by Tony LaMarca | Jan 24, 2011 | Archived
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16 ESV) Music is not just about a euphoric feeling stemming from the...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 21, 2011 | Archived
The Journeymen Podcast is back. Episode 21 was recorded last night and will be posted after I take care of some editing. Now that we’re back with a new method of recording, we are hoping to bring you a new episode every week. I know some of you were wondering...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 20, 2011 | Archived
When I’m feeling distant from God, it’s because I’ve measured myself and have come up short. This leads me to believe that God must be measuring me by this this same standard. So I end up with the false conclusion that he’s distant from me....
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 19, 2011 | Archived
It’s hard to notice how blessed you really are unless someone points it out or you are intentionally thinking about it. When you are not reminded of it often and don’t think about it intentionally, it’s can be easy to fall into an attitude of...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 18, 2011 | Archived
I’ve been working on a new site design for The Journeymen Podcast over the past few weeks, and I decided to have my friend Eric take a look at the basic shell after a couple days. There were a few things that he picked apart that made me realize that I was out...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 17, 2011 | Archived
This has to be one of my favorite songs of all time, as well as one of my bands. The simple melody carries me into an attitude of laying down my pride, selfishness, insecurity, and anything else that I am allowing to burden me. It doesn’t matter if I’m...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 14, 2011 | Archived
I seem to have hit a plateau in regards to the followers of this blog. While I have a few theories about why that is (thanks John), I think the main reason is constancy. If you’ve followed my posts for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed the almost...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 11, 2011 | Archived
With the craziness of the Christmas season finally calmed down, it’s time to clean up. While the decorations are still up at home, the church has been “de-decorated” and there is now a bit of organizing to do. With all the time we spent putting up...
by Tony LaMarca | Jan 10, 2011 | Archived
It’s music Monday and I thought I’d take a look at a hymn that we sang in church this past weekend. The inspiration for Be Thou My Vision can be traced back to an event in 5th century Ireland when Saint Patrick defied the High King Logaire and lit a flame...
