Greetings All! Have you ever read a letter from a dear friend or family member that made you shed a few tears? Sometimes that might be out of joy for the words they shared. Sometimes what was said may have grieved you or brought disturbing news. When words touch our emotions, ...
Dear Family of God, Have you noticed how unpopular “walls” are nowadays? People talk critically about someone who “has pretty thick” or “high walls” around their heart. When someone gets defensive we critique them for “putting up ...
Want A Date? O.K. I’m not asking you out on a “date.” But I do want to let you know about a few really special and meaningful DATES you may want to put on your schedule and grab someone to come along with you to enjoy them. Here they are in chronological ...
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 CHRISTMAS ...
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 MIRACLE!&rdq...
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 (Eddie ...
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 going ...
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 timing ...