Restoration Seattle

Ever been shown a kindness you knew you hadn't earned—and not known what to do with it? Most of us are quicker to want mercy for ourselves and justice for everyone else. We hold our love back until people deserve it, and we let it run out the moment things get hard.This week we walk through the story of Naomi and Ruth—two grieving widows on a long road home—to discover what it means to receive a loyal love that never quits, and then become the kind of people whose love doesn't quit either. Come find out why turning back toward God is the first step from famine to fullness.Watch “Return to God” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/4npux2m5#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle

When life falls apart, most of us do one of two things — we run, or we grit our teeth and wait for it to be over. We white-knuckle through the season we're in and hope God shows up with a sign to prove He's still there. But what if the thing that feels like it's swallowing you isn't the end of your story?For Rosh Hashanah, Matt reopens the story of Jonah — the parts the children's books skip — and finds a strange, hopeful pattern buried in the Hebrew: the place that looks like a grave can become the place you're born new. Honest about his own hardest years, he offers a word for anyone stuck in a season that feels like death, and a way to turn that isn't running.Watch “The Sign of Jonah” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5xvzu9t9#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle

Pastor Chris Manginelli shares about lament from the Psalms.Watch on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/44zvuhva#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle

Ever said something you can't take back? The text you can't unsend, the comment still going around, the quiet verdict you keep speaking over your own life. We all know the sting of words that tore someone down — and how no apology quite undoes the damage.This week we're in Psalm 34, digging into what it actually looks like to guard your mouth and speak life instead of death — over the people around you and over yourself. If you're carrying grief that hasn't lifted, or wrestling with words you wish you could unsay, this one's for you.Watch “The Resurrected Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5n72x32w#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle

Everybody hits a season where the bottom falls out — sometimes from something we did, sometimes from pain someone else handed us. And we tend to do the same thing: pull away from God and try to clean ourselves up before we come back. But what if the shattered place you're most ashamed of is exactly where God wants to meet you?If you're carrying guilt you can't shake, or grief someone else caused, this one is for you. You'll see that God does not waste your sin, your pain, or your repentance. He redeems it — and disorientation is never the last word.Watch “The Broken Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfrtsby#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle