If you’ve been in Spokane this week, you know that it’s looked like the whole town is on fire at times. Wind and power lines seem to have conspired to spark numerous blazes across the Inland Northwest that have claimed two dozen homes but thankfully no lives. How nice it...
I remember getting off the airplane in Portland, Oregon. I was 24, just returning from a year in the Philippines and 20 pounds thinner than when I had left. Being 6’1” and weighing 145 pounds was not a status I had ever coveted. It was a recent bout with...
To me, part of the fun of summer is making plans. There are lots of special events to be sprinkled throughout the summer—lake days, camping, road trips, good books, barbecues, backpacking and more. This summer we have lots of the “more” to go around! With a...
Dear Mosaic Family, It’s just so much easier to talk about prayer than it is to really pray! But if you were with us last Sunday, you know that there are amazing blessings for us when we actually spend some of our time together talking with and listening to the Father in...
What are your favorite memories of meaningful conversations with your dad…together, as a family? Mine usually revolved around food—the breakfast, lunch or dinner table. When is your favorite time to have meaningful conversations with your heavenly Father, when brothers and...
Who said, and in what movie, “Wish I had a million dollars…HOT DOG!” First clue: it isn’t a summertime movie. Second clue: he wasn’t serving hot dogs though he was working at the ice cream counter in Gower’s Drug Store. (Just hold your...
“What day?” you’re probably asking. “The day we actually get the new building?” “The day we sign a lease for Pioneer space?” “The day we launch a downtown youth center?” “The day we win the...
Training…running…jogging…walking…those are all terms we normally associate with Bloomsday in Spokane. But praying? Leave it to a pastor to throw something spiritual into a perfectly good secular event…and on a Sunday, nonetheless! Truth be...
I love weekends…and it’s not just because I usually get to garden a little. Weekends are when most of us get extra (and special) times to fellowship with our God and each other. So here’s what this weekend holds. Gardening: you’re all free to help me with...
Mosaic Ministries is the ServeFest 2016 downtown sight for Spokane churches wanting to serve our city this spring. This annual event is supported by both City Hall and area churches. Here’s how it works. We’ll be gathering at Mosaic Community Bike Shop (611 W. Second...