We have been tremendously blessed by God at Mt. Pleasant! Great people, wonderful godly leaders, dedicated staff and ministry volunteers. We have seen the blessing of God in the tremendous numerical growth that we have experienced in the last several years. This creates problems. Good problems to be sure, but good problems are still problems! […]
Happy Halloween and Happy Reformation Day!
October 31, 2013 By
Some Christian folks lose their minds around Halloween. Some are so freaked out by the evils of the occult out in full force that they lock their doors and turn out their lights, huddling in fear lest they be assaulted by…what exactly? A couple dozen children hoping for some chocolate? Or maybe instead of giving […]
Ezekiel: The Glory of God through the Son of Man
August 19, 2013 By
View the first sermon here. Ask a hundred people what their favorite book of the Bible is and I bet not one says Ezekiel. It is a weird book (I mean…a really weird book). It is apocalyptic literature – full of symbols, visions, and images. He is prophesying during an obscure and complicated period of […]
Catastrophic Societal Problem: Moms Who Want to Stay Home!
May 9, 2013 By
As we near Mother’s Day, I’ve been stewing on an article that annoyed me, “Why Women Are Leaving the Workforce.” The author (Liz Peek) cites evidence of women quitting their jobs in order to stay home with children. This isn’t just a phenomenon of women working for minimum wage for whom childcare is unaffordable; it […]
Disciple: In the Footsteps of Jesus
April 5, 2013 By
Too often we settle for a weak, tepid, vanilla version of Christianity. Many Christians are content to allow the truths of the faith to rest at surface level. Too many of us are complacent in our faith. But we’re not called to half-hearted obedience. We’re called to Christ-likeness; we’re called to maturity. We’re called to […]
