Today is a GREAT day to give thanks! I’m getting into the Thanksgiving Spirit, praying for all of you, and nurturing a heart of thankfulness. The Thanksgiving Holiday (in America) has been around since the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln made it a national holiday in 1863, and set its date as the 4th Thursday in…
What an AMAZING week!!! We are truly blessed to be a Church Family with a loving Father like our Heavenly Father! This week was such a tremendous and powerful reminder of God’s faithfulness, the power of His love, and how He is always working through us when we have the courage to show up and…
Ahoy matey! Come join us as we sail the high seas, search for hidden treasure and journey alongside a group of curious and a bit chaotic pirates aboard their ship, The Trinity! Pirates entering grades PreK (4 years old) through 6th grade are welcome to walk the planks with us and enjoy three evenings of…
Like many of you, I’m counting down the days until Summer. We’ve got a full Summer calendar set at Restore with lots of opportunities to connect with each other, our community and neighbors, and also to grow in our journey to become more like our Teacher and Savior Jesus. However, in our excitement and anticipation…
I’m praying for each of you this morning. I continue to be blown away by God’s faithfulness and goodness. In the midst of the battles that we endure, and the path that we walk; He is always on our side, and always fighting for us – even and especially when we aren’t always aware of…
This Sunday, we celebrate Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. Holy Week is something that most Christians from our faith background are only peripherally aware of – with names like Maundy Thursday and Good Friday faintly ringing a bell in our minds; but holding no real or meaningful significance. I want to challenge us…
There’s been a scripture on my heart all week. It comes from the end of Mark chapter 6. Jesus has just fed 5,000 men (much more than that when you count the women and families) with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. His disciples were there when it happened – they even participated…
One thing I do often when I pray for people, that might seem outside the box for some, is to pray without using words. What I mean is that instead of forming coherent sentences through an inner monologue where I lay out my concerns for people in a narrative form, I quiet my mind and heart,…
Wow!! What an amazing Sunday we enjoyed last week! It was SO great to see everyone, to welcome visitors, to celebrate the baptism of one of our Family, to celebrate everything that God has done through Restore in the last 7 years, and to boldly lay out a vision for the path ahead. Now comes…
Vision is a tricky thing! Those of you like my wife know that what you see with your eyes is not always an accurate representation of reality. For example, if your eyesight is less than 20/20…for some, significantly worse…if you’re not wearing contacts or glasses, you literally cannot see clearly or accurately what’s right in…
