It’s amazing what “unfiltered” sunshine (read ‘warm, cloudless days’) can do to restore energy and renew vision in a person. That’s what happened to me this past week as Sandy and I enjoyed a few days of sun and fun in Southern California with our son, ...
“White Christmas” is more than a movie title or every child’s Christmas wish; it’s THE most amazing transformation that can happen to hearts darkened by the stain of sin. That a baby born in a little backward, far-away village called Bethlehem over two-thousand years ...
Several years ago our family decided to change our gift-giving routine surrounding Christmas. I think it was a combination of maturing children and not being able to find the Christmas tree underneath the pile of presents the previous year. Anyway, we stopped giving gifts you have to go out ...
Winter has arrived…in case you were wondering. Well, not officially, at least according to the calendar. But for all practical purposes, if there was any doubt about it, this past week and today’s snow pretty well took care of it. With some of our Mosaic family still ...
There are so many things happening in the heart of our city that have the pulse of the heart of our Father that it’s hard to know where to begin. So for starters, set your clocks BACK one hour this Saturday night…and enjoy the extra sleep! Or you could just show up an hour ...
If you had to miss one of the last two Sundays in our experience of The Story, let me encourage you to get on our website and listen to the podcasts for both those Sundays. Two Sundays ago, Eric delivered a powerful and poignant drama from the life of Abraham. Last Sunday we heard an ...
By now you hopefully know that we’ve successfully made the move from Second Space Gallery to Healing Rooms Conference Center (115 E. Pacific). We are deeply grateful to The Healing Rooms for being so accommodating and helpful. &nbs...
Summer is such a great time to renew old friendships and start new ones. Everyone seems to just be more relaxed and have time to enjoy a barbeque, baseball game, camping or picnic. It’s at hang-out events like these that we are able to connect on a more personal ...
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 ...