Dear Saints @ Mosaic, White as snow! What a wonderful image of what Christ has done to cleanse us from the stain and guilt of our sin. Leave it to God to daily (well, almost already this week) remind us of the freshness of his forgiveness through the beauty of a fresh...
Greetings Mosaic Family. Yes, THIS WEEKEND we GAIN 1 HOUR! So no yawns, sleepy eyes or blank stares this one Sunday of the year, O.K? Just go to bed at your regular time, set your clock back one hour and sleep tight. After all, a little extra rest may be one of your...
THIS is the week! We’re launching a couple of very significant ministries this week. “A Hand Up” launches this Thursday (6-9PM) and Saturday (9-12). This new ministry is designed to help downtown residents and any others who wish to improve their skills with...
This week I shared in a very sad candlelight prayer vigil for one of our members, Heather Higgins. Heather went missing from her apartment, her family and her church (Mosaic) just a year ago this week. The police suspect the worst; the family hopes for the best. (You can find a...
As we move deeper into the fall, there are a number of things you’ll want to be aware of. Most of them are tremendous opportunities to grow through either putting your faith into action, through engaging in meaningful relational connections or through learning together from...
Dear Saints, Labor Day Weekend—it’s one last summer opportunities to be together as family! That’s what I hope this weekend will be for each of us with family, friends and especially with each other. But rather than an ending, I hope it's a fresh...
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...