by Tony LaMarca | Nov 10, 2011 | Archived
I find it interesting how the status of a person can elevate them above consequences in the minds of their supporters. The news of Joe Paterno losing his job sparked riots in State College. To his supporters involved in the riots, Paterno is not culpable for anything...
by Tony LaMarca | Nov 3, 2011 | Archived
I remain confident of this I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:13-14 NIV Am I being patient? I have not learned to wait on the LORD. I have an idea of what my...
by Tony LaMarca | Oct 11, 2011 | Archived
I like to check out the trending topics on Twitter from time to time, and today I noticed #ThingsIFear is the top “non-promoted” trending topic. Some of them are amusing, like “#thingsifear clowns. Anyway shape or form. Good clowns. Mall clowns....
by Tony LaMarca | Oct 6, 2011 | Archived
Our family recently hosted some friends of ours in our house. They were moving back to Pittsburgh from Missouri and needed a place to stay until they found a house or apartment. While it was stressful at times, I didn’t really mind having an extra six people in...
by Tony LaMarca | Oct 5, 2011 | Archived
30 years is a long time for anything. I haven’t even been alive for 30 years yet, so I am blown away when I think about someone being in ministry for that long. Over the past month we’ve been celebrating the 30 years of ministry of Pastor Jay Passavant. It...
by Tony LaMarca | Sep 29, 2011 | Archived
With a blank page in front of me and a cursor beckoning me to type, words begin to appear on the page as fragments of my heart and mind turn to text on my screen. Typographical errors add a splash of color as my thoughts drip out at a few words per minute. I’ve...
by Tony LaMarca | Aug 9, 2011 | Archived
I know there is another month plus before the first day of autumn, but I am thinking about the change of seasons. Maybe it’s the cold front that came through with rain and cooler weather that’s got me thinking about the coming change. One thing is for...
by Tony LaMarca | Aug 8, 2011 | Archived
Are you looking for some great new music to add to your collection or broaden your set list possibilities at church? Adam Farrell’s new album, To Know You More, is well worth more than the $8.91 it costs on iTunes. You can find it on Amazon too if you want a...
by Tony LaMarca | Aug 7, 2011 | Archived
My team at work is reading through The Life You’ve Always Wanted together and we had a discussion in our meeting the other day about the discipline of celebrating. We asked each other the question, “What can you celebrate right now, or what are you...
