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Month: June 2021

Posted on June 30, 2021June 29, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 7 Comments

Are You the One Who Is to Come, or Are We to Wait for Another?

This is another in my series exploring Scripture's most compelling questions, in this case the question asked by John the Baptist to Jesus from his prison cell.

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 2 Comments

Visiting Golgotha

A poem reflecting on my visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Posted on June 26, 2021June 24, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 2 Comments

From Healing to Peace: My Sermon on Mark 5:21-43

Jesus wants more for us than to be healed of disease. He wants to give us his peace. Here is my sermon on Mark 5:21-43.

Posted on June 25, 2021June 24, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 3 Comments

Three with a Secret | Gerhard E. Frost

Three with a Secret by Gerhard E. Frost

Posted on June 24, 2021June 23, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 1 Comment

Happy Birthday, John the Baptist!

Today we celebrate the birth of John the Baptist. Here is a devotion reflecting on his importance to us.

Posted on June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 1 Comment

When Others Are Listening: A Devotion on Acts 16

When Others Are Listening: A Devotion on Acts 16

Posted on June 22, 2021August 2, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 2 Comments

A Reflection on Seamus Heaney’s “Miracle”

A Reflection on Seamus Heaney's "Miracle"

Posted on June 19, 2021June 17, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

Even Though He Sleeps, Christ Is in the Boat: My Sermon on Mark 4:35-41

"Even Though He Sleeps, Christ Is in the Boat" - My Sermon on Mark 4:35-41

Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

The Journey of Faith

A brief reflection on the journey of faith.

Posted on June 16, 2021June 14, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 5 Comments

Who Do You Say that I Am?

This is another in my series exploring Scripture's most compelling questions, in this case the question asked by Jesus to his first disciples and to all who would follow him.

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