Are you ready?? Over the weekend of October 16-18, Restoration will take off for the Shenandoah Valley and its first ever fall retreat. This is a great time to get to know other people at the church– across generations and demographics, to grow together as a family, to rest, to laugh, to sing, to have […]
Ya Gotta Have (Real) Friends – WSJ.com. Two things that I love about this article: 1. His insight that that women talk and men do stuff together. Obviously a huge generalization, but pretty accurate. Women build friendship through conversation (whether its running, having coffee, at the park with kids). Men talk, but find connection in […]
The bankruptcy of General Motors: A giant falls | The Economist. I am struck by how similar the prosperity and ‘golden age’ of American Car Manufacturers and American Mainline Protestant Denominations coincided. In the 1950s everyone drove their Buick to the local United Methodist Church (my Grandpa Hanke being the posterboy for this). That time […]
Repeat Offenders by Kevin Miller| LeadershipJournal.net. Just read this article this morning. My feelings about this run the gamut– hope to fear, resounding YES! to please no!, convinced practicality to idealized naivete. I firmly believe that we cannot walk out of the things that hold us without walking in the light of community. This morning […]
This Thursday at 6:30am any dude you know is welcome to our monthly man breakfast. Thursday, 6:30 am @ 29 Diner on Lee Hwy. Scott Kelsey will bring it strong. (Map it).
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In August, a group of Restoration folks (together with people from The Falls Church) are going to Philippi, West Virginia for five days. While we’re there, we’ll do some much-needed home repairs, host a back-to-school party, and otherwise try to embody God’s love for the people of this small town in rural Appalachia. Want to […]
This weekend, Restoration gets the privilege of sitting under the preaching of Pastor Robert Manning. Bobby is currently a full-time staff minister at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, where he serves as Special Assistant to Pastor John K. Jenkins and directs the church’s young-adult ministry. David and Laurel met Pastor Jenkins at a conference they […]
