Dear Mosaic Family, It’s not the season for graduations…at least the school kind. But just this past Wednesday night one of own, Rory Ovens, graduated from one of the most challenging programs in life: suffering. At age 57 Rory entered the presence of the Lord he...
Last Minute CHRISTMAS Instructions With only 5 more days to Christmas, I’ll be lucky if anyone has time to read this email. So I’ll make it short and to the point. 1.) We NEED about a dozen people to bake and bring 2 dozen of their favorite HOMEMADE...
Dear Brothers & Sisters, Now that the snow has stopped for the next 24 hours, we’ll all hopefully be able to gather tomorrow in worship of our Lord and King. Here’s how this week of CELEBRATION looks to be shaping up. “IT’LL TAKE A...
Greetings All! Andy Williams made famous the Christmas song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, way back in 1963 when it was first released on his first Christmas album. Written and composed by a couple of guys most of us probably don’t even recognize...
Warm Greetings to All! The beautiful, sunny and cold winter weather we’re experiencing here in Spokane today reminds me how wonderful it is to live in a place that has such clear changes of seasons…truly. When it comes to “spiritual seasons” there are changes...
Can It Get Any Colder? Is there any question whether winter has arrived yet or not in Spokane? Not if you’ve stepped outside in the last 24 hours. With Tuesday night’s record-breaking temperatures in the negative double digits and 6 inches of snow already on the ground...
Dear Mosaic Family, For some reason, I find myself reading a couple of very interesting books right now dealing with the lives of various people during WWII. (Martin Gilbert’s The Righteous and Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation) Maybe it’s my impeccable sense of...
Nov. 4, 2010 Dear Mosaic Family, That’s right. Time is a chang’en…especially this weekend. No matter what your plans are for the weekend, don’t forget that we go OFF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS time THIS WEEKEND (Saturday @ 2:00AM to be specific). This is one...
Dear Mosaic Family, Prayer always changes something. It may be the one who is praying. It may be the one being prayed for. It may be a circumstance, an attitude, a perspective. It may be our ability to hear God’s voice or follow his leading. It may be our...
Top of the Weekend to All! Marrying your only daughter off can make you do a lot of thinking about the past…and the future. With Joanna’s wedding this weekend, I’ve been reminded once again that life moves like a bullet train. So far, we’re still on...