Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

wise men

  • In the Epiphany, we focus on the light to the exclusion of the dark, celebrating the fools and rather than the hope Christ brings.

  • In the Epiphany, we are invited to partner with God in new ways. Because God is always inviting new people in.

  • Just because the lectionary has us reading the beginning of Matthew in the wrong order doesn’t mean we shouldn’t get it straight.

  • Who He Will Be

    a Sermon for Epiphany Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Mixed Origins Today we celebrate The Epiphany: a church holiday with two origin stories. A day that we know is important, but have trouble with understanding why. A day that pales in comparison to Christmas, and yet the church has historically understood as greater. In the Epiphany, we…

  • Eating Scripture took a holiday to fast for a few weeks, but returns today with a serious hunger, eager to devour Epiphany! In Epiphany, we are challenged by the fact that what the holiday is intending to deal with is nothing like what people feel on that day. It began as a celebration of Jesus’s…