So this is the book I read on my summer vacation: To Change the World by James Davison Hunter Hunter summarizes his target in the first chapter. It is the widely and deeply held belief that if individuals have the right values, beliefs, and ideas, the aggregation of those people will have a ‘culture’ that […]
Baptism, Christian Calendar, Holy Week, Sunday Corporate Worship 0
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” – Romans 6:4 Even as we journey deep into the heart of Lent, we’re keeping our eyes lifted toward Holy […]
Community, Confirmation, Sunday Corporate Worship 1
Sunday is a big day at Restoration! Our bishop, David Bena, will be visiting us. Bishop Bena has been a great supporter of Restoration, and we’re excited that he’ll be here again to see all the great things that are happening in our church. He’ll be preaching, doing confirmations, and celebrating the Eucharist. It’s gonna […]
Christian Calendar, Sunday Corporate Worship 0
Lent is a season of waiting, anticipation, denial, adding on. It is our most corporate time as a universal, historic church. For 40 days (just over a tithe of the year!!), we choose disciplines and practices that prepare us to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus. You will notice some differences during our Sunday […]
Life Together, Loving Arlington, Sunday Corporate Worship 3
So, if you’ve come once, you know that we don’t have a big parking lot. Parking is at a premium in Arlington County and our church is no different. We want to be great neighbors to the people who live close to the church. And we would like to change our practice of parking on […]
Sermons, Sunday Corporate Worship 7
We have begun our 5 week series on The Gospel and Islam. Yesterday I gave a lot of background on Islam and talked about Muslim and Christian understanding of the Trinity. Specifically what is the difference that Jesus makes. I found this video series from The Buxton Initiative really helpful. I’ll stick it at the […]
Gospel, Life Together, restoration, Sunday Corporate Worship 6
We’re gathering this evening at 4:00 and at 7:00 to hear the great good news of God’s love for us, from the beginning all the way to that manger in Bethlehem. Come hear the story and join in singing some of the great Christmas carols! Whether you can recite Luke’s gospel right along with Linus […]
Hope you are having a great day of snow at your house. We have enjoyed watching some men try and plow the Mt. Olivet UMC parking lot– provided a nice object lesson for us to teach the kids what ‘futile’ means… Here’s the deal for Sunday: The 8:30 service is canceled. We will have a […]
The answer is YES!!! However, we may cancel the 8:30 if the snow comes the way they are anticipating. We’ll have a final announcement on our website and FB page at 5pm on Saturday. See you at church on Sunday. Find a sled…
The Third Sunday of Advent is now behind us. Here are things that stood out to me: The UPONDINWIDDIE advent wreath lighting on joy. the sincerity of George, the joy of ‘dreams come true’, the unexpected joy, the joy of life together. Practical ways to honor your Mom and Dad in every season of life: […]
