I’m going to West Virginia this summer!
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Happy Epiphany!
Getting Involved, Loving Arlington, Outreach 0
A post from Outreach Coordinator Liz Gray: Today is Epiphany – the day we celebrate the Word made flesh, the manifestation of God’s love in the person of Jesus Christ. On this day we think of the Wise Men, the Gentiles who recognized the child Jesus as the King of the Jews. We think too […]
Wise Men
Happy New Year! It was great to see so many of you back at church yesterday after the holidays – even a grey and drizzly morning couldn’t dampen the sense of joy. So good to see people reconnect, share holiday tales, and worship our great and very good God. Some of my favorite moments… “I […]
Merry Christmas
The Lord has come! This morning I am sitting under my tree– enjoying the lights and the last few minutes of calm before the kids wake up. My first Christmas gift: a little peace. I am overwhelmed by the idea that God, (GOD!!) took on humanity. That He walked around. God (!) wanted to have […]
Christmas Eve at Restoration
We can’t wait to see you on Christmas Eve!! Wondering what to expect? Here is a Christmas list… Candles. Lots of candles. On the Advent wreath. In people’s hands. Lots and lots of candles. Carols. We are singing like 36 of ’em. Ok, more like 11. If you’ve been longing for carols while we wait […]
rest in the empathy of our Lord
Throughout Advent we have been looking at the stories in Jesus’ family tree. People who were desperate, vulnerable, and proud. The kind of people who really do need to be rescued. Sometimes they remind us of ourselves. Sometimes they remind us of our families and friends. They are real people with real junk who need […]
A New Perspective
A post from Global Outreach Team member Mary Ann Calhoun: “What’s Perspectives? Isn’t it that the class for people who are into missions?” Actually, it’s for everyone (especially for folks in church plants!) who want to see God’s Kindgom expand locally and globally! It will enrich and infuse your own walk with God by drawing […]
It’s all miraculous
A post from Andrew Thompson, our Middle School Coordinator, on his recent trip to Uganda: Typical day, not so typical situation Ugandans have bright faces and beautiful smiles, and they also dance as often as possible. Each morning in Bwindi began by joining the hospital staff at 8am for morning prayers. Afterwords, I worked with […]
Uzziah
Loving Arlington, Sunday Corporate Worship 2
Weekend Wrap-up A Joyful Noise was made. Many thanks to everyone who walked through the streets around our church, in the rain, singing songs about the birth of Jesus. It wasn’t always pretty and it was frequently interspersed with ‘watch out! a car is coming, get the kids out of the road’ and it was […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year?
Christian Calendar, Life Together 1
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Part Two) I am thankful for more reflections from Cindy Darnell about this time of year… As some of you may remember, this time last year, I wrote a blog about the challenges of Christmas time. Erica recently referred to it in a conversation we were having […]