Rev. Laurie is well known in SoCal. Until a couple of years ago, he was better known than Rev. Rick Warren.
I put Rev. Laurie more in the old school like Rev. Shuler of Crystal Cathedral—not so much of the modern mega-church hype (even though they have large churches).
Too bad, so sad about losing a son. My brother died at 37 and it tore our family apart, the worst being our parents. It is said losing a child is the worst type of loss. I believe it.
“It is said losing a child is the worst type of loss.”
There is something worse. I know two families where the child was accidentally killed by the parent.