Our journey toward authenticity unfolds on Restoration Road. Like every automobile, we began as a clay mold. In the Garden of Eden, God breathed life into the dust to make man in His image. Unfortunately, we all fall short of His original design, proudly pursuing the satisfaction of our desires in self-restoration attempts apart from […]

Just like a classic car, authentic restoration occurs in three steps. We surrender the old, surrender the pieces, and surrender the new. We’ve looked at surrendering the old and the pieces. Now, let’s pursue what it means to surrender the new. After the pieces of the collector car are restored, the rolling sculpture is reassembled, […]

Just like a classic car, authentic restoration occurs in three steps. We surrender the old, surrender the pieces, and surrender the new. Let’s explore surrendering the pieces. When he receives a rust bucket, a car restorer’s first action is to take it apart, piece-by-piece. Next, the smallest components of the automobile are individually and meticulously […]

Just like a classic car, authentic restoration occurs in three steps. First, we surrender the old. Second, we surrender the pieces. Finally, we surrender the new. Let’s talk about the first step, surrendering the old. When a car collector determines that his vehicle needs restoration, he surrenders his old basket case to the restorer, saying, […]

Have your self-restoration attempts left you feeling dissatisfied and unrestored? Have you tried a hair transplant, a facelift, or Botox, binging, purging, restricting, over-exercising, or cutting? Have you attempted to fulfill your desire for restoration through a smoke, a toke, a drink, a line, or a pop of a pill? Have you purchased a new […]

Have you ever considered the relationships on the other side of your expenses? If not, take a moment to reflect on the names and faces on the other side of your needs and wants. Have you generously used your resources to serve them, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms, or have you used […]

Having a greedy perspective toward my treasure led to me having less. Like the prodigal son, money slipped like sand through my fingers. Ironically, when I had less than nothing, I was finally ready to surrender my treasure to the Restorer. This meant that I would have to undertake many humbling face-to-face meetings and telephone […]

If you were raised in the church, you probably encountered the ongoing debate over tithes and offerings. Tithe means, “tenth.” You may ask yourself, “Do I tithe off the gross or the net? Do I have to give to a church, or can I give to another non-profit? Is it acceptable to spend my treasure […]

In order to be restored to authenticity, we need to surrender our treasure. We can get one rather obvious indication of how we’re managing our treasure by looking at our checking accounts. Our checkbook registers reveal the costs of our needs: mortgage or rent payments, school tuition, groceries, utilities, gas for our cars, and the […]