sermons, theological musings, and other ramblings of a queer lutheran pastor in brew city
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus23 June 2019 + Lectionary 12CLuke 8.26-39Rev. Josh Evans, preaching audio coming soon! 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 …
Preacher's Note: My internship supervisor was fond of saying that, in ministry, one phone call can change your entire day. Case in point: I wasn't planning on preaching at our Thursday evening worship service tonight, but here we are! The original version of this sermon was preached at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Midlothian, IL, …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus9 June 2019 + Day of PentecostJohn 14.8-17, 25-27; Acts 2.1-21Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Where have I seen this before?This looks so familiar… Questions I found myself asking as I perused the website for Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska — with its characteristic bright green and blue …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus26 May 2019 + Sixth Sunday of EasterRevelation 21.10, 22—22.5Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Think about the last dream you had. If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. On average, according to the National Sleep Foundation, most of us have 4-6 dreams per night, but we forget 95-99% of them! …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus12 May 2019 + Fourth Sunday of EasterRevelation 7.9-17Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Think of your favorite oxymoron. These are usually short phrases or figures of speech that contain two seemingly contradictory words or images: old news, same difference, original copy, seriously funny, historical fiction, civil war… What else? …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus7 April 2019 + Fifth Sunday in LentJohn 12.1-8Rev. Josh Evans, preaching This is a tale of two women. First: She’s at this big party, a wedding feast to be exact. Everything’s going great, and everyone’s having a great time… until: They run out of wine. With an …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus24 March 2019 + Third Sunday in LentIsaiah 55.1-9Rev. Josh Evans, preaching So there we were: hiking through the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. This was one of many summer vacation trips my dad and I took when I was growing up. One year took us all …
