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- May 2013 (5)
- 15: A Pharisee’s God Badge (0)
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- 10: My Ordination this Sunday (4)
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- April 2013 (9)
- 26: This is a little overwhelming… (10)
- 25: learning to listen to the God who prays (0)
- 19: Another Fun Weekend… (0)
- 14: From our Cairo Correspondent (4)
- 11: From Lies to Light – New ID Small Group (1)
- 09: What if every person… (0)
- 06: Praying at 4pm every Sunday. Why? (0)
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- 02: Sign up for the West Virginia Mission (0)
- March 2013 (8)
- 30: This is it. (1)
- 27: Good Friday, 12-3pm: Prayer and Stations (5)
- 22: Holy Week at Restoration (3)
- 21: March Vestry Re-Cap (2)
- 15: Transition to Little Falls… (2)
- 08: After you believe (2)
- 07: Love Arlington Small Group (2)
- 06: groaning in sadness (5)
- February 2013 (12)
- 28: Women’s Retreat Reflections (0)
- 27: Realigning Affections (0)
- 21: West Virginia Trip, July 3-7, 2013 (1)
- 20: Grab Your Sledgehammer and Come (3)
- 19: Transitions (4)
- 14: Logs, specks, and mercy (1)
- 13: A Violent Mercy (3)
- 12: Ash Wednesday (0)
- 07: Do you know where you fit? (0)
- 06: Glory to God Forever (0)
- 05: new wine (0)
- 01: Vines and Vestries (2)
- January 2013 (11)
- 31: Ladies Night Out! (1)
- 30: Oh How I Need You (1)
- 25: Friday Meanderings (0)
- 22: Women’s Retreat 2013 (2)
- 17: Small Groups & Our Life Together (0)
- 16: More School (0)
- 15: Sunday Recap (0)
- 10: New semester of APEX/Sr. High starting up (0)
- 09: Financial Peace Small Group (0)
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- 01: Happy 2013! (5)
- December 2012 (11)
- 28: Thankfully yours… (4)
- 21: Celebrate Christmas Eve With Us (0)
- 20: To Worship the Child Like a Child (0)
- 19: An Open Door (1)
- 18: The Ordination of Elizabeth Petra Gray (4)
- 14: words fail us (0)
- 13: Caroling PLUS (0)
- 12: Worship and War (0)
- 08: Jealousy is a good thing… (0)
- 06: The water of baptism (0)
- 04: If God is like this… (0)
- November 2012 (8)
- 29: Consider Jesus (0)
- 22: Thankful (0)
- 20: How am I doing with my part? (0)
- 18: Two nations, two challenges, two women, (1)
- 15: Stuff from DMH (2)
- 11: Vestry Election (2)
- 08: Stuff a box. Change a life. (0)
- 06: What can I do to help? (0)
- October 2012 (9)
- 30: Election day Eucharist (2)
- 25: High Street Hymns (1)
- 24: Love One Another (1)
- 21: Remember learning to speak English? (1)
- 18: Fall Retreat is here! (1)
- 16: Hope (0)
- 11: A down payment, or… (5)
- 05: High School Youth Group (1)
- 03: Guidance, Vestry, and What if I’m (0)
- September 2012 (9)
- 25: Tuesday Meanderings (4)
- 15: Info Gathering– Responding to (0)
- 13: Phnom Penh Peregrinations (1)
- 12: Responding to God’s grace… (0)
- 10: Monday musings (0)
- 06: Fall Retreat at a Discount… (1)
- 05: Discipling Kids (1)
- 04: a ladder going down (3)
- 01: Restoration and ESOL (1)
- August 2012 (5)
- 28: Main Street at Restoration (2)
- 26: prayer walking Tuesday 28th (0)
- 19: Welcome to the team, Clay! (3)
- 09: Participating in God’s Generosity (3)
- 02: Time for Fall Retreat! (0)
- July 2012 (6)
- 26: A Few Quasi-New Songs! (2)
- 20: Serving at AFAC (0)
- 18: Country roads, take me home… (2)
- 11: A Great Week (0)
- 10: Who is hillary@restorationarlington.org?? (4)
- 05: Liturgical Animals (0)
- June 2012 (12)
- 28: Words from Danny pt. 2 (0)
- 27: West Virginia Service (2)
- 22: Praying for Liz Janis in El Salvador (2)
- 21: a prod to pray (0)
- 19: Small Groups in Izmir (1)
- 18: It’s going very well… (0)
- 15: Yes People (1)
- 14: The Proper Response (1)
- 13: make known His deeds among the peoples! (0)
- 07: Thank you! (2)
- 07: Divine Prompts (0)
- 02: Swords or marshmallows? (1)
- May 2012 (13)
- 31: Entering His Story (0)
- 29: We Need Your Input! (0)
- 25: Tackling the Big Stuff (0)
- 24: Spirit-filled Corporate Worship (0)
- 22: more than songs and a nice speech (1)
- 19: Undignified Gatherings (0)
- 14: Uzzah’s not the only one (0)
- 13: Moldovan Transition Home (0)
- 10: Practical Holy Expectancy (1)
- 08: Ashes to Beauty (1)
- 04: Pastor Pearl and the orphans (0)
- 03: Worship, Service, and Casa Chirilagua (0)
- 02: out in the country… (0)
- April 2012 (9)
- 26: Worship: Rocks and Tears (0)
- 25: Meandering around Myanmar (3)
- 24: What’s a bishop? (0)
- 19: Wineskins for Worship (0)
- 17: Living New Creation (3)
- 13: Small Groups are Filling and Starting!! (3)
- 12: Foster on Practicing the Presence of God (0)
- 08: wow. (1)
- 04: Nailed to the cross (1)
- March 2012 (7)
- 29: Perspectives and Practices of Worship: (0)
- 27: Tuesday of Passion Week (2)
- 22: Homeless Care Packages (2)
- 15: From Darkness to Light (1)
- 10: parking, clocks, seeing the Kingdom come (0)
- 08: Find Your Sacred Space (2)
- 06: Where will you be tonight? (1)
- February 2012 (5)
- 29: Parish Meeting Update (3)
- 23: scrubbing off the ash… (2)
- 20: some thoughts on boasting… (2)
- 17: Christian Character Matters (0)
- 16: New/Old/Unexpected Worship Music (2)
- January 2012 (6)
- 31: Stewarding a life… (0)
- 27: Restoration Women’s Retreat (2)
- 26: Risky Posture (0)
- 22: Good Morning… (1)
- 20: Here we go!! (4)
- 12: Our Worship Leader (4)
- December 2011 (5)
- 31: Happy New Year! (3)
- 21: Celebrate Christmas With Us (1)
- 17: Christmas @ Restoration: a look at some (0)
- 12: The pastor at the parking desk (6)
- 07: DMH thoughts (0)
- November 2011 (7)
- 21: Leadership Changes (2)
- 17: sheep? (1)
- 16: Operation Christmas Child (0)
- 13: Psalm 90 (0)
- 11: Friday LogJam (0)
- 10: The Beauty of Wendell’s View (0)
- 07: The Beauty of the Word (1)
- October 2011 (12)
- 28: All Saints’ Day (0)
- 27: Music Preview: Friend…How Quaint (0)
- 21: We are off to the Fall Re-Treat x3! (0)
- 20: 4 truths about sex (0)
- 19: 4 lies about sex (1)
- 14: stuff I’m thinking about (0)
- 13: Music Preview: A City Hungry for God (2)
- 12: Caring for Moldova’s orphans (1)
- 08: the long last good-bye (4)
- 07: holding the stars (0)
- 06: In Spirit and Truth: Sunday Music Preview (1)
- 05: Retreat FAQs (0)
- September 2011 (8)
- 29: Parish Meeting [Sept 27, 2011] (0)
- 21: tests and questions (1)
- 17: What’s Really Real (3)
- 13: Building an old/new cross (3)
- 09: Important Fall 2011 Info (1)
- 06: Teaching English and Reaching Out (3)
- 04: Happy Labor Day! (2)
- 02: Kickin’ Off Kids’ Small (0)
- August 2011 (5)
- 30: Tuesday (1)
- 30: Restoration Members Living God’s (0)
- 27: Gratitude (0)
- 25: Prelude for Hurricanes (2)
- 17: Don’t miss out on the Fall Retreat! (6)
- July 2011 (10)
- 28: priests of creation (0)
- 27: Get Ready for the Fall Retreat! (0)
- 25: Monday thoughts (3)
- 21: Soak in it and Live it Up (1)
- 19: Tuesday thoughts from Baltimore (0)
- 16: vestry, vacation, and budgets… (0)
- 14: Benedictions Galore! (2)
- 12: a moonbounce, a burger, and WV (1)
- 09: Cookout Tomorrow! (0)
- 07: Bonfire Songs and Taylor Swift (11)
- June 2011 (8)
- 28: Tuesday Brain Dump (0)
- 20: Heroes or saints? (1)
- 17: Alarming Grace (0)
- 14: Outreach Seed Fund (0)
- 09: Making a Difference in Moldova (1)
- 08: supernatural shoes (1)
- 07: generosity means you go first (0)
- 02: Good for you! (1)
- May 2011 (5)
- 31: Grace and Cocoa Puffs (1)
- 29: Disciples Live Life Together (5)
- 27: From Bananas to Jesus (2)
- 17: Tuesday Brain Dump (3)
- 13: Children’s Small Groups @ (0)
- April 2011 (7)
- 27: He Is Risen!! (2)
- 19: Holy Week at Restoration (1)
- 15: Be still . . . (0)
- 08: listening and discerning (2)
- 06: 2 books. 2 men of influence. (0)
- 05: Bike Collisions and the Sovereignty of (11)
- 01: Not going to WVa this year? How about The (4)
- March 2011 (10)
- 29: devotion (0)
- 26: Sunday Changes (0)
- 21: There and Back Again (0)
- 18: a call to pray and listen (2)
- 14: My seat in the semi-circle (1)
- 11: Hide and Seek (3)
- 10: Loving Anglicanism (6)
- 08: Confession and Ashes (1)
- 04: Carpet weaver (2)
- 02: Don’t Waste a Crisis (3)
- February 2011 (12)
- 26: Casa Chirilagua – tomorrow! (0)
- 24: Come one, come all… (3)
- 21: Done with deception (0)
- 18: Funerals and Birthdays (0)
- 16: ‘I am the disciple Jesus (2)
- 15: Wicked? (0)
- 11: A Gift of the Heart (0)
- 09: What if? (2)
- 07: Do you know if you’re hungry? (1)
- 05: What do you think, (5)
- 04: The Incongruity of the Kingdom (2)
- 02: Socks (9)
- January 2011 (11)
- 29: Bruised Reeds… (4)
- 28: Be Not Afraid (2)
- 27: A God of Lightning and Snow (2)
- 24: Monday thoughts from Texas (1)
- 21: An invitation for all women (0)
- 19: Free to believe (0)
- 17: now is the time… (2)
- 14: New Sermons, New Small Groups (0)
- 13: I’m going to West Virginia this (1)
- 06: Happy Epiphany! (0)
- 03: Wise Men (2)
- December 2010 (9)
- 25: Merry Christmas (5)
- 23: Christmas Eve at Restoration (1)
- 22: rest in the empathy of our Lord (0)
- 21: A New Perspective (3)
- 17: It’s all miraculous (6)
- 14: Uzziah (2)
- 10: Here we come a-caroling… (2)
- 08: It’s the most wonderful time of the (1)
- 01: Ladies, you’re invited… (3)
- November 2010 (10)
- 26: Get my purple stole (2)
- 22: Content (0)
- 21: Vestry Results (1)
- 19: November Vestry Meeting (2)
- 15: What do you want me to do for you? (2)
- 13: Get your Shoebox Ready!! (1)
- 12: It’s in the way… (0)
- 08: Keep Running (2)
- 04: Come away… (1)
- 01: the rubbish of success (2)
- October 2010 (8)
- 28: Moldova Night – Tomorrow! (0)
- 22: We’re off to the Fall Retreat! (1)
- 21: Vestry Recap (0)
- 18: What does God want? (0)
- 14: Stressed out kids (2)
- 11: Escape, Choreography, showing up (0)
- 08: Vestry Nominations are Open (0)
- 03: Envy (4)
- September 2010 (9)
- 30: Sunday Worship Times (16)
- 28: some musings… (0)
- 23: how much is enough? (7)
- 22: Small Groups Started This Week (0)
- 17: Back in the saddle… (2)
- 14: 2 Important Dates (2)
- 09: small groups start the week of Sept 19 (0)
- 07: Everything is God’s (2)
- 03: New Season. New Curriculum. New (1)
- August 2010 (5)
- 26: Come Celebrate (2)
- 20: Will the Fall Retreat Change Your Life? (2)
- 18: Not just for kids (1)
- 10: You are invited to Erin’s (10)
- 02: Monday Digest (3)
- July 2010 (7)
- 30: Gideon Tsang is our Retreat Speaker (5)
- 26: Living and Leading By Faith (0)
- 23: On being Anglican… (0)
- 22: CANA Council Begins today (0)
- 13: West Virginia Dispatch (1)
- 07: West VA team leaves today (0)
- 02: Reading looking back, reading looking (1)
- June 2010 (11)
- 30: 5 Weeks for Freedom (7)
- 29: Don’t Quench the Spirit (0)
- 23: Naming and Claiming (1)
- 21: Creating Space to Listen (2)
- 19: Outreach Cookout: the recap and the (1)
- 17: Missions in Moldova (0)
- 15: Gifted for the Kingdom (0)
- 14: Anglican Insights with Os Guinness (3)
- 07: Sunday Re-cap (2)
- 04: Fall Retreat (2)
- 02: Outreach at Restoration (4)
- May 2010 (10)
- 27: To Look After Orphans… (1)
- 25: Gettin’ Involved (0)
- 21: Movie Night! (0)
- 18: so what if you fail? (1)
- 15: A little week-end reading (0)
- 13: Will wash cars for cereal… (0)
- 12: God’s checklist (1)
- 08: Happy Mother’s Day (6)
- 06: What do you do? (6)
- 04: Experiencing Life (0)
- April 2010 (8)
- 29: there’s something about belonging (2)
- 26: April 25 Reflections (11)
- 24: Children of Restoration (3)
- 23: Holy Week Offerings (0)
- 21: a safe place to grunt… if (1)
- 15: Global Outreach News from Burma (0)
- 03: considering the resurrection as an end to (1)
- 01: The Triduum 2010 (0)
- March 2010 (11)
- 29: Praying through Holy Week (0)
- 26: Where I was this week (8)
- 22: Holy Week 2010 (3)
- 18: Answering the most important questions (2)
- 18: God’s got a deep bench (2)
- 15: recap of Bob Duncan’s talk on (0)
- 14: Keep Inviting. (0)
- 11: West Virginia Mission Trip Meeting (1)
- 08: Easter Vigil Baptisms (0)
- 06: Art Music Justice (0)
- 04: How to lead a movement (0)
- February 2010 (13)
- 28: Connecting YOU to Restoration (6)
- 26: Of bishops and bagels (1)
- 23: Weekend Wrap-up (0)
- 20: Lent has begun (0)
- 19: Parking at Restoration (3)
- 18: opportunities to labor on Saturday (8)
- 18: Ash Wednesday Apologies (2)
- 13: Ash Wednesday (3)
- 12: Quick Vid about Confirmation (0)
- 11: Shrove Tuesday (1)
- 10: Snow Day pics… (4)
- 06: Restoration (0)
- 03: Strengthen, Empower, Sustain: (2)
- January 2010 (12)
- 28: Do you fast? (2)
- 26: Excitement (3)
- 23: Tweens, Middle School, and the new (3)
- 21: Help AFAC win $50,000! (1)
- 20: First Vestry Meeting (0)
- 18: Deeper thoughts on the Trinity (7)
- 14: The Hedging of the Bets (3)
- 13: The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas (0)
- 12: Epiphany (0)
- 09: Bible Reading (5)
- 09: Daily Time? (1)
- 04: Register for a Small Group!! (2)
- December 2009 (9)
- 31: New Year’s Resolutions… or (5)
- 24: And it came to pass in those days… (6)
- 21: Come Decorate the Place (3)
- 19: Restoration at 10 on 12/20 (5)
- 18: Wondering if we are having church? (2)
- 16: a full week (6)
- 15: Advent 3: Weekend Wrap Up (1)
- 08: It’s the most wonderful time of the (10)
- 01: Dispatch from the Thai-Burma Border (5)
- November 2009 (14)
- 30: Weekend Wrap Up (10)
- 28: Marriage: submitting to one another (4)
- 26: Thanksgiving (4)
- 25: give us your feedback (24)
- 21: Welcome to our special day… (0)
- 18: The Institution of Rector and Vestry (6)
- 16: Our First Vestry (3)
- 13: Marriage (0)
- 12: Marriage Movies (8)
- 10: We’re Sponsoring a Turkey Trot! (0)
- 09: Monday morning for a pastor (4)
- 06: How in the world??? Ephesians 5 (0)
- 03: vain (1)
- 02: Say no to ignorance (4)
- October 2009 (9)
- 29: Baptisms at Restoration on Sunday (1)
- 27: Vatican and Anglicans (7)
- 25: Vestry Candidates (3)
- 23: Kids and Communion (3)
- 17: No Services on Quincy Street this Week!! (0)
- 15: La Misma Luna (5)
- 14: Guns Trucks Poor Communication (0)
- 08: Why We Value Small Groups (2)
- 01: Mars on the Fall Treat (2)
- September 2009 (7)
- 23: Our New Facebook Community – Plus (0)
- 21: Liturgical Servants Training (1)
- 18: Parish Meeting Recap (Audio Included) (3)
- 16: Story-telling (1)
- 15: The hierarchy of success (0)
- 09: A Place and A Time (1)
- 03: Logan Breed on the Fall Treat (5)
- August 2009 (11)
- 29: Restoration’s First Mission Trip (1)
- 28: The Attraction of Idols (1)
- 27: Anticipating our Fall Retreat (0)
- 20: Potluck and Plastic Bag Drive (0)
- 18: Nicholas Lubelfeld and Larry Martin at (2)
- 15: God’s Good No (1)
- 13: I believe in God… (2)
- 10: You got Questions? We got answers… (5)
- 06: Exodus 19 on Aug 9 (4)
- 05: Character Matters (0)
- 01: Wendell Kimbrough at Restoration (4)
- July 2009 (8)
- 30: Register now for the Fall Retreat! (5)
- 27: Getting Left Overs to those who need it (1)
- 17: An Update from David (3)
- 14: Community, Connect Four, and Crayons (1)
- 10: Chris Joyner at Restoration on July 12 (2)
- 08: The Gospel according to Clint (0)
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- June 2009 (12)
- 29: Summer @ Restoration – Pool Party! (4)
- 27: Restoration Fall Retreat Registration is (3)
- 25: Ya Gotta Have (Real) Friends – (3)
- 23: God gets a lot more CBM in a recession (1)
- 20: A Giant Falls (2)
- 18: Walking Beside Each other in the Muck (2)
- 17: Man Breakfast – Do It (3)
- 11: Car Wash (1)
- 08: Summer Sundays at Restoration (3)
- 06: Excited about Bobby Manning this weekend (1)
- 05: Reducing our Footprint… (4)
- 01: Graduation! (2)
- May 2009 (7)
- 22: Show up hungry… (23)
- 19: Belonging to Each Other: part 2 (1)
- 18: Why don’t you wear more vestments? (6)
- 15: Belonging to Each Other: pt.1 (0)
- 14: Found!!! (4)
- 11: Kids Small Groups at Restoration (0)
- 05: Finding Holes in a Community of Grace (0)
- April 2009 (12)
- 24: Sunday Morning Worship Times (2)
- 23: Getting Involved with Worship (1)
- 21: Getting Involved on Sunday (1)
- 20: following your hunger to dangerous places (5)
- 18: Getting Involved Serving Kids (2)
- 17: Get your book, Get your group, Get your (0)
- 15: Getting Involved at Restoration: part 1 (0)
- 09: The Triduum (0)
- 08: Wednesday in Holy Week (0)
- 07: Tuesday in Holy Week (1)
- 06: Monday in Holy Week (2)
- 03: Resurrection Party! (13)
- March 2009 (10)
- 30: Small Group Highlight Reel (6)
- 26: Practice is almost over… (5)
- 23: Aloha Wall Street Journal!! (0)
- 22: New Small Groups Video (3)
- 18: Confirmation: Is it for me? (5)
- 17: Confirmation 101 (0)
- 15: Flickr – Photos For the People, By (9)
- 06: Q&A with David (8)
- 05: Pray Day (5)
- 01: Lent Remix (0)
- February 2009 (13)
- 27: A Penitential… what? (6)
- 26: Getting Involved Serving Restoration (2)
- 23: Pray With Us: Lent40 (5)
- 20: We Need Your Vote! More Musical Worship? (6)
- 19: What are you giving up? (20)
- 17: Sustainability (2)
- 15: Our Time at AFAC (3)
- 11: RAC serves AFAC (5)
- 10: Authority. (8)
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- 06: Fins? Yes. But still dust. (3)
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- 27: Images of the first day (0)
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- 16: the Dad I want to be… (3)
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- December 2008 (2)
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- 24: ‘St.’(!) Augustine on Jesus (0)
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