Generosity, Outreach, restoration 1
A post from Jesse Blaine: Recently, a friend of mine sent over a link for me to watch a YouTube video titled “Stella’s Voice”. Based on what he heard about our church’s involvement in a far off land called Moldova, he thought that his video was worth the watch. He was right. The short set […]
APEX Youth Ministry, Generosity, Loving Arlington, Outreach 1
Shoes can be supernatural. This weekend we’re going to infuse as many shoes as we can with near-mythological powers. Ok, they probably won’t levitate or become faster than a speeding bullet, but the old pair of Reebok’s in your closet can be transformed into an otherworldly boon for an Ethiopian, perhaps, who might others contract […]
Community, Generosity, Life Together 4
A post from Ian Hassell: You may have noticed the worship guide announcements over the past few weeks advertising The Event. Ok, I’ll admit that not everything we said in the announcements was entirely true. Erin Bair is (fortunately for her and for us) not actually master illusionist. Brent Cochran won’t be juggling flaming torches. […]
Generosity, Life Together, Small Groups 7
I have been talking with different friends recently about goals. What are things they are aiming for in life? A position at work? To see a part of the world? To own a certain car, house, bike? Part of this interest was inspired by this article I read in Outside Magazine. As I looked at […]
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 […]
Generosity, Getting Involved, Kids, Outreach 1
UPDATE: Applications Due March 28th! Click here to download an application. The required deposit is $50 per person (not $300 as the application states). Last summer, a group of 45 people — adults and kids — from Restoration and The Falls Church spent 5 days in the town of Philippi, West Virginia. It was an […]
Generosity, Loving Arlington, Outreach 1
Many of you know that Restoration has partnered with the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) in various ways over the past year. Restoration volunteers have cleaned floors, carried crates, bagged food, and helped with other projects. Now AFAC has another way that we can help — and all that’s required are a couple of minutes […]
Community, Generosity, Kids, Life Together, Outreach 1
Our weekly Wednesday-evening, all-community fun nights continue tomorrow with Board Game night at the Wilsons’! Bring your favorite board games, card games, even yard games (I know those Hanke kids play a mean game of croquet)… Bring your friends, too! It’s going to be a great time. While we’re having fun, we’ll also have the […]
Church attendance in recessions: No rush for pews | The Economist. CBM= ‘Character Building Mileage’ On Sunday I talked about the hard things to which God calls us. Moses was called to face the most powerful ruler of his day and ask him to release the Hebrews. Moses had a list of good excuses for […]
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 […]
