Shivering Well

Taken from a recent post from Alicia Guevara, Sabrina drew the short straw last night. Last shower. And the sibs who went before her took loooong longity-long showers. The hot water was gone. But she needed a shower. She had spilled paint all over herself in art class, and I’m pretty sure she forgot deodorant yesterday. And…

The Logic of God’s Love

  From Doug Stevens, a Pastor-in-Residence at Restoration and Founder of the Renewal Project The literal translation of logos from the Greek is “word,” which is entirely inadequate for understanding the depth and force of this concept.  Logos is not merely the word for “word,” but carries the connotation of meaning, of explanation, of premise,…

Harvey Response

What can you do to assist with hurricane and flood relief? Summary: Pray for the areas afflicted and against additional flooding Prepare for the possibility of us receiving friends from Midsouth churches Provide by supporting local efforts to send items or support to people in need Plan–Help us as we are planning to send a Regional…

Summer Baptisms

Throughout the history of the Church, baptism has been a powerful sign of one’s desire to be transformed in Christ and walk in the newness of life. At Restoration, baptism is celebrated as a sacrament—meaning we trust there there is a tangible grace that is present—and an intimate time to share what the Christ our…

Epilogue (Alicia Guevara)

So yes. One week ago we woke up our five kids at 5am and surprised them that we were leaving for Disney World. As hoped and as promised, all our Disney dreams magically came true. We sang the Frozen songs along with Elsa&Anna. We rode the Banshees in the fresh-to-park Pandora at Animal Kingdom {uh…

He is Risen Indeed

That a man named Jesus lived and taught love, and that he was publicly executed by the Romans under false charges made by his peers, is historically certain. But what happened next–that he was raised from the dead on the third day–is so amazing that it deserves, at least, to be investigated.. Or, at best,…

Holy Week Events

Join us for a week of worship and preparation for Resurrection Sunday Maundy Thursday will be a powerful night of worship and remembrance, hosted by Doug Stevens.   It will be a Good, Good Friday of reflection on the crucifixion. Meet up at the gathering of the greater church in Round Rock at Centennial Park in…

FREE PRAYER

We’re excited to be sponsoring a Neighborhood Park Party at Round Rock West Park on Saturday, April 8th. Besides the bouncey house, the free food, live music, fun games and the petting zoo, one of the best parts (IMO) is the FREE PRAYER booth that we will set up on site. Of course, there’s no…

033117 Weekly Update

Find out everything that’s happening this weekend here: This Week: Guatemala 15 Info & Training with Munk from Midsouth Cov Camp! Starts at 6:30p Know The Story: Sin, Shame and Blame Sunday 9am in R:Preschool Rm Irresistible Chapter 15: Resurrection Pt 1 Neighborhood Park Party April 8th; sign up to help with this important Local Share…

“I can’t say my name….”

Our youngest son is five-years-old. And like many kids his age, he has trouble pronouncing certain sounds… Like “R.”  Which is especially sad, because his name is Harvey. The other night, Harvey was telling me how he was excited about showing his class how he is learning to juggle. He has two stuffed animal lambs…