn’t give us a challenging teaching here. It’s straight-forward. But our brains do something weird with it.

  • Dealing with politics, we often think it is all about consistent ideology. But it is always about both ideology and behavior.

  • Why do so many arguments sound logical, but we know aren’t? The problem is that we are stuck in ever-expanding contours of truth.

  • Prayer God of Hope, be with me, with us today. Inspire us, encourage us, stir us up that we might know you better. That we might love you better. That we might see you, among these friends, today. Amen. Introduction The format is simple. Some teaching, some talking, some summarizing, some homework. Discussion When have…