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First off, we want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s. Abbie dressed up for the day in all red. She wears red a lot better than I do. I can’t stand wearing red. When I was in Little League, we … Continue reading →

Evidently, there is close to a 50% chance that I might eat you if I was trapped or starving. I am not sure whether to be amused or alarmed. What are your chances? 48%

So I sprained my ankle playing basketball Monday night. It didn’t feel real good, and it still doesn’t. So in honor of my injury, I thought I would relive some of my best sports injuries. 5. Open Gym Sprain: This … Continue reading →

I was reading a ‘in the news’ piece in Relevant Magazine’s leaders guide that came in the mail this week. The piece indicated that new research from Time magazine found that social networking sites dominated the web traffic by college … Continue reading →

It is cold outside this morning! It’s still cold outside. That often affects the turnout at church, but overall, it wasn’t a bad morning. The 9:30 service was packed in tight. Here’s a brief recap. Music: I had no voice … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →