Hey Restoration, Advent has begun, the season when we remember how the people of God longed for our Savior to come, and how we long for his second coming and the fullness of our salvation. We have several ways that we’ll be focusing our thoughts on these themes as a community. On Sundays, we’ll be preaching […]
Playlist: Opening Song: Trisagion – Ortega O Come O Come Emmanuel Response: Dawning Light of Our Salvation Offertory: How Great is Your Faithfulness Sanctus: Sanctus Holy – Wickham Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei – Ortega Eucharist: All Who Are Thirsty We Are Hungry Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Looking for a way to give this Advent? The Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF) is working to provide clean water to rural communities in Burundi and you can get alongside them. What is the Anglican Relief and Development Fund? ARDF partners with the global church to meet the needs of the poor. The […]
I’ve been doing some reading recently on communication, especially about communication from a theological perspective. One theme that I’ve seen again and again is the creative ways that God reveals himself. In the Scriptures and elsewhere, we see that God goes out of his way to communicate who he is and what he desires for […]
My Christmas tree is so crooked. The trunk looks like a Z or a bone that healed badly from a compound break. I didn’t mean to get a crooked tree. I love our family tree tradition. Each year we go around the same weekend. We go to the same place. We go to the same […]
Happy New Year! No, I don’t have my calendar turned to the wrong page… The church operates according to its own calendar, and the church year begins on the first Sunday of Advent. I love that we begin not with a joyful declaration that something has happened, but with a season of quiet waiting. We […]