The Inflection of 2019 Restoration began almost ten years ago, in 2009, as a small group of 70 adults and kids who were aware of our brokenness, aware of our need for friendship, and thoughtful about how a new church community might be formed in Arlington County. During the summer of 2014, five years into […]
I changed my bio on our website this week. I have always listed out ‘random affections’ because hearing about what people love tells us a lot about them. The people who influence us tell us a lot about who we are… Can you list out the 4 or 5 people who have most shaped you […]
It brings me great joy to announce that we have hired Rev. Beth Tipps of Nashville, TN as an associate rector at Restoration. Beth is a newly ordained Anglican Priest in the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others, which is under the leadership of Bishop Todd Hunter. She received her ordination in September […]
The Global Anglican Future Conference I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend GAFCON last week. I took my vows of ordination to the priesthood over ten years ago under the leadership of a missionary bishop from the Church of Nigeria. I declared my trust in the Scriptures, my commitment to the preaching […]
This Summer, Scott Buckhout is returning to Restoration to serve as our Summer Pastoral Associate. You will see a lot of him on Sundays, leading us through the liturgy. He will also be helping out with a summer small group and community fun. Scott is a student at Gordon-Conwell and a postulant for ordination under the […]
After talking about 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 on Sunday, I received several questions that all began, ‘How?‘ How do I become a trusted spouse? If I am not married, how do I find a trusted spouse? How do I trust my spouse when they have not been trustworthy? These are such good questions and they reveal such […]
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. […]
Last week we looked at 3 stories of Jesus appearing to people after His resurrection. These case studies of ‘belief’ are such an encouragement to me. I find myself in these people over and over again. John 20 will take you 45 seconds to read and 45 years to digest. Bottom line: Jesus wants to […]
I loved the butterflies that framed our Easter Joy last Sunday. They were subtle and emerging as we moved through Lent. Then Saturday night, during the Vigil, our sanctuary exploded with beauty, with the promise that life that comes after death. A huge thanks to our RestoArts team and their vision for us to ‘see’ […]
Why would we not? Over the last few months, Restoration has added three or four songs with Spanish lyrics to our canon of music. Generally, we have chosen one each Sunday and sung it during the offertory. Some of you have loved doing familiar songs with Spanish lyrics. Some of you have wondered why this […]