Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Chloe Illustrates Life
In my last post, I shared an illustration from our youngest daughter, Chloe- about Greed. It seems that Chloe has come through again with another good illustration about life- this one observed by my beautiful wife, Andrea (so she gets … Continue reading
An Illustration of Greed
At Hope Church, we are in a series on the Seven Deadly Sins and The Beatitudes. On the last Sunday in June- we tackled the deadly sin of Greed. Earlier this week- our youngest daughter, Chloe, provided a great example … Continue reading
What Five Years of Fatherhood Has Taught Me
Our oldest daughter, Abbie, turned five last week. Like many parents, I wonder where time has gone. We’ve since added Chloe Grace to the mix- and I am now outnumbered 3-1 by females (you can pray for me!). At any … Continue reading
Both/And > Either/Or
I like to eat. Often, when there is a selection of food and I’m given the choice of hand-cut, cooked in peanut oil french fries or freshly sliced, hand-breaded onion rings, I say yes. Because in my gluttony- two is … Continue reading
Sloth and Those Who Hunger for Justice
At Hope Church, we’re in a sermon series called SEVEN where each week, we look at one of the seven deadly sins (Pride, Envy, Sloth, Greed, Lust, Wrath, and Gluttony) as part of human condition and contrast it with the … Continue reading
Exiled Community
Welcome to those who made your way from my old blog to this new one. I’ve gone through a two year hiatus from blogging and I think its time to start writing again. My goal is to write 1-2 times … Continue reading
My Return to Blogging
Dear Friends, I am making my triumphant (meager?) return to blogging…but it’s at a new address. You can find my new blog, Exiled Community, at http://www.stevenlamotte.me. I hope you’ll join me there for some hopeful conversations about life, faith, and … Continue reading
Permission Givers and Suicide
Over the past month, our community has experienced four suicides and one failed attempt. Like many others, I’ve struggled with how we should respond as individuals and as a church. In his book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can … Continue reading
The Bible’s Most Important Word
I love posting a seemingly random or controversial question on Facebook and allowing dialogue to take place. The other day on Facebook, I posed this question: “What is the most important word in the Bible?” I got a lot of … Continue reading
Imbedded Theology
In the past year, I have had two conversations that have been very similar- yet making me scratch my head. They went like this: Conversation #1: College student from a Reformed Tradition telling me that they go to the Bible … Continue reading
Exiled Community 