Author Archives: Steve LaMotte
Why Peyton Manning Would Make A Good Youth Pastor
I’ve been thinking about this today, while I don’t know his faith, I think Peyton Manning would make a great youth pastor. There are several reasons. 1. He’s an innovative communicator: Have you ever seen Peyton communicate at the line … Continue reading
Cry, Cry, Cry
I hope the Baltimore Ravens are listening to a little Johnny Cash right now becuase all they have done since last night’s game Cry, Cry, Cry. The Baltimore-New England game was great is so many ways, but the most fanastic … Continue reading
Sunday Worship in Review
Well, it’s Monday afternoon, so i thought I would do a review of worship from yesterday morning. This particular Sunday was a blur! We had much going on. The four sections I evaluate are the provide the main structure for … Continue reading
Welcome December
It’s December 1st. According to me, it is the official start of the Christmas Season. (Yes Wal-Mart and others of their ilk begin shortly after Labor Day) Andrea and I have some traditions that we keep around Christmas. 1. Christmas … Continue reading
Worship Review
I wanted to take a quick review of worship @ the 9:30 service this morning. For the Sunday after Thanksgiving, I thought it was well attended and very full. Some people had trouble finding seats. Opening Worship: Musically, I thought … Continue reading
Give Yourself Away
I’m working on next Sunday’s sermon. It’s not quite advent and technically (in our church, at least) past thanksgiving. So I think it will be a ThanksAdvent Sermon. I doubt it is the first of its kind! The text I … Continue reading
Comfortable Worship
Last month, I attended the Seminars4Worship event in Lancaster, Pa. It was a pretty good event, especially since I have only attended youth ministry conferences before. There was some good worship and speakers. I was blessed to have about twenty … Continue reading
Welcome Back
This is nothing more than me saying that I am reviving the blog. I’ve been writing on myspace for awhile, but I wanted to come back to this. I’ll probably continue to blog some on myspace, but it will be … Continue reading
Mid-Day Musings
Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Andrea and I had a great time with her family. While we were there, we made a trip to NYC. It was my first time there. We just went sight-seeing. Went to the top … Continue reading
Why do I think so hard about a title??
I think writing a good catchy title is the hardest thing about regularly blogging for a non-writing type person like myself. It would be easier if I had a couple of days to think about it. Just a couple days … Continue reading
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