Part of living in the family of God on this earth is that we always seem to be saying either “hello” to newly acquainted brothers and sisters or “goodbye” to dearly loved family in Jesus. Tomorrow will be both “hellos” and...
August 18, 2011 Dear Mosaic Family, I choose those words “Mosaic Family” purposefully today as my greeting. How true it is for many of us that the family of God, the church, really is as much or more “our family” as those who may be our biological siblings or relatives...
Growing Season—August 4, 2011 Mosaic Family, My garden is beginning to look like a forest, seriously. In just one month the corn has gone from 6 inches to 6 feet, the tomato plants are on steroids and the weeds…well…let’s just say I have nightmares of being...
Dear Saints, Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at what the presence of God will do to a person or people. Whether in the Old Testament or the New, when God shows up around people who are willing to let God mess with their lives, amazing things happen. This...
Since we are looking this Sunday at the kind of people and actions that invite the presence of God to be manifested among us, I thought the following prayer would be a good way to invite you to observe this very special 4th of July weekend. Getting a true picture of who God is and of where we...
Dear Friends, One of the wonderful things about being downtown is that when there is a city-wide event like HOOPFEST, we’re right in the middle of all the fun. Sure, it may make parking on Sunday a little more challenging, but it’s a great reminder that a lot of Spokane looks...
Greetings Mosaic Family and Friends! ’Tis the season to be graduating…and much more, as you will see. First, CONGRATULATIONS to all our graduates (known and unknown). We’ll be celebrating and praying for them this Sunday in both services. No cap and...
If you’ve watched the news this week, you’ve undoubtedly seen the chatter surrounding the Christian network, Family Radio, and its now months-long proclamation about May 21stbeing the impending date of Christ’s return and the start of 5 months of non-stop earthquakes. The...
Warm Greetings in Christ! Welcome to graduate season! Yes, it really is a “season.” You plant your son, daughter, spouse or friend in some high school or university, water the place liberally with tens of thousands of dollars (public or private money), wait four or more years...
Good Friday…the worst…and best day in human history. However you are observing this most historic of all days this earth has ever known, let me encourage you to carve out some time for deeper reflection, solitude and interaction with the events and Lord of this...