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Jesus Is Born

On December 29, 2025 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York24 December 2025 + The Nativity of Our LordChristmas EveLuke 2:1-20The Rev. Josh Evans Christmas is a good time for poetry. Here’s one – or part of it at least:(If you were here for our Christmas pageant on Sunday,you’ll know where this is going.) “As a kid those Sunday mornings …

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A Blessing for the End of the Year

On December 31, 2016 By Josh EvansIn reflections1 Comment

The poetry of John O'Donohue has long held the serendipitous capacity to speak to me with the right words at the right time. His collection of poems in To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings (New York: Doubleday, 2008) has accompanied me most recently through the summer I spent as a hospital chaplain intern …

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