by Tony LaMarca | Jun 19, 2019 | Discipleship
I asked Jesus to come into my heart in kindergarten at a Christian school. Did that mean I was saved? It’s hard to remember much from that long ago. I remember I liked the little girl who always stood in front of me in line. Math facts were a chore for me to...
by Tony LaMarca | May 28, 2019 | Open Journal
I wasn’t feeling well this past weekend, but it was my week to bring the message at church. I knew it was going to be a message that someone needed to hear, because I needed to hear it myself. But, I did not expect to get the number of personal responses that I...
by Tony LaMarca | May 17, 2019 | Original Music
I recently started writing songs based on The Lord’s Prayer. I am captivated by the fact that the Bible does not record the disciples asking Jesus to teach them anything other than how to pray. They asked why they could heal in a certain case. A couple of them...
by Tony LaMarca | May 7, 2019 | Prayer
In January, 2013, three men took a weekend away to seek God together in prayer. Their goal was to pray for their leaders, families, and each other. I’ve been thinking about that prayer retreat lately, and dug into the blog archives to read what I had written. It was...
by Tony LaMarca | May 3, 2019 | Prayer
I didn’t see much on Facebook about the National Day of Prayer yesterday. Is prayer still an important part of the lives of Christ followers? I don’t want to read into what Facebook’s algorithms decided I should see yesterday, but I get the...
by Tony LaMarca | Apr 29, 2019 | Discipleship
There is a lot we can say about God. He is gracious, just, faithful, good, loving, powerful, and gentle. We could exhaust the entirety of the English language and it would not be adequate to fully describe Him. Because of our limited understanding, we have a tendency...
by Tony LaMarca | Apr 26, 2019 | Things I'm Learning
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve replaced some of my podcast listening time during my commute to work with listening to Scripture. There was a familiar passage this week: Jesus turned water to wine as His first public miracle. As I was listening, I noticed...
by Tony LaMarca | Apr 22, 2019 | Discipleship
It’s Monday. Family has gone back to their homes and the work week begins. It was just yesterday that we were celebrating Risen Christ, but is today any different than last Monday? How can it be that we so soon go back to the daily grind of life? If we have...
by Tony LaMarca | Apr 18, 2019 | Discipleship
I don’t think there is ever a calm feeling when there are red and blue flashing lights in the rearview mirror. Think about when you’re driving down the highway and you see a police car checking everyone’s speed. Instinct kicks in and you probably...
