Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Welcome To Elementary School!
I found this program that rates the reading level on your blog. As you can see, the reading level I provide is much like the newspaper…on an elementary school level. I think I like it that way. It makes it … Continue reading
Working On…
I’m pressing on through a blah Tuesday. I’m tired (Thanks Abbie). My legs are tired (Thanks age and basketball). I’m cold (Thanks winter). I have really done any worship evaluation lately. I’m not really going to do one today…just a … Continue reading
Ministry Long Haul…
I’ve been wrestling over the last several weeks on where I believe that God is calling me to minister. A year and a half ago, I started seminary and was appointed in the Methodist Church in the Elder track. I … Continue reading
Rally Wrap Up
I’m back from the Pen-Del Conference Youth Rally held in Ocean City, MD this past weekend. I believe this was my 7th Rally to be at since moving to Delaware. It is always an incredible weekend. This year was a … Continue reading
Love is…
I’ve been reading Rob Bell’s book Sex God this past week. I’m about half-way through it. There is a lot of talk in Christian-land on whether Rob Bell is the next Billy Graham or some sort of heretic. I, for … Continue reading
Happy New Year…
It’s been almost two weeks since my last post. I really haven’t gone AWOL. Church life gets so hectice right before Christmas…and I did my very best to stay off the computer while I was visiting family. Christmas for the … Continue reading
Celebrating the Anniversary…
Sunday was our 7th anniversary! In typical LaMotte fashion, I was at Youth Group on Sunday. But we did make plans and celebrated our anniversary on Friday. Andrea’s parents came down and watched Abbie for us, which gave us the … Continue reading
An Unexpected Joy
I’m working on a sermon for Sunday at Avenue. It is the season of Advent, and like many Churches, we light the advent wreath as part of our worship liturgy. This Sunday is the third candle, which is the candle … Continue reading
I Dedicate This House…
…To the LaMotte Family Christmas! I had a Griswald Family Christmas experience the other day. Andrea and I had purchased new lights for our house for Christmas, and I put them up and everything looked great. I hooked our lights … Continue reading
Are We Awake?
I’ve been continuing the book I began reading a while back called The Dangerous Act of Worship by Mark Labberton. It is a challenging look at worship in the American church and how what we do on Sunday morning is … Continue reading
Exiled Community 