by Tony LaMarca | Feb 4, 2011 | Archived
What do Alabama, Arkansas, Montana, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming have in common? 35 other countries have been the source of more hits to this web site than those 7 states combined. I don’t know what it is about these states. Maybe they are...
by Tony LaMarca | Feb 3, 2011 | Archived
The relation between faith, grace, and works can be difficult to understand. For the most part, Christians understand that they need to have faith in Jesus Christ. They understand that it is by grace through the death of Christ that we are forgiven of sin and through...
by Tony LaMarca | Feb 2, 2011 | Archived
I remember when I was a student ministry intern, I was told that email should be used for information only. Any other discussion should be face to face or phone call at the very least. Text messages should also be for information purposes only. I have followed those...
by Tony LaMarca | Feb 1, 2011 | Archived
It seems like the big talk in technology over the past month has been about Verizon Wireless getting the iPhone 4. My thoughts on the deal are in a way reflected in the way most people talk about it. It’s not “The iPhone is getting the Verizon...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 31, 2011 | Archived
Is there such a thing as Christian music? This is one of the questions that was posed on the Journeymen Podcast this week. I personally don’t think that music should be labeled Christian. People are Christians. Christians make up the church. Christians play...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 28, 2011 | Archived
The Journeymen are officially back as of this weekend. We got together last Thursday for a remote recording dry run and This week we recorded Episode 22. If you’re wondering what happened to Episode 21 and think that Episode 22 is just going just disappear...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 27, 2011 | Archived
Our longings for love, unity in diversity, communication, community, humility, peace, and selflessness are in fact–by design–longings for the Trinitarian God of the Bible and a world that is a reflection of the Trinity. Tragically, human desires corrupted by sin turn...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 26, 2011 | Archived
It’s no secret that I am in the process of discerning my calling and understanding my core passions. I’ve said in the past that I am passionate about working with students or leading worship, but these are only resultant activities stemming from my core...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 25, 2011 | Archived
I try not to spend a lot of (any) money on apps for my iPhone or my wife’s iPad. We do have a few paid apps, but with the plethora of free apps out there, there is almost no need to pay for any apps. One particular free app that I’ve gotten a lot of use...