sermons, theological musings, and other ramblings of a queer lutheran pastor in brew city
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus13 October 2019 + Lectionary 28CLuke 17.11-19Rev. Josh Evans, preaching For the past several weeks, I’ve been carrying one, single, “AA” battery with me in my bag. And not just any “AA” battery, but a dead “AA” battery. And you might ask, “Pastor Josh, why are you carrying …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus29 September 2019 + Michael and All AngelsRevelation 12.7-12; Luke 10.17-20Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Music videos can be pretty bizarre, and the music video for Amy Grant’s 1984 hit single “Angels” is no exception. Sure, the lyrics are pleasant enough, inspirational even: Angels watching over me,every move I …
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 + 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 + Christ the King Campus28 July 2019 + Lectionary 17CLuke 11.1-13Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Let us pray… (pause) We’re not actually going to pray right now, but what did you notice when you heard those words? Did you bow your head? Close your eyes? Fold your hands? Try to quiet your thoughts? …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus21 July 2019 + Mary Magdalene, ApostleJohn 20.1-2, 11-18Rev. Josh Evans, preaching No one likes to be thought of as clingy. So it might seem strange to call Mary Magdalene, the apostle whose feast day we commemorate today, clingy. And yet, our gospel text literally shows her clinging …
