Skip to content

Pastor Josh Evans

sermons, theological musings, and other ramblings of a gay lutheran pastor

  • Welcome
  • Sermons
  • Reflections
  • Liturgies
  • Contact
  • Weddings
  • Resources
  • Links

Tag: loss

Loss and Grief, Healing and Hope

On November 7, 2021 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. Philip Lutheran Church7 November 2021 + All SaintsJohn 11.32-44Rev. Josh Evans I’m not sure what it says about me that two of my favorite days on the church calendar have to do with death. First, there’s Ash Wednesday, where we are honest about our human condition, our sin, our brokenness, our frailty … marking …

Continue reading Loss and Grief, Healing and Hope

A Sermon for a Time of Change

On October 24, 2021 By Josh EvansIn sermons1 Comment

St. Philip Lutheran Church24 October 2021 + Lectionary 30b (Pent. 22)Jeremiah 31.7-9Rev. Josh Evans I don’t think anyone enjoys moving. Sure, you might be excited to start your new job, or move to a new city, or finally have a place of your own, your “dream house” with the backyard or breakfast nook you fell …

Continue reading A Sermon for a Time of Change

Blue Christmas, Faithful Christmas

On December 8, 2019 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus8 December 2019 + Blue ChristmasMatthew 3.1-12, 11.2-11; Isaiah 35.1-10Rev. Josh Evans, preaching In this morning’s gospel reading for the Second Sunday of Advent, we heard the voice in the wilderness crying: John the Baptist’s bold call to repentance, to prepare the way of the Lord, to make …

Continue reading Blue Christmas, Faithful Christmas

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,497 other followers

Connect

  • View rev.joshevans’s profile on Facebook
  • View revjoshevans’s profile on Twitter
  • View revjoshevans’s profile on Instagram
  • YouTube

Looking for something?

What’s New

  • Alleluia, Here and Now May 22, 2022
  • An Oxymoronic Gospel May 15, 2022
  • A Mother’s Love, A Shepherd’s Care May 9, 2022
  • Hallelujah Anyway April 17, 2022
  • He Loved Them to the End April 14, 2022

What’s Old

Categories

Tags

abundance advent apocalypse Ash Wednesday baptism Black Lives Matter blue christmas bread of life Christmas christ the king church community coronavirus covid covid-19 darkness disciples discipleship easter ELCA ELM epiphany Eucharist exodus ezekiel faith gospel grace grief healing holy spirit Holy Trinity holy week hope hospitality isaiah jeremiah jesus john john the baptist joseph justice lazarus lent LGBTQIA+ light liturgy love LSTC luke lutheran mark martin luther martin luther king jr mary mary magdalene matthew ministry palm sunday pandemic parable passion paul prayer Proclaim racism reconciling in christ reformation resurrection revelation rich man seminary sermon transfiguration welcome
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Pastor Josh Evans
    • Join 1,497 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Pastor Josh Evans
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...