While God is the source of our spirituality, let us dig deeper and consider what is spiritual to us and how might it benefit us.
All tagged restoration
The Restoration of All Things, Romans 8:18-23
The children of God have the firstfruits of the Spirit. The Spirit is the first delivery, it is the guarantee that there will be a full harvest.
Joy in Togetherness
If I may be direct: see if you can find ways to encourage your people to enjoy togetherness. God is a master of bringing renewal to a dry and weary land, and the same is true with dry and weary hearts.
Running TO Rather Than FROM God
Let God hear you, restore you, and bring you hope. Call out to God and run TO Him. He is waiting to receive you with open arms!
How Great is Our Anticipation
How exactly is eternity seated in my heart and that of my faith community? Am I sowing into it daily? Recently a gathered group considered this question.
Reflection Roundup: Coming Up for Air
My first favorite memory verse was around age 14, and it happened to be Exod. 14:14, “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.” Hmm, wonder if there’s something to that.
Helping the Church Learn From Its Past: Restoration Day 2020
As a minister in Churches of Christ for 20 years, I often struggled with how to help the contemporary church appreciate its past.
Being Re-Membered
If Holy Thursday teaches us anything, it’s that Jesus is in the business of putting souls back together that have been torn apart by grief and fear.
Realism and Hope
If restoration means something for those of us who are part of a restoration tradition, then it’s time to reimagine what we mean by the term.
Seeing with Godly Eyes (Part 3)
To take something in one state and transform it into something new: that, to me, is an amazing thing.