Church, Membership, restoration, Theology 0
So there’s been a lot of talk at Restoration recently about confirmation. That’s because our bishop, David Bena, will be visiting Restoration on Palm Sunday (April 5), and he’ll be confirming people at that time. This brings up a lot of questions: What is confirmation? Is it for me? Why do I need it? Why […]
Church, Life Together, Membership 8
So one of the things you’ll learn is that I am pretty un-Anglican in my Anglican-ness. The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian community in the world (the others of the ‘Big 3’ being Roman Catholicism and all the flavors of the Orthodox church). There is a lot of drama in the AC right […]
Church, Gospel, Sunday Corporate Worship 0
Couldn’t resist. I’ll try to keep the ‘rack’ references to a minimum. Sometimes it just works. So, I forgot to hit record on our flash recorder again. Week #2. Lovely. So, this is our second week without a sermon podcast. I promise… I’m preaching ’em. I just can’t remember to record ’em. Now many of […]
I woke up early on Sunday. I was nervous, scared, wondering if I had forgotten anything, excited, timid about my sermon, thankful for everyone’s efforts… As I went to prayer, I asked God to give us great joy– please infuse our congregation with joy and energy that morning. Make us grateful for a place to […]
From Jan 25, 2009 until Easter, Restoration will be worshipping as a launch team at our facility on Quincy St. These three months are a critical time for us to grow in friendship as a community, to practice our liturgical mechanics (how we structure the service, move people around the sanctuary, welcome new-comers), and to […]
On January 18, at the 9 and 11 services at The Falls Church, Restoration Anglican Church will be commissioned, blessed, and prayed out. We are so thankful to be a part of the TFC mission to follow Christ the King. Planting a daughter congregation in Arlington is a strategic next step as we seek to […]
One of the activities I love to hate is swimming. Arlington has great pools that are so convenient. It is one of the things I love about this county. The pool I swim in has a cadre of fiercely loyal denizens. These men are there (early) every morning. They bang out 80-100 laps (way more […]
Church, restoration, Theology 0
The Biblical promise that gives me the most hope is that Jesus is coming back as King to restore all things and to reconcile all things to God. He is bringing a new heavens and a new earth. In those last days, there will be a judgment and a separation. Truth will be vindicated. We […]
I have been asked by several people why our church values ‘beauty’. Beauty is not attached to belief. Yet it provides an access point to the soul. Two people can find something beautiful, but believe different things about Jesus. Beauty becomes a contact between them. Sometimes a conversation about belief will come from that. Beauty […]
