Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Part 6
In his final post on the UMC, Craig Groeschel says this… “I think the United Methodist Church either needs to become united again or intentionally part ways.” It’s certainly a controversial idea to encourage a split when sides cannot reconcile. … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Part 5
In the fifth blog from Craig Groeschel regarding the United Methodist Church, Groeschel addresses how many church (in the UMC and other denominations) have mainly/mostly empty buildings and how churches should attempt to share ministry/space/resources together. Looking at it from … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Pt. 4
In Craig Groeshel’s fourth blog on the United Methodist Church, he tackled our apportionment system. Apportionments are part of the United Methodist Church’s connectionalism. Each church gives from their own budget/income to pay for the conference/jurisdictional/global iniatives of the Methodist … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Part 3
In his blogs on the UMC last week (pt. 1, pt. 2, pt. 3, pt. 4, pt. 5, pt. 6) Craig Groeschel focused his third posting on the ordination process of the United Methodist Church. Here is a piece of … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Part 2
The second area that Craig Groeschel lent his thoughts on the United Methodist Church to was in the itinerancy. In the UMC- the Bishop and Cabinet can move a pastor when they feel the time is right. We pray that … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Pt. 1
Throughout last week, Craig Groeschel- Pastor at Lifechurch.tv wrote a blog engaging some issues and thoughts on the United Methodist Church. You can read through his post here. Groeschel began his ministry in the United Methodist Church before becoming a … Continue reading
Ordinary to Extraordinary
Thanks to some recommendations from friends- I’m ready Miroslav Volf’s book Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace. While I’m only about 60 pages into it right now- it is a deep, insightful book! **Let … Continue reading
Identity Crisis
Last Sunday, I preached from Luke 4:1-13 where Jesus is in the wilderness for 40 days and is tested by Satan. While we looked at the whole text, I focused on the first text and will finish it up this … Continue reading
A Way of Life
Our love for God, our faith in God must be lived out through everyday words and deeds. Faith is not an intellectual pursuit. Certainly, we can think about God and ponder God’s power and creation- but faith cannot stay in … Continue reading
Haiti Fatigue
News reports out this week say that the death toll from the earthquakes in Haiti have risen to 230,000. It’s hard to imagine a quarter of a million people dying in just a few short seconds (and the days to … Continue reading
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