Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus15 September 2019 + Lectionary 24CLuke 15.1-10; Exodus 32.7-14Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Get lost! Pretty forceful words: Get lost. Go away. Get out of here. No one likes to be told to get lost. And yet lostness is exactly where we find ourselves in our readings today. What …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus1 September 2019 + Lectionary 22CLuke 14.1, 7-14Rev. Josh Evans, preaching “A place for everything, and everything in its place.” It’s so simple, so proverb-like, so beautiful of a sentiment. Words to live by. It’s no secret that I like things in order. In my office, books are …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus18 August 2019 + Lectionary 20CLuke 12.49-56Rev. Josh Evans, preaching When you’re from the Midwest, you might be used to a certain saying: If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. In biblical studies, I think the same concept applies: If you don’t like the reading, wait …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus11 August 2019 + Lectionary 19CLuke 12.32-40Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Elizabeth Platz. Earlean Miller? Ruth Frost? Phyllis Zillhart? Let’s try an easier one: Elizabeth Eaton? What all of these women share in common is that they’re ordained Lutheran pastors—a phenomenon which, …
Continue reading “Have No Fear”: A Sermon after Churchwide Assembly 2019
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus23 June 2019 + Lectionary 12CLuke 8.26-39Rev. Josh Evans, preaching The Exorcist was maybe not the best choice of movie for a 10-year-old boy… but what can I say? I loved scary movies — emphasis on the past tense loved— and my family was foolish enough to indulge …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus14 April 2019 + Palm / Passion SundayLuke 22.14—23.56Rev. Josh Evans, preaching What would you do if you knew when you were going to die? Would you change your perception of time and how you spend it? Or even your perception of your money and possessions? Would you …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus10 February 2019 + Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Lectionary 5C)Luke 5.1-11; Isaiah 6.1-8Rev. Josh Evans, preaching When I was growing up, my grandparents had a large pond in their backyard, and my grandpa was fond of catch-and-release fishing — a hobby he tried to get me into. I …
Continue reading Into the Deep: A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
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