“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 15: 5-6 This is what I have been praying for myself this week as […]
As part of a series called “Anglican Insights” orchestrated by the ADV, Os Guinness spoke in TFC’s Historic Church last Tuesday evening. Arriving a bit late, I sat in the back row, thinking this strategic – I could leave early if it got too boring without incurring any disapproving looks. But the lecture was far […]
Anglican, Generosity, Holy Week 0
During Holy Week, all the offerings we collected were given to the Anglican Relief and Development Fund (ARDF). The total that came in that week, including Easter was close to $11,000!! We gave it all away. ARDF is an organization committed to an holistic, high impact community development approach that crosses cultural and economic boundaries […]
This past Saturday, Bob Duncan, the leader of our continent-wide Anglican community (called The Anglican Church in North America [ACNA]), gave a talk answering the question, ‘What is Anglicanism?’ Specifically what has Anglicanism meant to him and what is the future for Anglicanism in North America (as far as he can see it…) Our own […]
One of my best friends is the Rector of Christ Church Austin, TX. They are getting ready to have confirmations too! Here is a little video he did with his bishop, Phil Jones. Ignore all the stuff about classes, dates, and locations– unless you are moving to ATX. But listen to Bishop Jones talk about […]
Anglican, Confirmation, Spiritual Disciplines 2
Our bishop, David Bena, will be visiting Restoration in a couple of weeks, on February 28th. One of the things he’ll do while he’s here is confirmations. Basically, confirmation is a chance for you to publicly profess for your faith in Jesus Christ and to express your desire to live out that faith corporately in […]
Anglican, Kids, Sunday Corporate Worship 1
We will celebrate the sacrament of Holy Baptism on Sunday. A sacrament is an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace. Jesus commanded baptism with water as the outward sign of our Lord’s gracious promises of new birth, forgiveness, and adoption into the family of God. It also marks a person’s decision to […]
I love our church. I got lots of emails and questions this week about the impact of the Pope’s offer to Anglicans on our little church in Arlington. I love that Restoration people are thoughtful, well-informed, and curious. These are interesting days to be following Jesus and committed to a local church. Lots of news […]
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 […]
Anglican, Sunday Corporate Worship 4
When you show up at Restoration on Sunday, you’ll notice the worship guide looks different. (By the way, I really like ‘worship guide’ as the descriptor of the thing we hand you at the door… rather than ‘bulletin’ [not really true] or ‘leaflet’ [bit too generic]) As people become more familiar with our service, we […]
