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Elijah’s Story

On June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York22 June 2025 + Second Sunday after PentecostProper 7 / Lectionary 12c1 Kings 19:1-15aThe Rev. Josh Evans It’s important for us not just to hear the sacred stories of scripture,but to find our place in these stories, alongside our biblical ancestors,human beings who lived and struggled and prayed,just as we …

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A Faith That Doubts

On November 17, 2024 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York17 November 2024 + Advent 2 (Lectionary 33b)Mark 13:1-8Rev. Josh Evans “There is one sin which I have come to fear above all others.Certainty.Certainty is the great enemy of unity.Certainty is the deadly enemy of tolerance.Even Christ was not certain at the end.[‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken …

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