I’m sure I’m showing my age but…how do you make sense of a culture in which 15 year-olds in our neighboring state of Oregon can’t donate blood, get a tattoo or even catch some rays in a tanning bed without their parent’s consent but…are you...
There are events in the life of every nation and generation that are defining. For my parents, one was the Great Depression. Another was Pearl Harbor and WWII. For those of us born before 2000, the terrorist attacks of 9-11 (2001) changed much about our nation, how we view...
My excitement level for this weekend seems to be paralleling the expected temperatures at Hoopfest today. For the first time in 8 years, we will not have to contend with Hoopfest parking, Hoopfest heat or Hoopfest buses during our Sunday worship. We're headed to the spacious and...
So many emotions are tied up with our fathers. I was reminded of that again just this morning as our much loved Tom Bates said good-bye to this life and his beloved family and stepped into the presence of his much-loved heavenly Father. As one Father to another, I'm sure that reunion...
Moving…it’s almost a rite of passage in America…especially if you own a pickup truck. Just ask my boys or any others at Mosaic with pickups and/or trailers. They will tell you how moving “invitations” grow exponentially in relationship to the size of...
Happy June 1!Since summer has officially started, En Cristo, the Whitworth student meal outreach to people in the Park Tower (across from the Double Tree downtown) is needing local churches to pick up the slack with students away. We've offered to handle this next Saturday, June 6th...
Don’t think this communique is for SOMEONE ELSE. It’s not. It’s for YOU…yes…YOU who are deciding right now whether or not to skip what else I have to say of keep reading. (My vote is that you keep reading.) The first stage of our planned...
I had an experience this past week that had me on the verge of tears the whole time…and very humbled. Sandy and I joined with some of the most amazing people and families in our city—Gold Star families—to help honor the lives, memories and sacrifices of...
If you were writing one of your last letters ever to your son or daughter and wanted to be sure they understood what was most important about worship, what would you place at the top of the list? Interesting question…and even more interesting reality when it comes to what the...
Our annual Bloomsday rescheduling is upon us this weekend! In place of our regular Sunday morning services we will be having one Saturday night POTLUCK & PRAISE time from 5:00-7:00p.m. at Second Space. We’re planning a great time of fellowship around tables, food, music and the...