*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Dear Restoration, “Bless the Lord, O my soul…who satisfies you with goodso that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 103:1a, 5 (ESV) As we journey through Lent– remembering our fasts, praying our prayers, and choosing to give– we remember that repentance and change is for the sake of renewal and new life. I […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* I am at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC for a couple of weeks. This is Year #2 of my Doctor of Ministry Program which is called Pastoral Theology in Practice. This residency is focused on the person of the pastor: calling, identity, leadership development, and spiritual formation.I am really grateful for this time to […]
Dear Restoration, “He has removed our sins as far from usas the east is from the west.The Lord is like a father to his children,tender and compassionate to those who fear him.For He knows how weak we are;He remembers we are only dust.“ Psalm 103:12-14 (NLT) Today we begin the 40 day journey of […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Dear Restoration, “…Some of you who are standing hereare going to see it happen,see the kingdom of God arrive in full force.” Six days later, three of them did see it. Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain. His appearance changed from the inside out, right […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Dear Restoration, When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man […]
We had a great Vestry Retreat, in the snow, at Meadowkirk! From Left to Right: Jen Paterno, Senior Warden Becky Mohr, Personnel Team Lead David Hanke, Rector Meaghan Maguire, Co-Treasurer, Finance Team Lead Heather Raber, Secretary Karen Wrightsman, Co-Treasurer, Finance Team David Fahrenkrug, Facility Team Lead Jared Daugherty, Race+Reconciliation Team Lead Hunter Weimer, Outreach Team […]
Dear Restoration,”The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction.But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18God says some hard things.This was our Bible reading this morning in our Daily Prayer Guide, as the apostle Paul writes to a Corinthian […]
Dear Restoration,One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season is sending and receiving Christmas cards. I love seeing YOU and hearing about your various adventures. Can I make a quick request? We use a couple of online platforms for managing our life together. One is called Church Community Builder and the other is called Planning Center. If you are […]
Dear Restoration, “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord […]
Dear Restoration, “This is the Good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began just as the prophet Isaiah had written: ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way. He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, Prepare the way for the Lord’s Coming! Clear […]