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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From Czechia to Concord: Pastor František Janák Finds a Calling at Calvary Lutheran
Janák hopes to build a more diverse, welcoming congregation — and to open Calvary’s doors to the wider community.
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Big thanks to Chris Miller of The Cabarrus Compass for taking the time to interview me (we talked for over two hours) and write this piece. It is quite the biographical article!
This is my Christmas 2 sermon (Eve in comments):
"If we believe in a God who revealed Himself to the world, we cannot support institutions that hide themselves in the shadows. In 2026, I invite us all to pay close attention to how leaders share knowledge and power—both in and out of the church."
"If we believe in a God who revealed Himself to the world, we cannot support institutions that hide themselves in the shadows. In 2026, I invite us all to pay close attention to how leaders share knowledge and power—both in and out of the church."
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026 | CHRISTMAS SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS (ABC)
Sermon Good morning, and still, Merry Christmas! We are currently in the prologue—the "John beginning part"—of the Christmas season. Those who know me know I find the writing in the Gospel of John a l...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is my Christmas 2 sermon (Eve in comments):
"If we believe in a God who revealed Himself to the world, we cannot support institutions that hide themselves in the shadows. In 2026, I invite us all to pay close attention to how leaders share knowledge and power—both in and out of the church."
"If we believe in a God who revealed Himself to the world, we cannot support institutions that hide themselves in the shadows. In 2026, I invite us all to pay close attention to how leaders share knowledge and power—both in and out of the church."
Another proof that "removal of DEI policies" is really just about reinforcing the lie of White Supremacy and whitewashing history:
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash share.google/XXO8RrrcLuxv...
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash share.google/XXO8RrrcLuxv...
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash
The panels’ removal at the Netherlands American Cemetery comes after President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Another proof that "removal of DEI policies" is really just about reinforcing the lie of White Supremacy and whitewashing history:
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash share.google/XXO8RrrcLuxv...
U.S. removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash share.google/XXO8RrrcLuxv...
Exhibit no. 213 in "Why we don't have universal healthcare":
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What a shameful and immoral waste of our tax dollars.
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What a shameful and immoral waste of our tax dollars.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: [Minnetonka, MN] Video shows dozens of ICE agents pouring out of public library escorting one man during "Metro Surge" operation.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Exhibit no. 213 in "Why we don't have universal healthcare":
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What a shameful and immoral waste of our tax dollars.
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What a shameful and immoral waste of our tax dollars.
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Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
My Advent 4 sermon:
"Jesus would be the one riding a bus and serving meatloaf in the cafeteria, not taking helicopter rides to avoid the traffic downtown and having a private chef."
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"Jesus would be the one riding a bus and serving meatloaf in the cafeteria, not taking helicopter rides to avoid the traffic downtown and having a private chef."
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2025 | ADVENT FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)
Activities Children’s Message: "God Has Toes!" Goal: To help children understand the Incarnation through their own physical experiences. The Message: "Good morning! Today is the last Sunday before Chr...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My Advent 4 sermon:
"Jesus would be the one riding a bus and serving meatloaf in the cafeteria, not taking helicopter rides to avoid the traffic downtown and having a private chef."
sermons.logos.com/sermons/1640...
"Jesus would be the one riding a bus and serving meatloaf in the cafeteria, not taking helicopter rides to avoid the traffic downtown and having a private chef."
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It almost doesn’t need to be said that Christians forget Joseph in the Christmas story. We sing of and extol Mary. Joseph remains in the background, like a film extra with only a few lines.
But Matthew gives Joseph a brief starring role.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4
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But Matthew gives Joseph a brief starring role.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4
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Sunday Musings: Advent 4
Forgotten Joseph
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December 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It almost doesn’t need to be said that Christians forget Joseph in the Christmas story. We sing of and extol Mary. Joseph remains in the background, like a film extra with only a few lines.
But Matthew gives Joseph a brief starring role.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4
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But Matthew gives Joseph a brief starring role.
Sunday Musings: Advent 4
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This is heartbreaking AND irresponsible as the funds had been assigned to protect vulnerable people:
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/aPCFDwfEFVHg...
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/aPCFDwfEFVHg...
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors
DoJ has nearly $90m appropriated by Congress to support victims, but organizations say funding has been cut
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December 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is heartbreaking AND irresponsible as the funds had been assigned to protect vulnerable people:
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/aPCFDwfEFVHg...
US justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/aPCFDwfEFVHg...
It's about the right priorities:
Author John Fugelsang reflects on how progressive values are in sync with the teachings of Jesus
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December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It's about the right priorities:
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
Advent 3 interactive sermon:
"Beloved, Jesus doesn't need our blind obedience or our toxic positivity. As we await Christmas, it is okay not to be blissfully happy every second. We are complex beings."
"Beloved, Jesus doesn't need our blind obedience or our toxic positivity. As we await Christmas, it is okay not to be blissfully happy every second. We are complex beings."
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025 | ADVENT THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)
Theme: Evidence of the Coming King Readings: Isaiah 35:1–10 ; Matthew 11:2–11 [Introduction: Setting the Scene] Good morning. Since our other service today is the Cantata—filled with music and majesty...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Advent 3 interactive sermon:
"Beloved, Jesus doesn't need our blind obedience or our toxic positivity. As we await Christmas, it is okay not to be blissfully happy every second. We are complex beings."
"Beloved, Jesus doesn't need our blind obedience or our toxic positivity. As we await Christmas, it is okay not to be blissfully happy every second. We are complex beings."
Please enjoy this glimpse into my research in the form of a short paper "Being a Hauerwasian in the Global Church." It is NOT peer-reviewed, but it represents my research and most likely will be developed into a peer-reviewed article sometime next year.
(PDF) Being a Hauerwasian in the Global Church: Limitations and Opportunities of Hauerwas' Ethics in Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa
PDF | This short paper is the accompanying essay to my Doctoral Seminar presentation (Fall 2025). Some parts of it may be integrated into my planned... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Please enjoy this glimpse into my research in the form of a short paper "Being a Hauerwasian in the Global Church." It is NOT peer-reviewed, but it represents my research and most likely will be developed into a peer-reviewed article sometime next year.
"The fee will be imposed on individuals age 14 and older who are taken into custody after entering the United States unlawfully. " - yet another way to intimidate and burden already vulnerable people and also make some money on it.
Trump administration to charge $5,000 "apprehension fee" on migrants
The $5,000 "apprehension fee" stems from provisions contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"The fee will be imposed on individuals age 14 and older who are taken into custody after entering the United States unlawfully. " - yet another way to intimidate and burden already vulnerable people and also make some money on it.
My Advent 2 sermon:
"If only the weaker side 'makes peace' while the stronger side keeps attacking, that is appeasement. If only the stronger side gives scraps without changing the power dynamic, that is just charity. Neither is the Kingdom of God. Peace will never last without mutuality."
"If only the weaker side 'makes peace' while the stronger side keeps attacking, that is appeasement. If only the stronger side gives scraps without changing the power dynamic, that is just charity. Neither is the Kingdom of God. Peace will never last without mutuality."
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2025 | ADVENT SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)
Good morning, How far are we into the Advent season? Well, we have arrived at John the Baptizer and his rant about the religious leaders! His insult "brood of vipers" is iconic, and so is his attire: ...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My Advent 2 sermon:
"If only the weaker side 'makes peace' while the stronger side keeps attacking, that is appeasement. If only the stronger side gives scraps without changing the power dynamic, that is just charity. Neither is the Kingdom of God. Peace will never last without mutuality."
"If only the weaker side 'makes peace' while the stronger side keeps attacking, that is appeasement. If only the stronger side gives scraps without changing the power dynamic, that is just charity. Neither is the Kingdom of God. Peace will never last without mutuality."
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
My Advent 1 sermon:
"We need to know who is coming, so that we recognize him when he does. If we are waiting on a White ripped dude with blonde hair and American accent, somebody like that might come along, but it ain't Jesus. However, if we are his sheep, we will know our shepherd's loving voice."
"We need to know who is coming, so that we recognize him when he does. If we are waiting on a White ripped dude with blonde hair and American accent, somebody like that might come along, but it ain't Jesus. However, if we are his sheep, we will know our shepherd's loving voice."
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2025 | ADVENT FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)
Good morning, And a blessed Advent! The season of waiting and worshipping. Just a few more Sundays and Christmas is here. Similar waiting can be found in the texts, but this time it is about the fina...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My Advent 1 sermon:
"We need to know who is coming, so that we recognize him when he does. If we are waiting on a White ripped dude with blonde hair and American accent, somebody like that might come along, but it ain't Jesus. However, if we are his sheep, we will know our shepherd's loving voice."
"We need to know who is coming, so that we recognize him when he does. If we are waiting on a White ripped dude with blonde hair and American accent, somebody like that might come along, but it ain't Jesus. However, if we are his sheep, we will know our shepherd's loving voice."
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Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
A well targeted disruption of a PR accomplice to many fossil fuel polluters.
Oli Frost on Instagram: "We staged the world’s most peaceful protest 🧘
Find the link to email Edelman’s health clients in my bio @olifro.st or the link to try Oilwell @oilwell.app
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5,020 likes, 83 comments - olifro.st on November 16, 2025: "We staged the world’s most peaceful protest 🧘
Find the link to email Edelman’s health clients in my bio @olifro.st or the link to try Oilwe...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
A well targeted disruption of a PR accomplice to many fossil fuel polluters.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Double feature - Christ the King and Thanksgiving Service sermons!
Christ the King:
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"Real power isn't about making people afraid. Real power is having arms open wide enough to forgive, just like Jesus did."
Thanksgiving Service:
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Christ the King:
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"Real power isn't about making people afraid. Real power is having arms open wide enough to forgive, just like Jesus did."
Thanksgiving Service:
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2025 | AFTER PENTECOST CHRIST THE KING OR REIGN OF CHRIST PROPER 29 (C)
Good morning, Can you believe it? Advent is almost here....but before it comes, we have Christ the King Sunday! In some way a contrasting Sunday to Advent, where we will be building up anticipation of...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Double feature - Christ the King and Thanksgiving Service sermons!
Christ the King:
sermons.logos.com/sermons/1623...
"Real power isn't about making people afraid. Real power is having arms open wide enough to forgive, just like Jesus did."
Thanksgiving Service:
sermons.logos.com/sermons/1623...
Christ the King:
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"Real power isn't about making people afraid. Real power is having arms open wide enough to forgive, just like Jesus did."
Thanksgiving Service:
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If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
A Sunday Musing
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November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If Jesus is King, it is the weirdest “kingship” ever not-known in history...because he invited everyone to a shared table and proclaimed liberation. The kingdom he envisioned was one of human solidarity, non-violence, and shared goods.
Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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Christ (The) No Kings Sunday
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A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.
This is ridiculous - if not nurses then who is?
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is ridiculous - if not nurses then who is?
Please click below for my latest sermon:
“God’s mission is always bigger than any single congregation, and we are part of that story. In times of hardship, God does not send suffering, but walks with us, inviting us to testify to love and mercy—especially when we face struggle or uncertainty.”
“God’s mission is always bigger than any single congregation, and we are part of that story. In times of hardship, God does not send suffering, but walks with us, inviting us to testify to love and mercy—especially when we face struggle or uncertainty.”
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025 | AFTER PENTECOST PROPER 28 (C)
Audio:
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November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Please click below for my latest sermon:
“God’s mission is always bigger than any single congregation, and we are part of that story. In times of hardship, God does not send suffering, but walks with us, inviting us to testify to love and mercy—especially when we face struggle or uncertainty.”
“God’s mission is always bigger than any single congregation, and we are part of that story. In times of hardship, God does not send suffering, but walks with us, inviting us to testify to love and mercy—especially when we face struggle or uncertainty.”