The picture below is of a cross from a church in Ephesus. The city is now abandoned, and was only excavated around 100 years ago: its river silted up so that the sea was no longer close to the former trading hub; and earthquakes had damaged the city. Psalm 52: 8 – “But i am […]
Summer is a’comin! Daydreaming here about all the good things: beach trips, barbecues, chatting with friends on the deck…. But oh the sadness of no more small groups until September…. But wait! Don’t worry! We have a solution! Once again our wonderful David Griffin has graciously agreed to lead a Summer Small Group – to which […]
June 1, 2014 – Liz Gray [display_podcast] John 14:15-26 / Psalm 119:33-42 / 1 Thess 4:1-12 Listen to Sunday’s songs here.
(This is the testimony David gave in church on May 18) First of all, I wanted to say thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for our team while we were abroad. We all felt blessed to know we had such amazing support during our trip to West Asia. Secondly, I wanted to tell […]
Our Thursday in I was full. Full of everything that a day can be filled with. We were tourists in a new place looking to explore with a purpose. This sent us to an afternoon prayer walk. We walked and walked and stopped for lunch and Turkish coffee. We walked some more and stopped for […]
When we started coming to Restoration, our first small group leaders were Jesse and Sarah Blaine.About ten of us met weekly in their tiny Arlington apartment – young singles, newly marrieds, married with kids (us), and empty nesters. Jesse’s roguish passion and Sarah’s amiable charm put us at ease and challenged us to take this […]
DID YOU KNOW… there are more Bolivians living in northern Virginia than anywhere else in the world outside of Bolivia?! Well now you do 🙂 AND…do you by chance have a heart for Latin American immigrants and culture? (and speaka da Spanish or Spanglish??) Well even if you don’t meet any of these criteria, we’d […]
Are you new to Restoration? Are you curious about what we believe? Are you working out what you believe? What is God’s big story and where do you fit? Or are you just looking for a convivial small group to get connected into life at Restoration? This trimester our small group will be using a book […]
April 13, 2014 – Liz Gray [display_podcast] Isaiah 61:1-4 / Psalm 22:1-11 / Matthew 21:1-11 Listen to Sunday’s songs here.
Sarah Blaine writes from Phnom Penh: I’m a mom and I’m raising my children…in Cambodia. I once felt this self-imposed pressure to be doing something “radical.” But my days look much like they would in America. I feed my children, change their diapers and try to keep my house clean. My husband’s job is changing […]
