From October 25th to November 1st, we as a Restoration family prayed for 168 hours straight — two people at a time! It was a powerful time of corporate intercession, and we received over 200 testimonies from participants about their experiences. Check out their responses below, as well as the prayer guide we used for […]
Habakkuk, one of the minor prophets in the Bible, is one of the few books that expresses dialogue between a person and God. It’s a great picture of some aspects of the life of prayer! There’s honest outpouring of emotion, requests and pleading for intercession, worship, listening and being listened to, and yes, at times, […]
“How can I pray for you?” It’s a genuine, loving question, but so often I don’t know how to respond. Sometimes I have something specific that is easy to articulate like I’ve been sick, or my job is difficult, or someone I love has died. But more often than not, the longing, fear or pain […]
I grew up believing that the gifts of the Spirit stopped with the deaths of the original Apostles; but over the past six months, I’ve experienced and learned something different. Every time that I have prayed healing for people, some kind of healing has happened – physical, emotional, relational, mental, spiritual, etc. And it’s not me! It’s […]
As many of you have heard… Christine Warner, the wife of Cliff, who is the rector of Christ Church Austin, was in a serious accident on April 10. She was admitted into Intensive Care after being struck by a truck while standing on the side of the road. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition. […]
On February 24 I would love for you to come and experience what many others in the congregation have! I asked some folks who attended the first Restoration Songs and Prayer what they valued about their time. Here are a few of the responses I received: “I loved that it created a calm and peaceful space […]
Pull me a little closer Take me a little deeper I want to know Your heart I want to know Your heart This is a note of reflection I read from this past Sunday: “God met me during the sermon last Sunday, highlighting things that he is doing and wants to do in my heart […]
Have you ever had one of those busy seasons? You know the ones, where you seem to be the solution for every problem at work or at home, not enough hours in the day, overscheduled, depleted. I experienced one of these all-consuming seasons this fall with both my work and personal commitments. I was exhausted; […]
Each year, in January, I take a few days to pray for Restoration and to plan our preaching series. I get out of town where I can be still and quiet and alone. I look forward to this opportunity to connect with God about you and what He is doing in our church. It will happen during […]
Last week we handed out a simplified version of our Anglican Book of Common Prayer called Praying through the Year. We’ve loved hearing the ways many of you are integrating this booklet into your daily life. We will have more copies of this resource available on Sunday in the narthex, and we’d love for you […]