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...
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...