Author Archives: Bishop Mark Lawrence

Marsabit – October 28, 2013, Journal Entry

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Bishop Mark Lawrence

While the Imam’s call to prayer sounded earlier just below my full consciousness, it was the buzzing of a thick-bodied Wood Boring Bee that finally awakened me and ushered me into the various morning sounds of Marsabit—bird songs, cock crows, … Continue reading →

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Jottings from GAFCON II (Take Two)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Bishop Mark Lawrence

October 22nd—We began the morning with Holy Eucharist at All Saints’ Cathedral led by the Nigerian delegation and according to the Church of Nigeria’s Prayer Book.  The Anglican Church of Nigeria has the largest delegation at this convention, which is, … Continue reading →

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Jottings from GAFCON II

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Bishop Mark Lawrence

October 19th—It is the feast day of Henry Martyn and we are waiting in Boston’s Logan Airport as I scrawl these sentences on our way to GAFCON II. The next leg is Amsterdam and then on to Nairobi, Kenya. There … Continue reading →

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Life’s Fallow Seasons

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Bishop Mark Lawrence

For most of us Ember Days go unnoticed.  With the exception of seminarians writing letters to bishops telling them of their progress, Ember Days have all but disappeared in the life of the Church.  Even in farming communities living closer … Continue reading →

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Midge-buzzings, Musterings, and Musings: An Introduction

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Bishop Mark Lawrence

The novelist, essayist, and poet, Wendell Berry said he once knew a barber who refused to give a discount to balding men because his artistry was not in cutting off hair but rather in knowing when to stop. Likewise, I … Continue reading →

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