St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York2 August 2026 + The Tenth Sunday after PentecostProper 13 / Lectionary 18aMatthew 14:[1-12], 13-21The Rev. Josh Evans Comfort foods –we all have them. Whether it’s splurging at your favorite restaurantor indulging in a pint of ice cream on your couch at home,there’s something, well, comforting about our favorite foods. …
St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York11 August 2024 + Lectionary 19b1 Kings 19:4-8; John 6:35, 41-51Rev. Josh Evans It was the best of times.It was the worst of times. Words made famous, of course,by 19th century English novelist Charles Dickens. Words which might, just as well,describe one of the most prominent figuresin the Hebrew Bible. …
St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York4 August 2024 + Lectionary 18bJohn 6:24-35Rev. Josh Evans “Sometimes bread is just bread,”as the brilliant New Testament scholar Dr. Barbara Rossing once suggested,following a decisively eucharistic sermon I had just delivered on John chapter 6 one afternoon during a preaching class at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. …
St. John’s Lutheran Church6 August 2023 + Lectionary 18a (10 Pentecost)Matthew 14.13-21; Isaiah 55.1-5Rev. Josh Evans I’d like to think I know a thing or two about good food. Within the first few months of moving across the country, I’ve already found my new go-to places for tacos, pizza, and bagels – three of the …
St. Philip Lutheran Church22 August 2021 + Lectionary 21b (Pent. 13)John 6.56-69Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Enough! Usually a cry uttered in exasperation: I’ve had enough! Haven’t we had enough of this bread of life stuff? Thank goodness for Mary Sunday last week to give us a break! But here we are again: one last teaching …
St. Philip Lutheran Church1 August 2021 + Lectionary 18B (Pent. 10)John 6.24-35Rev. Josh Evans, preaching What are you hungry for? I’ve lived a fairly comfortable and privileged life, and the answer to that question has never gone unfulfilled. I’ve never had to question where my next meal is coming from. Usually I’m more paralyzed by …
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