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Posted on February 12, 2022February 10, 2022 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 7 Comments

Blessed When We Trust: My Sermon on Jeremiah 17:5-10

What does it mean to trust in the Lord? Not just to believe in God, but also to trust God? Here is my sermon on Jeremiah 17:5-10, on the blessing that it is to trust in the Lord.

Posted on October 24, 2020October 23, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 5 Comments

Resting in the Grace of Our God

When the grace of this world lets us down, we can turn to the grace of our loving God. Here is my sermon for Reformation Sunday.

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 May 4, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence

Chosen for God’s Side

A short devotion inspired by Eugene Peterson's "Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best."

Posted on April 2, 2020April 13, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence

Thursday’s Poem, Prayer, Psalm, and Promise

Here are the prayers for Thursday morning, from my booklet of weekly prayers, "Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises."

Posted on December 4, 2019April 13, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 5 Comments

Let Christmas Carry You

Are you trying to carry the burden of Christmas? In this post, I remind myself and you to cast our burdens on the one whose birth we celebrate at Christmas.

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