St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York24 December 2024 + Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve)Luke 2:1-20Rev. Josh Evans This is no time for a child to be born,With the earth betrayed by war & hateAnd a comet slashing the sky to warnThat time runs out & the sun burns late. That was no time for …
St. John’s Lutheran Church24 December 2023 + Nativity of Our LordLuke 2:1-20Rev. Josh Evans To be perfectly honest: I never really cared for the Christmas Eve ritual of lighting candles and singing “Silent Night.” Maybe it has something to do with — oh, I don’t know — that time I was attending midnight mass at …
St. Philip Lutheran Church24 December 2022 + Nativity of Our LordLuke 2.1-20Rev. Josh Evans This is now my third Christmas at St. Philip. In 2020, our sanctuary had been transformed into a film studio, as we recorded our Christmas Eve service, piece-by-piece, on December 22, with only the liturgical “actors” and our production team for …
St. Philip Lutheran Church24 December 2021 + Nativity of Our LordLuke 2.1-20; Titus 2.11Rev. Josh Evans I wonder how she felt when she of all people was chosen to be the first to receive the “good news of great joy.” Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber gives us some insight: “We have no idea what Mary was …
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St. Philip Lutheran Church24 December 2020 + Nativity of Our LordLuke 2.1-20Rev. Josh Evans, preaching It’s not Christmas until… how would you fill in the blank? Here’s what a very scientific Facebook poll among my friends this week found out: It’s not Christmas until… the lights and tree are up… we get to sing carols …
Unity Lutheran Church24 December 2019 + Nativity of Our LordLuke 2.1-14Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Audio: Video: How did I wind up with so much stuff? Said anyone who has ever moved - and especially so when downsizing. Seriously: how did I wind up with so much stuff? I even got rid of a bunch of …
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