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Posted on January 20, 2021January 12, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 3 Comments

Letters and Papers from Prison – Part 4

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's profoundly-moving letters from prison offer us guidance and hope as we live through this pandemic. Here is the last of my four-part series on his "Letters and Papers from Prison."

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 1 Comment

Finding Your Center after the Bottom Falls Out

In this book, Pastor Juanita shares her powerful story of journeying with our loving God through depression, and offers practical help for all Christians facing depression or other mental health challenges.

Posted on November 18, 2020December 28, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 7 Comments

Letters and Papers from Prison – Part 3

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's profoundly-moving letters from prison offer us guidance and hope as we live through this pandemic. Here is the third of a four-part series on his "Letters and Papers from Prison."

Posted on October 2, 2020October 23, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence

Treasuring Christ in the Media Age

How can Christians spiritually thrive in this media age in which we find ourselves? Tony Reinke explores this important question in his new book, "Competing Spectacles." Here is my review.

Posted on August 28, 2020December 28, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 10 Comments

Letters and Papers from Prison – Part 2

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's profoundly-moving letters from prison offer us a message of hope as we live through this pandemic. Here is the second of a four-part series on his "Letters and Papers from Prison."

Posted on July 17, 2020December 28, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

Letters and Papers from Prison – Part 1

What does a pandemic and an unexpected prison stay have in common? Quite a bit, it turns out, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Letters and Papers from Prison" has a lot to teach us as we live through this pandemic.

Posted on July 10, 2020October 23, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 3 Comments

How Lament Opens a Door for Racial Reconciliation

How do we talk about racial reconciliation in a way that invites further conversation? Mark Vroegop's "Weep with Me" suggests that the biblical language of lament can be a helpful way to engage in these conversations. Here is my review of this book.

Posted on June 18, 2020July 7, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence

Book Review: Run with the Horses by Eugene Peterson

How can we learn to live the good life? I reflect on that question as I review Eugene Peterson's book, "Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best."

Posted on January 30, 2020June 11, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence

Book Review: When Poets Pray by Marilyn McEntyre

Are you interested in poetry? Do you still find yourself joining with disciples of every generation in asking the Lord to "teach us to pray?" If so, I think that you will find this book by Marilyn McEntyre to be very helpful, and one that you will return to often.

Posted on January 11, 2020April 13, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence

Book Review: Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer

Here is my review of Parker Palmer's classic, "Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation."

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