Culture, Gospel, Loving Arlington 5
Laurel and I saw a fantastic movie last night, under the same moon. It portrays the struggle of an illegal immigrant mom trying to make her way in LA while her son is still in Mexico. I appreciated that it increased my compassion for immigrants. It made me want to listen to their stories, to […]
My good friend Jim compiled these photos while covering the elections in Afghanistan back in July/August. His ability to combine picture, audio, and song is a gift from our Lord. At Restoration we want to be story-tellers. Jim is one of the best I know. Pray. Give thanks. Our God is the King of Kings.
Movie Spoiler alert– don’t read this if you want to see the movie. I’m going to talk about the end. Just finished Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino. It has gotten a lot of acclaim because it is so well done. I totally agree. The language is rough and there are topics/ images that are violent (rated […]
Ya Gotta Have (Real) Friends – WSJ.com. Two things that I love about this article: 1. His insight that that women talk and men do stuff together. Obviously a huge generalization, but pretty accurate. Women build friendship through conversation (whether its running, having coffee, at the park with kids). Men talk, but find connection in […]
This morning we gathered in the quiet, chilly, stillness. On the Tuesday of Holy Week we remember those who were against Jesus– the religious leaders, the Roman authorities, even his own disciples. The readings from Isaiah and John reflect a culture of disbelief that was pervasive and has remained to this day. For Jesus, it […]
Community, Culture, Life Together 9
Friends: If you were at one of our first prayer gatherings, you may have seen me give a quick recap of the purpose of the web-site, and an even quicker recap of flickr. I’ve been promising to tell you more about flickr, the photos on the site, and how you can be a part. What […]
We are coming to the end of our 5 weeks series on how The Gospel Changes Everything. We have been talking and wrestling through how our core values are shaped by the reality that Jesus lived the life we could not live and died the death that should have been ours. How then do we […]
So you probably remember that Michael Phelps sat next to me on the Acela from NYC back in December. He played on-line poker, I wrote a sermon. Before he got off in Baltimore, he gave me a nod. So we’re pretty tight. Michael Phelps Suspension | WUSA9.com | Washington, DC |. This week Michael was […]
