You would’ve thought I had asked if Jesus was the Son of God or not. Earlier this week, I posed a simple poll on Facebook to my fellow Lutherans: This weekend, my congregation is observing: 👍 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost(and we’re staying green) ❤️ Reformation Sunday(and we’re going red) Please react appropriately. The reactions …
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Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus27 October 2019 + Reformation SundayJohn 8.31-36; Jeremiah 31.31-34Rev. Josh Evans, preaching When I was growing up, my dad so tried to get me into sports, bless his heart. But one piece of sports wisdom he shared that actually stuck with me: Root for your team, not against …
Augustana Lutheran Church 30 October 2016 + Reformation Sunday John 8.31-36 There are more than a few one-liners peppered through the Bible—single verses plucked out for their pithy expression of some essential theological truth. Today we encounter one such one-liner: “[Then] you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” The problem, …
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Pastor Josh Evans 