There’s a lot going on this Christmas Season at Mt. Pleasant. A few important calendar items: On Sunday, December 11th, at 6:00 p.m., the Annual Kid’s Christmas Program will be held. This year’s play is “The Next Noel”, where an up and coming Christmas pageant director learns the true meaning of worship and being a […]
“Tell Me A Story”: Interpreting Historical narrative
October 26, 2016 By
Who doesn’t love a good story? We all do. People tell ghost stories around campfires. Kids want a bedtime story before bed. We watch TV shows and movies, which (with the exception of “reality” TV) allow us to escape into the story of some fictitious (or historical) narrative. We read novels – murder mysteries, Amish […]
Soup and Bake “Cook Off”
October 25, 2016 By
This Sunday, October 30th at 4:30pm we at Mt. Pleasant will be holding a Soup and Bake off as well as a Silent Auction to help fund this year’s mission trip to Honduras. This is one of the biggest fundraisers for this trip, and we need all the participation possible. Please consider entering your signature […]
The Bible and Government: 3 Points for Peace
October 20, 2016 By
Folks are a bit stressed (angry, discouraged, frustrated, depressed, vitriolic, etc.) concerning an upcoming presidential election. Rather than rant, I thought I would write about three of the most salient things the Bible has to say about how a Christian should understand the government. This provides (for me, at least) needed perspective in the midst […]
Learn the Rules of the Game
October 6, 2016 By
If you wanted to be a rock star in the 80’s, you had to have lots and lots of hair with serious body to it (even for the fellas). You also needed to wear copious quantities of make-up. Guitar solos were not optional. We might ask, “Why?!?” But the only answer could be, “Because that’s […]
