Ephesians – My Pastoral Ponderings

Posted on January 2, 2021February 28, 2021 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 5 Comments

Blessed for a New Year: My Sermon on Ephesians 1:3-14

Do you like to make new year's resolutions? Rather than begin this year focused on resolutions, I suggest that we begin by focusing on our blessings. In this post, I ponder five such blessings, lifted up by Paul in Ephesians 1:3-14.

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 2 Comments

Hostility’s End

A sonnet inspired by Ephesians 2:13-16, where we are reminded that Christ Jesus "has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility, between us."

Posted on February 6, 2020April 13, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 1 Comment

The Costly Grace of a Worthy Life

What does it mean to lead a worthy life? My recent re-reading of Paul's New Testament letters led me to ponder that question. Here are my thoughts.