What Love Is...
The 49 days before Easter have been celebrated and observed by some Christian traditions as the season of Lent. The Lentil period begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes with Holy Week or "Passion Week."

This naming was intended to capture an element of Easter that illustrates the "Passion" Christ displayed by offering his life for us. This kind of love seems different than the everyday kind... or does it? How can an execution, a death be a picture of love?

Many of us seek to discover what love truly is. On the Sunday after Valentines Day, February 17, Mosaic begins a new teaching series called "what love is..." Each week, we'll search for true love in all of it's raw beauty.

Revolution
Who are you becoming?
Most of us have been trying to figure out who we are... trying to find ourselves... getting in touch with our inner being... as if it is a secret out there somewhere.
How's that working out for you?
It seems that we are resigned to being who we are, and we spend much of our time, love and resources trying to change our circumstances. What if we have it backwards? What if, for the most part, we cannot choose or control how life will come at us?
When God walked the earth as Jesus, He told us to be good soil, be a faithful servant, and the true friend - as if we could choose to be those things!
He implied that each of us can choose the kind of person we will be.
If that is true then... who are you becoming?
Join Mosaic for a new teaching series called "Revolution!"

Among Us
Many of us have a picture of God as far off and in accessible. We create elaborate systems of faith that offer a faint hope of being able to connect... to get a small prayer through... maybe. In addition, we create rituals and jump through a lot of religious hoops in an effort to appease a god that is probably not that happy with us.
How's that working out?
Jesus seems different.
In scripture, we see a creator that doesn't remain aloof but instead, actually interacts with men and women in space and time, right here where we live!
In fact, one of the most radically new spiritual ideas at the time is the concept that, for awhile, God walked among us. Could this be true? Did He actually become one of us?
Join Mosaic for an honest look at the humanity of God, as the man Jesus.
5 very human moments:
Nov. 25 - Perspective, explaining the big picture on the way to Emmaus.
Dec. 2 - Death, facing the end just like the rest of us.
Dec. 9 - Decision, being honest about fear and hope.
Dec. 15 - Desire, experiencing temptation in the desert.
Dec. 23 - Birth, vulnerability for the sake of others.

Core Values
It just doesn't matter...
You might spend hours researching nutrition and exercise... but that will not make you healthy.
You might wear a yellow bracelet... but that doesn't stop cancer.
You may know more than anyone else about food production and hunger in Africa... but that doesn't feed a child.
You may believe in God... but it doesn't really change your life, or anything else.
None of that matters unless you care about it.
You may believe something to be true, but it does not impact your life, or anyone else's, unless you care about it.
What really matters to you?
Could someone observe your actions, how you spend your time and resources, and make a pretty good guess at the things you care about most?
Just look at our day planners and our check books and you get the picture of what our core values are. You may not be aware of them or you may not have consciously decided them, but each of our lives reflect our core values.
What are yours?
Ask someone that knows you.
At Mosaic, we have chosen 5 core values to protect what we, as a community, care about.
We have a statement of belief, some core convictions, but if you really want to know who we are - no, change that - if you really want to know who we are becoming, check out our core values. page.
Hard Core, man.
That's what matters!