Renovated by the Word

Jan 16, 2013 | Articles

The Holy Spirit brings that "bang!" to the scriptures in many wonderful and dynamic ways.  These ways lead us deeper into rest (read: not working our tails off trying to earn Gods love and acceptance), they lead us into a greater sense of the Fathers...

Becoming Love. Avoiding Common Forms of Christian Insanity

Jan 14, 2013 | Articles

The following is an excerpt from the Introduction of Michael Rose's new book "Becoming Love".   Written to his sons, Michael shares his heart and thoughts about the transforming power of the love of God.  He writes in some very practical terms...

Migration

Jan 8, 2013 | Reflections

(This reflection by Mac was originally posted on www.amongthewhitelilies.com, an online journal of meditations, reflections and guided prayer for spiritual ragamuffins, on December 16, 2012.) Winter has come to the northern hemisphere once again, and with it — the...

What Does Food and Fun Have to Do with Discipling Our Friends?

Nov 13, 2012 | Articles

This guest post is written by Trang, Tim and Esther’s spiritual daughter and part of the Mosaic family currently living in Sydney, Australia. My second story is about Yoshie – a Japanese designer who loves the outdoors. I met Yoshie when I went hiking on Manly...

Discipling As A Lifestyle of Intentional Relationship

Nov 6, 2012 | Articles

It is an honor and privilege to have our spiritual daughter Trang share with you some of her stories of her journey into a relationship with Jesus and His Kingdom, and how she is experiencing the joy of inviting some of her friends to meet Jesus and discipling them in...

The Who, What, and How of Apprenticing: Part 2

Oct 8, 2012 | Articles

Who do we apprentice?  This is the chicken or the egg question. Which comes first? Does the mentor choose the apprentice, or does the apprentice choose the mentor? The answer is both. Ideally the mentor initiates with the apprentice. Yet in Star Wars the ‘jedi...

Why Apprenticing is the Heart of the Matter: Part 1

Oct 5, 2012 | Articles

Over the years I have had the privilege of traveling around the world to coach leaders and their communities and teams. Again and again in every culture and context,  I have heard leaders lament over the dearth or lack of people who are willing to lead. Even Jesus...

Learning to Love the Hood

Aug 8, 2012 | Articles

One of the things we value in the Mosaic is learning about Kingdom living from each other’s stories. Each of our stories is a piece of God’s ‘Big Story’ of bringing His Kingdom here on earth. Living out a Kingdom way of life is not primarily...

Betwixt and Between: Sojourning Through the Borderlands

Jul 6, 2012 | Articles

  Caught between two worlds; belonging to this earth, yet feeling like strangers, misfits, or aliens from another planet. This is the nature of life in the borderlands. Pilgrims passing through, yearning for a city and country to call their own. Satisfied...