And here again this week, an astonishing story of Jesus up on a mountaintop, transfigured and sparkly in prayer—

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It’s one heck of a story. Enough, in fact, to occupy the last fourteen chapters of Genesis. That’s 28% – over a quarter – of the first book

St. Philip Lutheran Church 13 February 2022 + Lect. 6c (Epiphany 6) Jer. 17.5-10; Psalm 1; Luke 6.17-26 Rev. Josh Evans LISTEN HERE What is filling your cup? Every Monday morning, I get a weekly email from a friend who serves as a pastor in the Milwaukee area. These emails always include a short devotion – which, admittedly, I don’t always faithfully read as much as I’d like to – as well as some announcements about her podcast and other things related to her ministry. The one

Date: Sunday, February 20, 10:30am Please join us for a special Sunday forum for the screening of the film Mission: Joy. We will plan to gather after worship to watch the film together at church, with an option to join via Zoom (the film will be screenshared on Zoom, similar to previous video-based GLOW Exploration series). Masks are required for in-person attendance. (Depending on how many of us there are, we will either meet in the pastor's office or the fellowship hall.) O

St. Philip Lutheran Church 6 February 2022 + Lect. 5c (Epiphany 5) Luke 5.1-11 Rev. Josh Evans LISTEN HERE It was a risky venture. Sure, they had always done things together in the past. They collaborated on summer projects and even sat in on each other’s regular weekly gatherings. But something as big and ambitious as this … a merger? What if it doesn’t go the way they planned? What if not everyone is on board with it? What if…it fails? These were the questions I imagine the