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St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York16 August 2026 + The Twelfth Sunday after PentecostProper 15 / Lectionary 20a (Mary, Mother of Our Lord)Matthew 15:[10-20], 21-28The Rev. Josh Evans Remember those ubiquitous bracelets: WWJD?What Would Jesus Do? Well, in this particular instance,Jesus done messed up. At worst, Jesus is a sexist, xenophobic jerkwho calls this foreigner …

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St. John’s Lutheran Church20 August 2023 + Lectionary 20a (12 Pentecost)Matthew 15.21-28Rev. Josh Evans “Divorced. Beheaded. Died.Divorced. Beheaded. Survived.”1 Such are the respective fates of the six wives of King Henry VIII, as each of them recounts in turn, during a fictionalized pop concert that forms the basis for SIX: The Musical (now playing on …

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