by Tony LaMarca | Jun 19, 2009 | Archived
No matter where you are or what you are doing right now, there is one thing that you should remember… Jesus is Emanuel. Emanuel is God With Us. He is not God remote. He is not God on the other side of the world. He is not God buried and dead. To be with us,...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 16, 2009 | Archived
Right now, 17 students and leaders from my church are in Nicaragua, working in the city dump of Managua with the poor and needy. One of our missionaries has been developing relationships there and later this week, they will be taking a group of kids to a camp in the...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 15, 2009 | Archived
“There’s more to racing than just winning.” Mr. Tex from the movie Cars. My friend, Dan Bryan, wrote a post today, looking at the metaphor of the marathon of life from a different angle. I hadn’t planned on writing anything today, but his post...
by Elise LaMarca | Jun 14, 2009 | Archived, Guest Posts
Guest post from my wife and best friend, Elise: Over the past few years, there have been many times when I’ve felt like God couldn’t possibly have my best interest at heart. If He did, why didn’t I get this promotion, or why didn’t this happen,...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 12, 2009 | Archived
I’ve been traveling around the blogoshere a lot over the past month, jumping in with my own blog around the same time I started reading others. Some have given me ideas on what to write about while others have just made me think and/or grow in my own personal...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 11, 2009 | Archived
I want to be a force to be reckoned with. My eyes were opened today in a simple meeting about what I should do next. I just finished my degree and for a while I have felt like I am not in the right place professionally. Last week I tried to seize an opportunity to...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 10, 2009 | Archived
I read a short post not too long ago from my friend Mark Helsel. According to the average incomes around the world, I am rich. I am in the top 5.4% richest people in the world, and that doesn’t include my wife’s income or the extra freelance work that I...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 9, 2009 | Archived
Right now I am in the process of praying through my calling, asking God for discernment and direction, but I have come to a point of struggle. Is there a line between being willing to follow and trust God no matter what and finding your calling? If so, where is that...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 8, 2009 | Archived
After watching my beloved Penguins get hammered in game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals this year, I read a tweet from my pastor (along with a response from another leader) regarding generational differences and joining the strong points… @drjay_: “Detroit vs....
