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The Rev. Frantisek Janak
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Frantisek Janak is the pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Concord, North Carolina, Kaleidoscope Institute accredited facilitator, freelance artist and a PhD student in Practical Theology at Charles University in Prague.
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This is ridiculous - if not nurses then who is?
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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And many of these are seriously hurting right now...
The low-born, hard-working domestic laborer, used and misused and cast out by her employers, the single mother abandoned by the father of her child, the foreigner and refugee far from her native land, desperately trying to survive, frantic in her maternal concern for the safety of her child — this Hagar I have met many times MICHEL, THOMAS. "MOTHER OF FAITH IN THE COMPASSIONATE GOD."
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Indeed, I don't think it is the gospel of Jesus Christ.
A church that does not provoke any crisis, preach a gospel that does not unsettle, proclaim a word of God that does not get under anyone's skin or a word of God that does not touch the real sin of the society in which it is being proclaimed: what kind of gospel is that? - Oscar Romero
October 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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49 ELCA bishops, including my bishop Emily K. Hartner, wrote a letter "in this moment of national and global tension with clarity and conviction [as their] faith compels [them] to stand where Jesus stands—with and for those whom society often seeks to exclude, erase, or diminish."(PDF in comments)
Our shared confession that every person is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) grounds us in the conviction that all people possess inherent dignity. The incarnation of Jesus Christ reveals God’s profound solidarity with humanity—especially with those who are marginalized or oppressed. The gospel we proclaim insists that our neighbor’s need is the occasion for our love and that our public life is shaped by justice, mercy, and a commitment to the common good.
October 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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It's about the prosperity of the people as a whole.
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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This is Eric's book I greatly enjoy getting back to as it is an important contribution to the mindset of "faith over fear" (and more):
"Instead of following hollow, prescribed rituals that only make us feel better temporarily, we need to find rituals that are liturgies that enable people to gather around God, reminding ourselves that our ultimate security resides in God. Jesus showed us the way to move from fear to ministry by facing it, pondering it, and linking it to its most terrible destination. Only then can we see and experience resurrection - knowing what God is calling us to do." - Eric H. F. Law - Fear Not: Living Grace and Truth in a Frightened World, p. 48
October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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A quote from the book I chose for my Doctoral German Exam and that I am currently reading and studying - Bonhoeffer's Discipleship, page. 5 (German in comments). An important reminder in these times, I think.
A quote from Bonhoeffer's Discipleship: Above all, grace is costly, because it was costly to God, because it costs God the life of God’s Son—“you were bought with a price”—and because nothing can be cheap to us which is costly to God. Above all, it is grace because the life of God’s Son was not too costly for God to give in order to make us live. God did, indeed, give him up for us. Costly grace is the incarnation of God. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Discipleship, ed. Victoria J. Barnett, trans. Barbara Green and Reinhard Krauss, Reader’s Edition, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2015), 5.
October 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Full sermon text on Dishonest Manager (Luke 16:1-13):
sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582...

Audio with transcription (11am)
recorder.google.com/a34c2bc1-775...

Video (8:30am):
www.youtube.com/live/QVFeW8U...

We are in this together, beloveds! ✊
September 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The Fascist bingo courtesy of the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. How many did you get?
September 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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My latest sermon (August 24, '25) is available via text:
sermons.logos.com/sermons/1564...
And video:
www.youtube.com/live/cs6YrFJ...
August 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Martin Luther didn't think the Letter of James is good for preaching the gospel, but found it useful for teaching on the nature of works stirred by our faith:
August 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Sermon writing musings:
What if we hang Luke 12:15 instead of the Ten Commandments or John 14:6 in public places? Would some proponents of Christian messaging in public had a change of heart?
Putting aside for a little bit if we should hang any of it in the public to begin with.
July 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Xpost '23:
As I read for my missiology doctoral exam paper, this struck me as very profound:
(NOBLE, Ivana."The Current Ecumenical Situation in Europe." In:ANDREE, Uta, DIEHL, Anna-Katharina et al. Challenged by Ecumenism: Documentation of the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute - Berlin 2017.)
July 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Everybody deserves to rest and recharge. Merit based basic PTO is a sham - all workers should have a reasonable base of vacation days.
June 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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We are living in an upsidedown bizarro dimension, where caring for children in a war-torn territory is considered wrong by some. Ms. Rachel is amazing for taking a stand against bigots dehumanizing Palestinians.
June 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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My latest sermon from June 1st is available:
sermons.logos.com/sermons/1514...
"In times, when so much division is in our world, we should not forget [this about being missional] — it’s about God’s love and care that unites and overcomes, rather than power and influence that divides and conquers."
June 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Attending the first day of North Carolina Synod (ELCA) Synod Assembly! If prayer is in your practice, pray for us as we are voting on a new bishop in the next few days (and for me as I know hardly anyone, so voting is hard). It's a "little" bigger than New Jersey Synod's SA that is for sure!
May 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Prosperity of the majority over the profits of the few: "We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can [and] do read worthwhile books."
A quote by W. E. B. Du Bois: "We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can [and] do read worthwhile books."
May 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Let's keep growing, exploring, learning, changing, and never stop questioning!

“All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up - that growing is an ever ongoing process.”
― M. Scott Peck
May 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Save the date for my installation! June 1st at 4pm in the sanctuary of Calvary Lutheran Church (950 Bradley Rd NE, Concord, NC) and online at: www.youtube.com/@calvarylutheran4762
All are welcome! A reception follows the service.
May 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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You are invited to our Outdoor Contemporary Worship services on May 4th, 11th, and 18th at 8:30AM. Come on down to Calvary Lutheran Church, 950 Bradley St NE, Concord, NC!
May 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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An inspiring quote as ever:

#ThomasMichel #compassion #GodIsLove #Justice4All #JesusWasARefugee
A Quote by Thomas Michel from "Mother of Faith in the Compassionate God" - "The low-born, hard-working domestic laborer, used and misused and cast out by her employers, the single mother abandoned by the father of her child, the foreigner and refugee far from her native land, desperately trying to survive, frantic in her maternal concern for the safety of her child - this Hagar I have met many times"
May 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM