From Jan 25, 2009 until Easter, Restoration will be worshipping as a launch team at our facility on Quincy St. These three months are a critical time for us to grow in friendship as a community, to practice our liturgical mechanics (how we structure the service, move people around the sanctuary, welcome new-comers), and to […]
On January 18, at the 9 and 11 services at The Falls Church, Restoration Anglican Church will be commissioned, blessed, and prayed out. We are so thankful to be a part of the TFC mission to follow Christ the King. Planting a daughter congregation in Arlington is a strategic next step as we seek to […]
One of the activities I love to hate is swimming. Arlington has great pools that are so convenient. It is one of the things I love about this county. The pool I swim in has a cadre of fiercely loyal denizens. These men are there (early) every morning. They bang out 80-100 laps (way more […]
Church, restoration, Theology 0
The Biblical promise that gives me the most hope is that Jesus is coming back as King to restore all things and to reconcile all things to God. He is bringing a new heavens and a new earth. In those last days, there will be a judgment and a separation. Truth will be vindicated. We […]
This weekend I will reflect on David’s performance as a father. Generally it was pretty shabby. It is uncomfortable to see so clearly the effects of our passivity, lack of discipline, and with-holding of grace. The story of David and his kids– Amnon, Tamar, and Absalom– is told over the pages of 2 Samuel 13-20. […]
I have been asked by several people why our church values ‘beauty’. Beauty is not attached to belief. Yet it provides an access point to the soul. Two people can find something beautiful, but believe different things about Jesus. Beauty becomes a contact between them. Sometimes a conversation about belief will come from that. Beauty […]
This week I will be preaching on Isaiah 64 and Mark 13. For me (and I think the historic church), Advent is all about longing. It is taking stock of where we are and realizing we want more. For Israel, they longed to the marrow of their bones for redemption, deliverance, justice, a better life. […]
Christian Calendar, Theology 0
Nov 1 is historically the day the church remembers those whom have died in the previous calendar year: All Saints Day. ‘Saint’ is quite a loaded term in our culture. It is used throughout the New Testament to refer to those who have been ‘set apart’ or made holy by their relationship with God through […]
One of my favorite games to play with Bennett happens on the way to school each morning. We put my ipod on shuffle and listen to the songs that come up. He is allowed to vote on each song with a Caesar-like thumbs-up or thumbs-down. He usually makes the call within 10 seconds. What is […]
