St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York22 March 2026 + The Fifth Sunday in LentJohn 11:1-45The Rev. Josh Evans Lazarus was dead:to begin with.There is no doubt whatever about that.Lazarus was, in a Dickensian turn of phrase, as dead as a door-nail. Lazarus is dead,Jesus says plainly.Dead for four days,John tells us –a not insignificant detail,perhaps …
St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York3 November 2024 + All SaintsJohn 11:32-44Rev. Josh Evans It’s a well-known story,often summarized with the title “The Raising of Lazarus”without a second thought. Start reading the actual story,and you’ll quickly realize: This isn’t so much about the raising of Lazarus –which only takes up two short verses at the …
St. Philip Lutheran Church20 November 2022 + Christ the KingLuke 23.33-43Rev. Josh Evans Every hymn has a story. Paul Westermeyer tells the story of one of my favorite hymns, “Holy God, Holy and Glorious,” in his Hymnal Companion commentary on Evangelical Lutheran Worship. In her own words, as Westermeyer’s commentary quotes, Lutheran pastor and hymn-writer …
Pastor Josh Evans 