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Both/And > Either/Or
I like to eat. Often, when there is a selection of food and I’m given the choice of hand-cut, cooked in peanut oil french fries or freshly sliced, hand-breaded onion rings, I say yes. Because in my gluttony- two is … Continue reading
Sloth and Those Who Hunger for Justice
At Hope Church, we’re in a sermon series called SEVEN where each week, we look at one of the seven deadly sins (Pride, Envy, Sloth, Greed, Lust, Wrath, and Gluttony) as part of human condition and contrast it with the … Continue reading
Exiled Community
Welcome to those who made your way from my old blog to this new one. I’ve gone through a two year hiatus from blogging and I think its time to start writing again. My goal is to write 1-2 times … Continue reading
My Return to Blogging
Dear Friends, I am making my triumphant (meager?) return to blogging…but it’s at a new address. You can find my new blog, Exiled Community, at http://www.stevenlamotte.me. I hope you’ll join me there for some hopeful conversations about life, faith, and … Continue reading
Permission Givers and Suicide
Over the past month, our community has experienced four suicides and one failed attempt. Like many others, I’ve struggled with how we should respond as individuals and as a church. In his book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can … Continue reading
Imbedded Theology
In the past year, I have had two conversations that have been very similar- yet making me scratch my head. They went like this: Conversation #1: College student from a Reformed Tradition telling me that they go to the Bible … Continue reading
The Future of The United Methodist Church
In just a few weeks, United Methodist Clergy and Lay delegates from all over the world will take over Tampa, Florida for General Conference 2012 (#gc2012 for those of you following along on Twitter). For those of you not familiar … Continue reading
Why I Love VBS…
Hope United Methodist Church, where I pastor, just finished a four day Vacation Bible School last night. We had a great time! There is a lot of planning and work that goes into VBS. Ask any director/co-director and they will … Continue reading
A Brief Encounter With Path1
I had the opportunity to briefly attend a feedback session that Path1, the board/organization in The United Methodist Church working to plant churches, had with our conference (The Peninsula-Delaware Conference). When I say briefly, I had to leave midway through … Continue reading
Blue Like Jazz: The Movie
I’m pretty intrigue to see the Blue Like Jazz movie. I loved the book. The trailer hasn’t done anything to change that. What do you think? Are you excited to see Blue Like Jazz: The Movie or not? Do you … Continue reading
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