13th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – August 14, 2016 – Hebrews 11:29-12:2 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Keep Running – Pastor Evan Davis Brett and I’ve been watching a little bit of the Olympics this week, as I imagine you have as well. There are so many […]
12th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – August 7, 2016 – Hebrews 11:11:1-3,8-16; Luke 12:32-40 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Little Flock on the Move – Pastor Evan Davis What shall we be terrified of this week? Take your pick: Zika’s in Florida, another terrorist attack seems to […]
11th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – July 31, 2016 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Ecclesiastes 1:2,12-14,2:18-23, Colossians 3:1-11, Luke 12:13-21 Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Pastor Evan Davis I am most definitely not our congregation’s foremost expert on barns. Could someone tell me, what is the purpose […]
10th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – July 24, 2016 – Luke 11:1-13 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Praying Like Jesus – Pastor Evan Davis Lord, how do we pray? Maybe that’s our question. How do we pray? What words should we use? Most of us probably think we […]
9th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – July 17, 2016 – Genesis 18:1-10a, Luke 10:38-42 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Stop, Listen, See, Love – Pastor Evan Davis You know how the Salvation Army has Christmas in July? It’s a good effort for a good cause. So imagine […]
Enough is enough. It’s time to talk about our neighbors – our specific neighbors – whom Jesus calls us to love. Hear an audio recording of Pastor Evan’s sermon here: 8th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – July 10, 2016 – Luke 10:25-37 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Seeing […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhL1-q-QkAg 5th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – June 19, 2016 – Galatians 3:23-29 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Only Us – Pastor Evan Davis In reflecting on the tragedy of 49 of God’s children being murdered and 54 wounded by another of God’s children in Orlando last Saturday […]
It’s true – miracles mess up your life. Listen or read on… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Bs_6-eSWA 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – June 5, 2016 – Luke 7:11-17 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Miracles Mess Up Your Life – Pastor Evan Davis What qualifies as a miracle for you? You’re on […]
Who is worthy…who is not worthy…it occupies a lot of our attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLZDIoVR2Lo 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – May 29, 2016 – Luke 7:1-10 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Highly Valued – Pastor Evan Davis Brett and I have been reading the Daily News-Record‘s annual leadership awards, […]
The echo of the divine community of God is found in the creation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnWaBZmHjoE The Holy Trinity (Year C) – May 22, 2016 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Divine Community – Pastor Evan Davis You know, here we are at another major Sunday, one of the festivals of the […]