If you’ve been at Restoration anytime in the last, oh, two months, you’ve heard us announce the Fall Retreat. “It’s great!” we say. “It’s lots of fun!” “There’s a great speaker!” “All the cool kids will be there!” These things are all true. But you’ve heard them before, and if you haven’t already registered for […]
6 If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. 7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; 8 for while bodily training is of some value, […]
The scriptures tell us that the Church is the Body of Christ, and like our physical bodies, it has lots of different parts (read: people) that do different things to uniquely meet the Body’s many needs. God has created each of us to occupy a unique place in his Church. Part of what that means […]
I am drawn to the Gospel because of the density of the stories and teaching, and I am consistently enthralled with Jesus’s love and service to the marginalized. Of course Jesus interacted with priests, leaders, and the wealthy, but it is obvious that Jesus intended to interact with and engage with those less fortunate. Likewise, […]
We tore down the old building. They have been working all week to get ready for this. The windows came out yesterday. The backhoe started promptly at 7:00am. They had the top floor demolished by 9:00. It felt so permanent! And also so hopeful. Jesus often talks about the things that must die […]
I spend a lot of time talking to people. I enjoy it. I love hearing people’s stories– things that get them excited and sad and scared and curious. I am insatiably curious when it comes to people’s core passions, the stuff that makes them tick. I love hearing about your vocation and how you spend […]
Oh, how we giggled, Kristen and I, especially late at night as we reflected on our day’s adventures throughout the Asia Minor trip. I can’t function on so little sleep without getting pretty giddy at times. I could barely contain my laughter at how obviously out of my element I was during one particularly challenging […]
Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart… I was so excited on Sunday by the picture of God sending us into the world. God is raising up and developing leaders for His church and leaders for His […]
We’re five weeks into life at Little Falls. We’re all still settling into the new normal. There’s a lot that I love about our new home, and there are a few things that are still challenging. I imagine the same is true for you. Would you let us know how you’re experiencing Restoration life these […]
Like many of you, I have ways of keeping track of what needs prayer: my journal, some cards that I keep by a prayer kneeler in my study, my memory, whatever gets my attention when I sit down to pray… One of the items that has been front and center for a while has been […]