Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Sweat Equity and Miracles
I am reading Mark Patterson’s book, The Grave Robber, which takes a look at Jesus’ miracles or “signs” in the Gospel of John. The tagline of the book gives away the purpose of Batterson writing: “How Jesus can make your impossible possible.” … Continue reading
Book Review: The Good News About Marriage
I am teaching a course at Wesley College called “Marriage and Families.” This is my first semester teaching and the class is a lot of fun. It is a mix of students who are psychology majors who may use the … Continue reading
Adoption Update: Malachi Moves Up
It’s been a while since I’ve posted specifically on Malachi. We had a follow up appointment yesterday at CHOPS (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia). Aside for waiting what seemed like forever to be seen- the appointment went great. I’ll give you … Continue reading
Bonhoeffer on Giving Thanks for Small Things
I read this selection from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. It’s convicting! “We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts. How can God entrust great things to one who … Continue reading
Sentness: Safe Places
We are in a series called Sentness which is based off of the book by the same name. You can go to hopedover.com/#/media to listen to sermons (when they record). Below is my manuscript which is written to help me preach- … Continue reading
A Child’s Prayer
The other night at dinner our eldest daughter, Abbie, prayed this line as part of her dinner blessing- “Help us to be proactive in loving our neighbors.” I was caught off-guard for a few reasons. First, that she used proactive … Continue reading
The Real War on Christmas
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post called Battleground: Christmas where I shared my feelings over “the war on Christmas.” While you should go back and read the post, the short end of it is this: Relax Christians! We … Continue reading
Elf on the Shelf and Discipling Children
It is no secret among my friends that I am not a big fan of The Elf of the Shelf- the widely popular little guy who gets into mischief each night leading up to Christmas. It is interesting to see … Continue reading
Resources for Advent 2014
One of the favorite memories as a kid was the Advent Countdown that my mom made my sister and I. Each day of Advent, we’d get a piece of candy and countdown the days until Christmas. It was a way … Continue reading
Adoption Update: Settling In
It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything about Malachi and how he is adjusting. Malachi has been in our lives for 8 weeks now and it has been the most joyous and, at the same time, the most difficult thing … Continue reading
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