Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Check Yes or No
Do you remember when you were in love and you’d get a love note from your boyfriend or girlfriend. I can remember when this would be the highlight of the day- and especially as a middle school boy, the love … Continue reading
On The Verge: The Silver Imagination
(I recently began reading a copy of Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson’s new book, On The Verge: A Journey Into the Apostolic Future of the Church. I have been looking forward to reading the book as I have enjoyed the … Continue reading
Why I Love VBS…
Hope United Methodist Church, where I pastor, just finished a four day Vacation Bible School last night. We had a great time! There is a lot of planning and work that goes into VBS. Ask any director/co-director and they will … Continue reading
A Brief Encounter With Path1
I had the opportunity to briefly attend a feedback session that Path1, the board/organization in The United Methodist Church working to plant churches, had with our conference (The Peninsula-Delaware Conference). When I say briefly, I had to leave midway through … Continue reading
On The Verge: Chapter 1
I recently began reading a copy of Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson’s new book, On The Verge: A Journey Into the Apostolic Future of the Church. I have been looking forward to reading the book as I have enjoyed the … Continue reading
Lebron James and Wisdom
Shortly after losing the NBA Finals to the Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James had some interesting words to say; “All the people that was rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow … Continue reading
Blue Like Jazz: The Movie
I’m pretty intrigue to see the Blue Like Jazz movie. I loved the book. The trailer hasn’t done anything to change that. What do you think? Are you excited to see Blue Like Jazz: The Movie or not? Do you … Continue reading
The Mission of Jesus: Monday Follow Up
Yesterday, we began our summer sermon series called, “The Mission of Jesus” where we will be walking through the Gospel of Mark and examining the life and mission of Jesus as we consider how we are to live as disciples … Continue reading
What’s Your Story?
Yahoo News ran a story yesterday about a Pennsylvania Pastor, Jim Moats, who claimed service as a Navy SEAL to a local paper as part of a story in the days following the killing of Osama bin Laden. The pastor, … Continue reading
A Hypocritical Christian?
What does your life (actions/words/choices) say about your beliefs? I’ve been wrestling with this question for a few weeks now. Sure, many of us would say that we base our actions, words, and choices on our belief in God and … Continue reading
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