Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Thanksgiving

  • Giving Thanks

    Episode 55 of the Make Saints podcast

  • Thanks

    Episode 44 of the Make Saints podcast

  • Thanksgiving is all about the food. That is how must Americans experience Thanksgiving: by eating through it. There are three kinds of Thanksgiving dinners: Always the same. Changing or negotiating between families Eating out. The Same The menu is pretty static for most of us. Turkey and carbs. And for many, the experience is also…

  • Thanksgiving

    Episode 7 November 24, 2021

  • Thanks

    a season of gratitude and anticipation As we prepare, gather, and eat dinners over a long holiday weekend or campout for the “best deals of the season” at the annual shopping bacchanalia, we are drawn by the season to an attitude of gratitude. The funny thing is just how alien thankfulness sounds in 2021. I…

  • a Sermon for Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Text: Matthew 10:16-22 Sacrifice In the years after Jesus died, his closest followers passed on stories about Him. They gathered, started new faith communities, worshiped, sang. They prayed for the Kingdom. They called out to GOD. They taught their children to do the same. They told…