Category Archives: Bible

Moving From Contempt to Peace

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Steve LaMotte

Famed psychologist John Gottman has been writing and teaching about marriage and relationships for years. His research over four decades has led him to predict whether a couple will get divorced with a high degree of accuracy. Gottman has written … Continue reading →

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What Pain Teaches Us

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Steve LaMotte

I was listening to The Holy Post Podcast last week when one of the hosts, Skye Jethani, told of a book, The Gift of Pain, written by Phillip Yancy and Paul Brand. Dr. Brand is a world-renowned surgeon who grew … Continue reading →

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The Power Source

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Steve LaMotte

There are two types of people in the world when your gas gauge is just above “E.” The first is the person who will immediately go to the nearest gas station to fill up. The other is the person who … Continue reading →

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Standing By the Tent

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Steve LaMotte

In Exodus 33:7-14, we read a brief description of the Tent that Moses pitched outside the Israelite camp. This Tent was called The Tent of Meeting. It was where Moses would go to speak with God and learn God’s guidance. … Continue reading →

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Identifying Christian Nationalism

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Steve LaMotte

This week, I am preaching on Hebrews 12:1-2 for All Saints Sunday. In the text, the author reminds the reader that we are surrounded by a “great cloud of witnesses” and that we should look to Jesus who is the … Continue reading →

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When The Saints Go Marching In

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Steve LaMotte

I love getting to professional baseball games early to watch batting practice and to see these incredible athletes practice their craft. As someone who played baseball through college, it is exciting to see the work that these athletes put in … Continue reading →

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Brave Enough to be The Light

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Steve LaMotte

I’ve been reflecting on the Inaugural Poem, The Hill We Climb, by Amadan Gorman. Gorman, the first person named National Youth Poet Laureate by The Library of Congress finished the poem in the wake of the violent protest at The … Continue reading →

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God Said Yes

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Steve LaMotte

I’m leading a Bible study this Fall on the book of Ephesians. We’re just a week into it, but Paul’s writings are so rich and vivid as he talks about our place in the family of God. He writes, “For … Continue reading →

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Speaking Truth to Empires

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Steve LaMotte

I have been reading a lot of NT Wright lately (How God Became King and The Day the Revolution Began). There is a passage in HGBK that seems to speak to our role as Christians today when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Living Generously

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Steve LaMotte

The story of the Rich Young Man (or the Rich Young Ruler) in Matthew 19:16-22 is always a difficult passage. People ask me if Jesus really meant for the young man to sell everything before following him. Honestly, I ask … Continue reading →

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