Restoration is an aspect of spiritual life that many Christians never fully grasp or allow to move to its logical conclusion. We know about creation, the fall, and redemption. These are the parts we emphasize. But we sometimes give too little attention to the role of restoration, which includes God’s promise of true spiritual transformation. God does not just pull us out of the muck. He also sets us on a course to understand the spiritual element in life in ways we could never do before, and we are