http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/ MOSAIC Singles Ministry At The Chapel at CrossPoint en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0400 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0400 60 website@thechapel.com website@thechapel.com http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1328 Hey everyone! I hope you are having a fantastic week. I just wanted to write you and tell you how excited I am about starting a new series this Thursday. It's called, "My New Identity." I will be using the book of Ephesians to draw out some truths that http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1328 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:24:52 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1327 Hey Everyone! Just wanted to invite you to our monthly dinner this Thursday at MOSAIC. We start at 6:30pm. We'll be having a french toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, juice, and cinnamon roll breakfast - only 12 hours late! We are also going to have a lot http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1327 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:22:55 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1283 Hey MOSAIC! I just wanted to give you an update from my parents who are in Paris. They arrived safely last Thursday (which was actually early Friday for them) and are having a wonderful time. They've been visiting all the major tourist destinations, an http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1283 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:01:38 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1243 Hey everyone! We are getting pretty excited about our annual Valentine's Dinner this Thursday at 6:30pm. We have a great turn-out coming and we are grateful for that. Our special guest, Cheri Taylor, will be singing a few songs and speaking to us. Plu http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1243 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:27:36 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1219 Last Thursday, we kicked off our latest series called HOT BUTTONS. I use the word "series" loosely, since it will really be more like several miniseries that fall under the umbrella of HOT BUTTONS. We're dealing with tough questions that a single adult http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1219 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:44:04 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1166 Hey everyone. First of all, I wanted to take opportunity and wish you all a blessed Christmas. I hope you are able to come this Thursday to our Christmas dinner and fun night. 6:30 - and the tickets are $5. A delicious ham dinner. And a special gift http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1166 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:45:12 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1156 Hey everyone. I hope your Tuesday is going well! This Thursday is a special Mosaic Christmas tradition that you won't want to miss. It's time to go Christmas Caroling in the neighborhood! One of my favorite Christmas movies is Elf with Will Ferrell, a http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1156 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:51:11 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1113 Hey Everyone! I hope you're enjoying this *warm* weather we're having! Even though the temperatures are dropping, today is a beautiful day and the sun is so bright. Plus, the leaves are gorgeous! I hope you can go for a drive at some point today and c http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1113 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:10:40 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1084 Well, I apologize for my absence from this blog. What a summer we have had! I certainly know how to keep myself busy and unfortunately I didn't keep up on the blog like I wanted to. At any rate, I just want to let you know about the Fall Electives that http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1084 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:52:10 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1012 The more I am involved in ministry, especially Single Adult ministry, the more I realize the value of healthy and effective relationships.  I believe that God has a purpose for every life.  I have expressed in recent weeks, through our Thursday Night Bi http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=1012 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:43 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=993 Hey everyone. I just wanted to remind us all about why we do what we do. I'm talking about the MOSAIC Single Adult Ministry: why do we exist? Why do we meet every Thursday evening at 7:00? Is it because we are conditioned to it? Or is it because ther http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=993 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:50:57 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=980 There's nothing quite as special as getting a card in the mail from a friend. Even though I was raised in the thicket of the so-called Information Age, getting an e-card on your BlackBerry or iPhone just isn't the same. I'm talking about paper, pen, and http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=980 Tue, 26 May 2009 12:05:37 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=978 Hey folks. I apologize for the long absence from the blog lately. There is so much going on in all of our ministries that sometimes I don't have time to write about it, because I'm busy doing it! I suppose that is a good problem to have, but I didn't w http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=978 Thu, 21 May 2009 10:27:26 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=957 I love the idea of being a different person in the future than I am right now. In fact, it is one of the things that keep me moving forward: growing up into the likeness of Christ is a process. It's an exciting process, because I have no idea how to http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=957 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:29:57 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=953 During the Middle Ages, three letters were seen constantly throughout the Holy Roman Empire: I-H-S. The Crusaders bore these letters on their armor and flags; some of the greatest cathedrals in Europe are adorned with them; and even royalty would emplo http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=953 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:48:21 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=932 Hey everyone: I wanted to invite you to come to MOSAIC for the next 4 Thursdays, beginning this week at 7:00pm. I am beginning a brief series on self-esteem entitled, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? It's a throw-back to my childhood days: I can't tell you ho http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=932 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:05:52 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=897 Hey everyone: Those of you who have been around for a while may remember Ted Rattle, a dear friend of our ministry. Ted went home to be with the Lord last Thursday night. We just got word that his son, Ron, passed away this morning in the Colden area. http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=897 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:42:54 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=877 Last week, I was going to write about God's Grace, but during my time spent reading the Bible on Tuesday morning, I was led down the path that I eventually wrote about (Sin's Target; see last Tuesday's entry). Then on Wednesday, I read Pastor Jerry's blo http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=877 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:11:48 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=870 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Most of you know this verse, or at least have heard it in some form or another. It is practically identical in every translation available to us, but The Message paraphrases it this http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=870 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:00:09 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=863 Hey everyone: Well, we started our Bible electives last Thursday and, considering the weather, we had a good turnout. But we know that many of you were not able to come. We feel bad about that. So we wanted to start off on the right foot. Here is what http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=863 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:10:44 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=856 Hey everyone I am sure we have all heard the song, 'But baby it's cold outside.' Well, that's what is going to be like on Thursday, I hear. But it will be nice and warm inside The Chapel as we launch our Winter Bible Studies together. We will kick off t http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=856 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:25:07 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=832 Hello all. Just a quick reminder about this Thursday's Christmas Dinner: it all starts at 6:30pm (in the CrossPoint Theater), and it will be a real fun time together. The program will include our legendary Christmas Skit and the 12 Days of Christmas. I http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=832 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:14:19 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=828 Please gather at the CrossPoint Theater at 6:30pm. There are two caroling options for this evening: Northgate Health Care at 7264 Nash Road in North Tonawanda, and Elderwood at Heathwood at 815 Hopkins Road (between Klein and Maple). We will be leaving http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=828 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:15:46 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=823 I've heard it all - every possible excuse/reason for why people don't give a tithe: "I can't afford it," "I still have some debt/student loans," "I have to take care of my family first," and my ultimate favorite: "Tithing is part of the Law, and we're not http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=823 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:14:05 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=814 A lot of people might describe me as a cynic, but I like to think of myself as a "believing skeptic." I enjoy calling into question those things that are just assumed about the Christian faith, that have very little biblical basis - or none at all. F http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=814 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:35 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=806 I don't know if you have noticed, but people have a tendency to blame God for what happens in their life. The humorous thing is when a person who has no attachment to any specific faith, but when something bad shows up, then they blame God. They are ess http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=806 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:30:49 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=798 Have you ever had a conversation with someone where everything they said sounded so right? I mean, with every statement that person made, you were saying in your head, "Yeah! More of that!" It might happen (and hopefully it does) on a Sunday morning or http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=798 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:27:34 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=788 I remember singing that song often...well, not that often, just every second and third and fourth Sunday of November leading up to Thanksgiving. It was - and is - a song that reminds us that we have much to be thankful for. And we do: GOd is incredibly http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=788 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:48:25 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=722 "The days are coming," declares the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine through the land- not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.' (Amos 8:11) Growing up in Buffalo, NY for my entire life, I have http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=722 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:42:24 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=693 Growing up in Sunday School, I can recall many times as a six-year-old singing the song, 'Read your Bible, pray everyday and you'll grow, Grow, GROW!' I was always the shortest kid for my age, from pre-school to high school. Given my lack of growth, I http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=693 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:17:04 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=687 At a David Crowder Band concert, I heard the band's front man and namesake say these words: 'Compassion is standing on the banks of a river, watching dozens of people drowning, and then jumping in to save as many as you can, one-by-one. That's compas http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=687 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:10:35 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=662 In this age of impatience, we have sincerely underestimated the value of waiting on the Lord. Here are just 9 verses that explain how valuable that is: Psalm 25:3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treachero http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=662 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:54:53 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=645 I watch a lot of baseball. While I concede that the only sport more painful and boring to watch on TV is probably golf, baseball is a family (and an American) tradition. The Drakes have been devoted fans of the New York Yankees since their hollowed inau http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=645 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:13:59 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=632 When Dad spoke about trials this Sunday at The Chapel, it reminded me of a lesson I learned not too long ago. If we all have one thing in common in this life, it's this: hardships. Tough times. Valleys. Low points in life. Whatever you want to ca http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=632 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:06:49 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=621 I am grateful for the apostle Peter - for who he was, what kind of example, and what he wrote. He wrote two books of the New Testament (1 and 2 Peter) and greatly influenced a third (the Gospel of Mark). And in one of those books, he told his aud http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=621 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:17:24 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=609 I am a person with a high threshold for pain. I'm still young enough that when someone punches me in the arm (jokingly), I get a rush of adrenaline before I get a bruise. And I'm also still at that age where those bruises are cool, like some sor http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=609 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:22:59 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=596 I hope this blog finds you dry and warm on such a wonderful 55 degree day in June. Can I confess something to you? I mean, I've never told anyone this. Do you remember the song - that old hymn - "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, there's just something http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=596 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:13:54 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=586 I am sure everyone of us have moms (and possibly dads) who love or loved to tell embarrassing stories of our childhood at social or family functions -- tales that seem to get embellished as the years go by and the memory becomes distant to her and you wis http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=586 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:28:48 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=577 Good morning friends: When I was a teenager, I was greatly influenced by a movie called, "Fear Strikes Out." It was a baseball movie about the life story of Jimmy Piersall, a player for the Boston Red Sox who had what they called "a nervou http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=577 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:30:09 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=567 Friends, I'm asking for you to stop and pray right now on behalf of Jackie Albert. As her brothers and sisters in Christ, we need to lift her up to our God in prayer. Jackie is going to be in Degraff Memorial Hospital for a few days. I'm not su http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=567 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:47:32 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=562 Good Morning! I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. It was so good to see many of you on Sunday at Clarence Town Park for our joint picnic with Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church. We had a great time - plenty of food, lots of games, and our softball http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=562 Tue, 27 May 2008 11:23:11 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=550 I have done a lot of counseling in my years at The Chapel. Despite the fact that I am the Singles Pastor, and have been for 17 years, most of the counseling I have done has been with married couples in trouble or couples about to be married. Not only h http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=550 Tue, 20 May 2008 10:09:41 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=538 Good morning everyone! I understand that last Thursday's dinner was outstanding. We had some good chefs cooking those first hot dogs, hamburgers, and sausages of the season. Thanks to everyone who made it a special evening. My family celebrated a m http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=538 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:15:43 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=524 Good Morning to you all! I looked outside and saw a perfect opportunity for bike-riding later this afternoon (after I get all my work done, of course). I hope you will do whatever you can today to enjoy God and His creation, to enrich your walk with G http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=524 Tue, 06 May 2008 10:03:41 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=515 Greetings, Everyone - One of the most significant things we can do as believers to GROW is to read. Of course, I mean the Bible. We need to be in God's Word daily to find out what our Creator and Redeemer has said to us. I hope that by the time you http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=515 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:03:39 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=493 Hey all - Hopefully you received the email from Dad just a short time ago. If you didn't - that's ok. From now on, this will be our primary method of communication - right here, on Mosaic's blog. You can even make it your homepage if y http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=493 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:04:48 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=457 First of all I'd like to tell you about a new opportunity for all you left-handers out there. If you're like me and you are left-handed, you know how turning the pages of a Bible can be difficult. It was clearly designed for a right-handed perso http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=457 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:36:19 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=439 Hey Everyone! I just wanted to reiterate what I said last night: There is power in prayer because the One we pray to is All-powerful. God is the only source of power when we pray - it doesn't have to do with anything else. It's all about him; it http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=439 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:28:11 -0400 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=391 Happy February, Everyone! The three electives are going great. I've heard nothing but good things from all of you about Crown Financial, Boundaries, and the NOOMA series. I had the opportunity to sit in on all three a little bit the past two Thursday http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=391 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:46:13 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=360 You can view an excerpt from the Boundaries series Get the Flash Player to see this player. var FU = { movie:"/Scripts/mediaplayer.swf",width:"360",height:"240",majorversion:"7",build:"0",bgcolor:"#FFFFFF",allowfullscreen:"true", flashvars:"file= http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=360 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:23:52 -0500 http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=356 Happy New Year! We're off to a great start so far. What an incredible time we had last Thursday - our First Thursday in 2008. If you weren't there, let me recap what you missed. The evening began with a time of praise & worship, then contin http://www.thechapelatcrosspoint.com/mosaic/blog/entry.php?e=356 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:31:02 -0500