Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Humility in The United Methodist Church
I’ve been preaching through Paul’s letter to the believers at Philippi and have several times stopped to shake my head at how appropriate and timely his words are now for my life, my church, and my denomination (The United Methodist … Continue reading
Should Churches Celebrate Mother’s Day?
(This post originally appeared on my previous blog on Monday May 10th, 2010. You can view the original post at http://www.stevelamotte.blogspot.com/2010/05/should-churches-celebrate-mothers-day.html) There was an interesting sidebar in the current issue of Christianity Today asking some Christian leaders as to whether or not Christians/Churches … Continue reading
Worship Leader Magazine and Diversity
I’ve been a subscriber to Worship Leader magazine (www.worshipleader.com) for several years between two churches and have found the content helpful as I think about worship- and especially leading worship from a musical standpoint. Many of the authors, such as … Continue reading
An Unlikely Revolution
When Jesus came into Jerusalem in Matthew 21, he came with humility and meekness riding on a donkey. If you’ve grown up in the church or been around long enough you may know that this goes back to a prophecy … Continue reading
A Late Review Of “Noah”
This past Sunday, rather than reading the blogs and reviews I went to see Noah for myself. Shocking, I know. Why go see a movie for yourself when you can read blogs and reviews (sometimes by other people who haven’t … Continue reading
On Sunday, we continued our series on The Lord’s Prayer called “Pray Like Jesus” by looking at the phrase “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” Forgiveness is central to the Biblical narrative. Jesus died on the cross, … Continue reading
Why I Won’t See “God’s Not Dead”
I will not go see the movie “God’s Not Dead.” That’s not saying you shouldn’t or can’t- but this kind of movie really is not something I generally get behind. God’s Not Dead is about a college student with high … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Give Us This Day
In our series, “Pray Like Jesus” we have been breaking down the phrases of The Lord’s Prayer and seeking to understand how we can move beyond saying/praying these lines to living out the model prayer that Jesus gives us. You … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Your Kingdom Come
In week two of our series, “Pray Like Jesus,” we looked at the phrase “Your Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.” The Kingdom is a phrase that is central to what God is doing from Genesis to … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Our Father in Heaven
A few weeks ago- we began a series on The Lord’s Prayer called, “Pray Like Jesus.” In the first week, we looked at the phrase “Our Father in Heaven” as a starting point- and subsequently will look at the … Continue reading
Exiled Community 