St. Philip Lutheran Church 28 November 2021 + Advent 1c Luke 21.25-36 Rev. Josh Evans LISTEN HERE The nativity scene is out, the Christmas tree is up, the first candle on the Advent wreath is lit… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Thursday night, after having Thanksgiving dinner with a friend and her family, I drove home with Christmas music cued up on the radio, taking in the magical glow of Christmas lights, and feeling “the holiday spirit” … so you can imagine t

Advent has often been understood as a time of anticipation of and preparation for Christmas. Certainly we do look forward to the celebration of the coming of Christ enfleshed in the birth in Bethlehem. But Advent is also a time to remember, anticipate, and prepare for the promised coming of Christ at the end of time. As you watch and wait the Advent, it is our prayer you find this collection of devotions helpful as you journey through this season. Each of the entries has been

St. Philip Lutheran Church 21 November 2021 + Christ the King John 18:33-37 Pastor Elle Dowd (guest preaching minister) LISTEN HERE Grace and Peace are yours from the Triune God, whose eternal reign outlasts that of any tyrant or King. Amen. “Are you the King of the Jews?” In the Gospel reading today, the dialog between Pilate and Jesus takes place during a criminal trial proceeding. This question from Pilate is not a question asked in good faith or out of curiosity. It i

St. Philip Lutheran Church 14 November 2021 + Lect 33b (Pent 25) Mark 13.1-8 Rev. Josh Evans LISTEN HERE Beginning the night of November 9, 1938, violent anti-Jewish protests broke out across Germany and its surrounding territories. Kristallnacht, as it would later come to be known, “the night of broken glass.” Over the next 48 hours, violent mobs, spurred on by anti-Semitic propaganda, attacked hundreds of synagogues, desecrating Jewish religious symbols and artifacts. By th

St. Philip Lutheran Church 7 November 2021 + All Saints John 11.32-44 Rev. Josh Evans LISTEN HERE I’m not sure what it says about me that two of my favorite days on the church calendar have to do with death. First, there’s Ash Wednesday, where we are honest about our human condition, our sin, our brokenness, our frailty … marking our foreheads with ashes and proclaiming that we are dust. Then today, there’s All Saints, where we remember the saints of the church and the saints

Keynote Reflection: The Rev. Mark Pendleton, Pastor, Glenview New Church A monetary offering will be collected to benefit Wesley Child Care Center, Character Counts, and Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook. A food offering will also be collected and given to the Northfield Township Food Pantry.