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It was November of 2009, and I found myself in a town called Ranchi in northeastern India. We were visiting a church in a small village outside a large city where we were visitors for their service. The church building was made of clay and had no electricity - nothing...

When we started Restoration, we were passionate about being good news to our city - specifically the East End and NoLi neighborhoods. As spring arrives and Easter approaches, we are finally ready to hit the ground running! Free Community Easter Egg Hunt It all starts...

We love having Church on Sunday night. But sometimes, things come along (like the Super Bowl) that throw a wrench in the plans. This Sunday, the potential is there for the same thing. If UK wins tonight against UCLA, there is a very good chance their game is played...

Knowledge Is Power. I remember a poster with those words hanging in one of my teacher's classrooms when I was young. The more I knew, the more I'd be able to accomplish. Back home, we went to a church that, while it wasn't said explicitly, taught the same. We had...

I like being out-front. I love entrepreneurial, innovative, new-frontier kind of work. As a church planter, you have to be a bit of a futurist at heart, committed to a better tomorrow and calling people to it today. When it comes to my relationship with God, I too...

I love to eat. I love the "Bourbon Bootlegger" at Pazzos. I love the "Cape Codder" at Smithtown. I love the Brisket Sandwich at Blue Door Smokehouse. I love the Maple Bacon Donut at North Lime. Should I go on? And as I read through the Gospels, it becomes apparent...

What do you think of when you hear the word mission? Maybe it's traversing across the world through a jungle to meet a new people group. Maybe it's a service project to help the poor and marginalized in our city. Or perhaps it's a trip you went on with your youth...

For thousands of years, many traditions within the Church have celebrated a season called Lent leading up to Easter. The resurrection of Jesus is the central reality of the Christian faith. Yet to get to resurrection, we always journey through the cross. Lent is a...

There's a lot to care about these days. My generation (millennials) are particularly bent towards activism, and are drawn to speak out. It doesn't take a very lengthy scroll through our social media to see how passionate we are about a variety of issues facing our...

It was never my problem. It was cultural. It didn't affect me. So why bother? It is what it is. I grew up in a country church that saw one African American walk through it's doors in my 18 years growing up there. When I got to college, I got involved in a campus...