by Tony LaMarca | Jul 16, 2009 | Archived
Our discussion this week at our staff devotions was about prayer, specifically prayer that gets answers. To sum up the discussion, effective prayer requires praise. If that doesn’t make sense to you, let me break it down, starting with faith. Without faith,...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 15, 2009 | Archived
This past weekend, one of our younger worship leaders shared part of his testimony before leading the song “Surrender.” In that moment, he said something that struck me and has been hitting me ever since. He used to be in love with worshiping...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 13, 2009 | Archived
Not to long ago, I linked to the blog for a mission trip to Nicaragua. That trip stretched and grew our students and leaders, and each of the students I have talked to that went on the trip is practically a new person. This week, another group of students and leaders...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 11, 2009 | Archived
It’s no hidden fact that I’ve been searching for answers to questions like “what is my calling?” and “am I really where I’m supposed to be?” Until today, I was leaning towards just sticking with where I am right now and...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 10, 2009 | Archived
…and counting. Today, Elise and I celebrate 5 years of being one. I love my wife, and I am more than ecstatic that she loves me enough to have put up with me the past 5 years. I don’t deserve a wife as beautiful, loving, good, and perfect as her. I...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 8, 2009 | Archived
I love the summer. It’s not just because there’s no school, the pools are open, no ice to scrape off the car, no sidewalks to shovel, you get the idea. The 3 reasons I really like summer are: 1 – It seems easier to make more time for family time. ...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 7, 2009 | Archived
I started writing this post a week ago because I was really drawn to this passage in Romans. I seem to always open up to this passage when I am struggling with the same sins I always struggle with. Instead of just using my blog as a confessional, I wanted to have...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 3, 2009 | Archived
One of my high points every year is the VBS program we do at my church called Kidz GiG. This is the first year that I could sit back and watch as volunteers ran the whole thing from a production standpoint, and they did an amazing job. There were a couple times...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 28, 2009 | Archived
I know the few of you that read my blog have been waiting with baited breath for the next post (yeah right). Sorry for the delay. Over the past week I chose to cut out a couple unnecessary tasks to give me more time to pray and meditate. I’ve been trying to...
