Being Uncomfortable

St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York28 September 2025 + Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostProper 21 / Lectionary 26cLuke 16:19-31The Rev. Josh Evans This is an uncomfortable gospel. For Lazarus:who in life was economically destitute,covered with painful sores,without even a crumb to eat,the hunger pangs gnawing away inside of him,overlooked and passed by,with only the feral dogs …

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A Sermon about the Reign of God (and Queen Elizabeth)

St. Philip Lutheran Church25 September 2022 + Lect. 26c (Pentecost 16)Luke 16.19-31Rev. Josh Evans Very few things will get me out of bed at 4:30 in the morning: A fire alarm.A sudden crash of thunder as intense as though lightning struck my own roof.My cats knocking something over in the next room. This past Monday, …

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