My Pastoral Ponderings

My Pastoral Ponderings
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Sermons
  • Devotions
  • Poetry
  • Contact

Tag: Coronavirus

Posted on January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 9 Comments

As We Suspend In-Person Worship (Again)

Because of rapidly rising COVID numbers in our community, our congregation made the difficult decision to suspend in-person worship services for the next four Sundays. Here are some remarks that I shared with our congregation in light of this decision.

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 3 Comments

Christmas Eve Sermon for Those at Church

What does Christmas mean for those worshiping at church, but in ways limited by this pandemic? The same as it has always meant, and more. Here is my sermon for those able to worship in person with us this Christmas Eve.

Posted on December 22, 2020December 21, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 6 Comments

Christmas Eve Sermon for Those at Home

What does Christmas mean for those worshiping at home this year? The same as it has always meant, and more. Here is my sermon for our online Christmas Eve Service.

Posted on November 18, 2020December 28, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 6 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 August 28, 2020December 28, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 9 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 August 15, 2020August 14, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 9 Comments

Woman, Great Is Your Faith!: My Sermon on Matthew 15:21-28

What can an unnamed Canaanite woman teach us about faith in Jesus? A great deal, it turns out. Here is my sermon on the woman who begged Jesus for crumbs from the master's table.

Posted on August 13, 2020August 20, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 7 Comments

Anxieties, Rip Currents, and the Peace that Surpasses All Understanding

Pondering similarities between life's anxieties and the ocean's rip currents, and how our faith can offer us peace in these anxious times.

Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

Pondering this Pandemic and the Sign of Jonah

As we live through this unprecedented pandemic, what can we learn from Jonah's time in the belly of the fish?

Posted on July 17, 2020December 28, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 3 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 2, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 2 Comments

The Star that Endures

In this rapidly-changing world, where we do turn to find guidance? We look to the star that endures, to the eternal that continues to be the foundation of our future.

Post navigation

Older posts
1 of 3
Follow My Pastoral Ponderings on WordPress.com

Categories

  • Book Reviews
  • Devotions
    • Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises
    • Poetry
  • Favorite Quotes
  • Other Ponderings
  • Sermons
  • Spiritual Formation

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 585 other followers

Follow Me

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Bible Gateway

Thank You BibleGateway.com for your many biblical resources and for your network of Christian faith-based bloggers

Tags

1 Corinthians 1 Peter 1 Thessalonians Acts of the Apostles Advent All Saints Sunday Ann Weems Ash Wednesday Baptism Baptism of Our Lord Beatitudes Blessed Blogging C. S. Lewis Christian Poetry Christina Rossetti Christmas Colossians Coronavirus Dietrich Bonhoeffer Easter Emily Dickinson Ephesians Eugene Peterson Evening Prayer Exodus Favorite Quotes frederick buechner George Herbert Gospel of John Gospel of Luke Gospel of Mark Gospel of Matthew Henri Nouwen Holy Week Howard Thurman Isaiah Jeremiah John Henry Newman John the Baptist Jonah Lamentations Lent Luci Shaw Lutheran Madeleine L'Engle Malcolm Guite Martin Luther Martin Luther King Jr. Mary Oliver Maundy Thursday Nonet Palm Sunday Philippians Poetry Prayer Psalms R.S. Thomas Racial Reconciliation Reformation Richard Branson Romans Running Seven Last Words Sonnets stewardship Tanzania The Imitation of Christ Thomas Merton Thomas à Kempis Vespers vocation Walking Wendell Berry Worship

Archives

  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel