Posts with the tag “restoration”

The church likes its heroes tidy. We like our narratives linear. We prefer Paul the trailblazer, Barnabas the encourager, Mark the gospel-writer. But when they collide—when a young man deserts his calling, when two apostles can no longer walk together, when the mission itself gets divided—we squint and shift and move quickly along.  Read More

While modern Christianity may not be bound to the legalistic regulations of old covenant Sabbath observance, embracing regular cycles of rest remains a prudent and advantageous practice rooted in God’s very design for human flourishing. God Himself established the pattern of labor and cessation that reflects the innate harmony of His creation.  Read More

So let us fling wide the doors to every bleeding dysfunction and unrent garment. No stigma or mistreatment is too severe to be outdone by the furious love of Christ in us. For this is why we were called, to have our hearts ruined for the lovely, and so remade that our lives become a sanctuary for the unlovely.  Read More