Church of the Brethren
300 E. Monument Street
Pleasant Hill, Ohio 45359

Nick Beam, pastor

Telephone 937-676-2281

Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
Worship at 10:30 a.m.

From the Desk of Pastor Nick

Starting off your New Year with some Humor & Something to think about:

A Path to Peace

          "To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never.  In a word, to let the spiritual grow up through the common. This is my symphony. "

-Rev. William Henry Channing via Gleamings

After Sunday School, a five-year-old complained to her mother that she had a stomach ache. "That's because your stomach is empty," her mother said. "You'll feel better if you have something in it." She gave the girl a snack, and the girl felt better right away. That afternoon, the family pastor dropped by for a visit. While chatting with the mother, he mentioned he had a bad headache all day long. "That's because it's empty," the girl promptly said "You'll feel better if you had something in it."

-via Bart VanGiesen, Texas Township, Ml

"It was so dry in Texas recently that the Baptists started to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists used wet-wipes, the Presbyterians were giving out rainchecks, and the Catholics were praying for the wine to turn back into water."

-George Goldtrap Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL

All of the above stories came from The Joyful Noiseletter

Shalom,

Pastor Nick