St. John’s Lutheran ChurchAlbany, New York7 July 2024 + Lectionary 14bMark 6:1-13Rev. Josh Evans It’s not always easy, this life of being a disciple. Take nothing. No bread, no bag, no money. Nothing but your staff, the clothes on your back, and the sandals on your feet. Take nothing. Utterly rely on the providence of …
St. John’s Lutheran Church15 October 2023 + Lect. 28a (20 Pentecost)Matthew 22.1-14Rev. Josh Evans It’s been a difficult week. Because of an act of terror by an extremist group. Because of the resulting humanitarian crisis. And because of the way the present conflict has given rise to a renewed hostility and divisiveness, feeding into an …
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Lutheran Church of the Cross, Arlington Heights 8 July 2018 + Lectionary 14B (Pentecost 7) Mark 6.1-13 Rejection hurts. No one likes being rejected. Because rejection means exclusion. And we’ve all experienced it. Being rejected goes back as far as we have memory: Being excluded from the “cool kids” lunch table. Being chosen last for …
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