Hosanna [display_podcast] This is the text of Restoration’s Palm Sunday sermon, preached over Zoom, by The Rev. David Hanke. Hosanna! means ‘save us!’ When the crowds shout Hosanna! They are asking to be saved. [8] Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread […]
Friends, I am reproducing the reflection I shared at the beginning of morning prayer last Sunday, March 29. Many of you have asked about the prayer of deprecation. Thank you for your interest! -David 29 March 2020 Good morning! This week, a friend sent me a reflection from a university president who, like all of […]
Faith: abandoned or pursued? At Restoration this fall we are talking about the questions that trip us up as we walk towards Jesus and his church. We want to deliberately consider the good and challenging questions that ultimately form the basis for this question: “Does faith in God make sense for thinking people today?” Every […]
As Summer gives way to Autumn You’ve probably noticed that things become much quieter around here in the summertime. People — our staff, members, volunteers — are in and out constantly, bouncing between vacations, family reunions, personal retreats…or, maybe all of the above! On September 8th, our fall season begins and you’ll notice the activity […]
You are invited! December 9 at 5pm Dear Friends, The 5pm service has always had a special spot in the life of Restoration. The later time of day and the smaller size offer the possibility of a more intimate worship experience. We want to acknowledge that when we launched Incarnation, we sent some of our […]
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 […]
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 […]
2018 Happy New Year! Restoration is starting a new sermon series and working our way through St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. Make sure you read the first 2 sections of this post…. Why would you want to do that? (Don’t you know that it’s long and says true things that lots of people […]
This past Sunday, I got the opportunity to preach my last sermon in our fall series out of the book of Jeremiah. Nathan will finish things up on Sunday as we transition into thinking about Advent and the coming of our Rescuer. At each service, as I approached the end of my message, I got […]
Last week my family was nearly 30 minutes late to church. 30 minutes! We snuck into a pew near the back mid-sermon, and over the next 10 minutes, the empty spaces around us filled up with other latecomers. After the service, over iced coffee and shouting children downstairs, we laughed and poked fun at ourselves […]