Author Archives: Bishop Mark Lawrence
The Calling of a Bishop Coadjutor
On July 9, 2020, Bishop Lawrence sent the following message to the Diocese. Dear Friends in Christ, Yesterday I announced to the clergy of the diocese my decision to call for a bishop coadjutor. This call for a bishop coadjutor … Continue reading
Share this:
Standing in the Breach
The second meditation in a series on the national unrest and call to prayer by Bishop Mark Lawrence If it is true as author Shelby Steele has stated in a recent interview that “racism is endemic to the human condition,” and, I … Continue reading
Share this:
With Groanings too Deep for Words; Meditation 1
The first meditation in a series on the national unrest and the call to prayer by Bishop Mark Lawrence Early Saturday evening I was driving back from Summerville having just ordained one of our transitional deacons. Nearing Charleston, quite at the … Continue reading
Share this:
The Viral Shuttering of Other Gods
This is an edited version of a sermon given by Bishop Mark Lawrence on Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020 at St. Michael’s Church, Charleston SC. View the video. I received an email last week that included a brief message that … Continue reading
Share this:
Faithfulness in an Age of Pandemic
A Pastoral Letter from The Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence March 17, 2020 Greetings in the strong name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit in whose fellowship we, by the grace of God, are … Continue reading
Share this:
Springtime: The Seedtimes of Your Life
What are you sowing? Today is an Ember Day in the Church’s Calendar. So is this Friday and Saturday. Mostly they go unnoticed—you may have never heard of them. Ember Days in the Western Church trace back as far as … Continue reading
Share this:
The Bishop’s Bookshelf
Thinking Strategically About Book Choices; An Interview with Bishop Mark Lawrence I’m an avid reader, always having at least one and sometimes several books on my nightstand. But I choose books based on friends’ recommendations. Perhaps in reading this you’ll … Continue reading
Share this:
Open the Door – It’s Christmas
A Christmas message from Bishop Mark Lawrence; December 24, 2018 “Close the door!” shouted my mother as I dashed down the back steps—wild runnin’ with my dog. “Close the door” she shouted again, raising her volume sharply. But I had … Continue reading
Share this:
Thanksgiving—the Normal Christian Life
Perhaps the faces were not as colorful, the voices so resonant or the rooms as bright as they remain in my memory. For the past is not merely what actually happened or what really was—it is also what we remember … Continue reading
Share this:
Summer—When Living is for Now
Samuel Barber begins his great oratorio, Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with James Agee’s suggestive words—“It has become that time of evening when people sit on their porches, rocking gently—talking gently, undulating in astral motion….” Front porches with rocking chairs or … Continue reading
