Revive Us Again
My early adulthood was spent as a member of a church that met in a very old church building with even older traditions and even older people, or so it seemed. We sang hymns in strong 4 part harmony with instruments mostly not allowed. About once a year or so we would...
Parenting and other scary stories – Q&A
On the final Sunday of the "Parenting and Other Scary Stories" series, we closed our time with a panel of parents to field and address questions from the RESTōR congregation. We didn't get to nearly all of them - here is a follow up to those that were not answered....
What Do You See?
We've all heard ourselves or someone else say things like "Well, from where I sit" or "From my perspective". When you hear this, whether you asked for it or not, you know you're about to get their opinion on a particular subject matter. Last week I had a moment that...
IDOLS 4.0
THE TRUTH IS: Yesterday, we closed out the "IDOLS" collection of talks. Many of us took some big steps forward in refocusing our worship off of ourselves and our preferred idols and onto Jesus instead. We recognized that much of our idol worship has to do with a lack...
IDOLS 3.0
WITHOUT PREJUDICE: Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing, [out beyond shame and fear] there is a field. I'll meet you there. Rumi For far too much of her history the church has allowed a prejudicial culture to take root and cause harm. I believe God’s...
IDOLS 2.0
Kingdom Allegiance: To what and to whom do we pledge allegiance? It is imperative that we give consideration to this question. What is our obligation to an earthly kingdom? You’ve heard the oft-repeated assessment of a certain ilk of Christianity who are “too heavenly...
IDOLS
Hey RESTōR fam! I'm urging you to consider what the surface idols are in your life and then dig in and identify the deep or root idols that drive the unbelief (that results in the surface sins of your life). If you want the entire talk...listen or watch "IDOLS" wk 1....
PSA
PSA...public service announcement or prostate-specific antigen? Yes, it is the latter. Previous blog posts have described the journey the queen and I have been on since my prostate cancer diagnosis in January. She has also done some terrific writing on the subject on...
Counting Down
Kings and Queens. They rise and fall. But the enduring relationships of our lives are filled with royals who trudge through all the dark and treacherous places with us. My queen is a royal of royals navigating life with me for over 30 years and this week we begin...
My Health Update
In late November of 2020 I had my annual physical, complete with blood test and prostate exam. Guys, if you've never had a prostate exam, you really ought to experience it. This clip from the movie Fletch is pretty accurate and puts a little humor into the unenviable...
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