Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Friday’s Quotation: Matt Redman on Worship
“God imparts to us His heart for restoration, and a burning desire to see His love and justice heal the nations. But if we’re really to have integrity in our worship, somewhere along the line this desire has to turn … Continue reading
Book Review: The Justice Project
I recently received the book, The Justice Project, in order to read and review it. The book boast an all-star cast of contributers from Brian McLaren, Tony Jones, Peggy Camplolo, Rene Padilla, Lynne Hybels, Bart Campolo, and others. There are … Continue reading
A Psalm for Obama: A Response
Thanks to a link from Josh Hale, I read this article from the Christian Science Monitor. The article talks about a new slogan showing up on bumper stickers and twitter post that reads: Pray for Obama: Ps. 109:8. While this sounds … Continue reading
Friday’s Quotation
“Brokenness in God’s kingdom is always redemptive. Jesus takes bread, blesses it, breaks it and gives it. Once we’ve been taken and blessed, we must be broken before we can truly be given.” Christopher L. Heuertz in Simple Spirituality **Simple Spirituality … Continue reading
Thank God for Answered Prayers
Yesterday, I was driving down towards the beach to stop at our local Comcast Cable office to pick up a HDTV cable box. I have to admit, I was pretty excited. The Steelers played last night and I was going … Continue reading
Doing Church on Purpose
At Avenue, we’re in the midst of our Stewardship Campaign with a series titled: “Living Under the Blessing Tree.” After two weeks, the feedback has been really positive as we stress generosity in all we do. The messages for the … Continue reading
Friday’s Quotation: Eleazar S. Fernandez
“Liberation from want is a fundamental necessity in the restoration of one’s humanity. No one can be fully human in a situation in which one’s basic needs are not being met….as Robert McAfee Brown argues, ‘as long as children are … Continue reading
Going Beyond Discipleship
In our weekly staff meeting this past Monday, one of our staff people raised an interesting question. She asked why we are so caught up in Discipleship but not in making Apostles. A disciple, according to the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, … Continue reading
Fernandez on Economy
“Econmics is not simply a matter of production, but one of care: care for the overall well-being of both human beings and the rest of creation. Care is a basic element in the oldest definition of the Greek word oikonomia … Continue reading
Lessons Learned from Trick or Treating
Where I grew up in Pennsylvania, there were no neighborhoods to go trick or treating at. Mom and Dad drove us in a car for 5-6 houses of people that we knew out in the country. Even driving, this took quite … Continue reading
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