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...
by RestorationTeam | May 30, 2017 | Blog
Holy-rollers. Religious nuts. That’s usually the first thing most people think when they think of Pentecost. I grew up Baptist, and while we certainly believed in the Holy Spirit, we believed like we do in Grizzly Bears: sure He exists, just not around these...
by RestorationTeam | May 30, 2017 | Blog
Over the summer, we’re reading through the book of Acts together as a community. Below you’ll find a reading plan to help you make your way through! May 28Â 1:1-11 29Â Â 1:12-26 30Â Â 2:1-13 31Â Â 2:14-41 June 1Â Â 3:1-11 2 Â 3:12-26 3 Â 4:1-22 4 Â 4:23-31 5...
by RestorationTeam | May 24, 2017 | Blog
On my shelf at home, you’ll find a lot of records. I’m talking about old school vinyl, from U2 to Ray Charles to Earth Wind & Fire to Rolling Stones. There’s also a few newer artists thrown in there, like Ryan Adams and The Lone Bellow....
