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You Are What You Eat (Spiritually, too!)
As I get older, I am trying to eat better and live a more healthy life. This means I can no longer consume Mountain Dew like it was oxygen or eat pizza three times a day. I’ve been cutting my … Continue reading
The Church Should Take a Page From The Spurs Playbook
I grew up a San Antonio Spurs fan in the 1990’s. But I didn’t grow up anywhere near San Antonio. I grew up 90 minutes from Cleveland and watched the Cavs led by Mark Price and Brad Daugherty. I grew … Continue reading
Humility in The United Methodist Church
I’ve been preaching through Paul’s letter to the believers at Philippi and have several times stopped to shake my head at how appropriate and timely his words are now for my life, my church, and my denomination (The United Methodist … Continue reading
Should Churches Celebrate Mother’s Day?
(This post originally appeared on my previous blog on Monday May 10th, 2010. You can view the original post at http://www.stevelamotte.blogspot.com/2010/05/should-churches-celebrate-mothers-day.html) There was an interesting sidebar in the current issue of Christianity Today asking some Christian leaders as to whether or not Christians/Churches … Continue reading
An Unlikely Revolution
When Jesus came into Jerusalem in Matthew 21, he came with humility and meekness riding on a donkey. If you’ve grown up in the church or been around long enough you may know that this goes back to a prophecy … Continue reading
A Late Review Of “Noah”
This past Sunday, rather than reading the blogs and reviews I went to see Noah for myself. Shocking, I know. Why go see a movie for yourself when you can read blogs and reviews (sometimes by other people who haven’t … Continue reading
Why I Won’t See “God’s Not Dead”
I will not go see the movie “God’s Not Dead.” That’s not saying you shouldn’t or can’t- but this kind of movie really is not something I generally get behind. God’s Not Dead is about a college student with high … Continue reading
Pray Like Jesus: Our Father in Heaven
A few weeks ago- we began a series on The Lord’s Prayer called, “Pray Like Jesus.” In the first week, we looked at the phrase “Our Father in Heaven” as a starting point- and subsequently will look at the … Continue reading
While this is entirely too late to be current, I found the Ken Hamm-Bill Nye “debate” to be a waste of time. There was little debate as both men just continued to state their position and had little interaction with … Continue reading
2014 Reading List
The other day my friend and fellow blogger, Josh Gill, posted his reading list for 2014 (you can read it here). This got me thinking about what I plan on reading in 2014. I believe that leaders must be readers … Continue reading
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