by RestorationTeam | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
“You remember the way things used to be? Back when the people did it the way it was supposed to be done? We’ve lost sight of the way we should be doing it, and I’ll do whatever it takes to get us back to that.” Sound familiar? You’ve...
by RestorationTeam | Jul 1, 2017 | Blog
One of the most vivid memories I have of my time in college was the street preachers who stood in the common areas of campus. These men in suits would hold signs that told of God’s judgement and yell at passing students about the dangers of their fornication and...
by RestorationTeam | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog
Eye contact. You pull up to the stop light, and standing feet away from you is the man with the sign. He looks predictably disheveled and dirty, his sign asking for help through the means of a sad story. Eye contact, in these situations, is usually not something I...
by RestorationTeam | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog
It’s almost every week now. A text, a meeting over coffee or drinks, or maybe lunch, and it goes something like this: “Justin, I’m not sure what I think about Church anymore.” Enough ink has been spilled and enough blogs have been posted about...
by RestorationTeam | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog
Around 10 years ago, my wife and I were missing something. We were a year into marriage and active in our church. Everything was going fine, but spiritually, we needed to take a new step together. I had read a book that had made a particular impact on me, and on a...