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…
What an incredible opportunity we have in front of us this weekend!! In the stories of our lives, all of us have moments of seemingly ordinary or insignificant consequence that unbeknownst to us will, in time, prove to be impactful, important, and influential in ways that none of us could imagine at the time. In fact, sometimes…
What a week!! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came out and helped make our annual Fall Festival such a huge success. The weather was cold and rainy, but we had a terrific turnout, and we were able to bless many people and families with love, fun, and chili!I’ve been seeing and…
Today I’m thankful for another incredible week for God’s Kingdom and His work at Restore!!Thank you to everyone who came out to help us serve at Together We Foster. One of my favorite things is to see how Restore is developing and growing relationships among the organizations like Together We Foster in our community. We are continuing to…
Like many of us during this time of year, I’m reflecting on all the things in my life that I have to be thankful for. There are many, many, many things that I could list…big and small…that I am truly blessed with and truly thankful for.There’s a couple of things that I want to point…
Praying for each of you this morning as you go through all of the family gatherings and meals this weekend. I was reminded of this last week, but it’s been on my heart a lot this week…these Holidays are tough for many people.This is the season when many of us are asked to sit at…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We are officially in the Christmas Season, and I’m SO excited to be celebrating the coming of our Savior with all of you.We have lots of fun and meaningful things planned for this season that all ages of our Church Family can participate in, and in this…
