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Light and Darkness

On December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 By Josh EvansIn sermons1 Comment

St. Philip Lutheran Church13 December 2020 + Advent 3BJohn 1.6-8, 19-28Rev. Josh Evans, preaching I admit it: I’m one of those people who puts up their Christmas decorations as soon as the last trick-or-treater leaves my front door. Christmas lights especially may be one of the things I love most about this time of year. …

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Dark

On January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 By Josh EvansIn reflectionsLeave a comment

Note: An edited version of this reflection appears in the January 2020 issue of the UNITY Lutheran Church newsletter. As I write this article, I’m sitting in my apartment, in near-total darkness, except for the glow of the lights on my Christmas tree and two other strands of lights I have hanging around my front …

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Light and Life

On December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus29 December 2019 + Christmas 1John 1.1-14 (Nativity III)Rev. Josh Evans, preaching When I was in college, I worked for about a year as a student campus security officer. In hindsight, even a student job in public safety wasn’t the wisest choice for me, as someone who is …

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Wake-Up Call

On December 2, 2019December 8, 2019 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus1 December 2019 + Advent 1AIsaiah 2.1-5; Matthew 24.36-44Rev. Josh Evans, preaching It feels hard to believe, but exactly one year ago on this day, December 1, I was ordained as a pastor into the ministry of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA. My ordination took place at …

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A Sermon About Darkness and God’s Presence

On June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

A sermon about darkness and God's presence that I preached at the interfaith service at my CPE site

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