Even though we live in a free country, we are in captivity to so many things. We are slaves to fears, insecurities, emotions, expectations, materialism, entertainment, achievement, and more. Sometimes it seems like we are also slaves to our social situations. Nerds hang with nerds... cool kids hang with cool kids... people hang with other people like themselves. This is just the way it is... but don't you wish it wasn't. Wouldn't it be so cool to be somewhere where labels and expectations didn't matter. Where people felt free from insecurity caused by fear of failure or weakness. Where people could break free from their personal captors and really live... A place where even the pull of sin could be overcome. This place is exactly what Jesus was talking about...
Hebrews11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible...
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Pic from Sweet Pickles book: "ME Too Iguana"
Deep in an underground bunker a team of Mosaic staff have been working hard on a series of new student devotionals. A devotional is a guide that helps people in their faith journey. The ones that we are working on are designed for daily participation. It still is not quite finished, but we are looking for people who are willing to give it a test run and tell us what they think about it. 
.:Together:. There is so much pressure to be perfect. Our culture discards imperfect things, but there are other options. God says that imperfect things can be beautiful. A mosaic is a form of art made from small broken pieces of tile, stone, or glass. Gifted artists can turn a pile of oddly shaped pieces into an exquisitely detailed mosaic. Although the pieces are imperfect, when placed together within the greater mosaic, their true beauty shines and their incompleteness is hidden by the strengths of the other pieces.
These are from the Last week of the MIddle school Musical Series at GS on tuesdays. Don't miss the final card on may 11th @ 6:30
ok... so you totally do not want to miss out on our brand new summer camp... THE Big Top Extravaganza. We are going to be looking at InVasion as a series... so prepare to be Body Snatched to by some conquering aliens.... or... maybe just by God.
So our own fellow student Rebekah has used her considerable talents to create a picture of each of the Lead characters in our upcoming drama: Middle School Musical. Don't miss the all the Drama on Friday the 11th... but also don't miss tuesday nights as we are giving out cards with her original art on them... Check out the first two!
Even though we live in a free country, we are in captivity to so many things. We are slaves to fears, insecurities, emotions, expectations, materialism, entertainment, achievement, and more. Sometimes it seems like we are also slaves to our social situations. Nerds hang with nerds... cool kids hang with cool kids... people hang with other people like themselves. This is just the way it is... but don't you wish it wasn't. Wouldn't it be so cool to be somewhere where labels and expectations didn't matter. Where people felt free from insecurity caused by fear of failure or weakness. Where people could break free from their personal captors and really live... A place where even the pull of sin could be overcome. This place is exactly what Jesus was talking about...
