Grandpa owned a “back-up” tractor. It was a little gray Massey-Furgeson, the forerunner to the popular Ford 9-N, I think. I don’t know why but it never had a starter the whole time I worked with my Grandfather. If it stalled in the field you would have to get another tractor, hook it up to a chain and pull it to jump-start it. In the evening he parked it on a bank out behind the barn and in the morning you would just hop on, …

How I came to love stories is one of the best stories I ever tell. I’d be flattered if you would read it. (See www.kenpierpont.com and search for “How I Came to Love Stories” ). I’d be especially enriched if you would send me a complimentary note…written on a twenty-dollar bill. But the story of how I came to love stories has many chapters. It’s a book I hope to be writing for years to come. If I add a chapter do you promise to …

There is a list of spiritual gifts given in Romans 12.
Rom 12:3-8 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. (4) For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, (5) so we, though many, are one body in Christ, …

A few years ago this article was published in the Baptist Bulletin. I include it here as a Father’s Day tribute to my dad, Kenneth F. Pierpont.
You probably don’t know my Dad. He doesn’t have a radio program. He’s not a published author. He doesn’t oversee a large staff. He’s never been the keynote speaker at the conference. He’s always been a full-time pastor but he has often also been a full-time schoolteacher or Christian School principal or even church custodian at the same …

The second year he played baseball Kyle was offered a spot on the all-star team. He was sitting beside me when I got the call from the coach. He said, “Ken, I would like to have Kyle on the all-star team. I know you are religious and I just wanted you to know that if I pick Kyle for the all-star team he will have to be willing to play on Sunday. No pressure, but I need to know if Kyle can do it. If …

In an orphanage in Mexico our group ministered to an assembly of 2000 boys. Our leader asked the boys if any of them knew the biblical secret to success. At first no one volunteered. Then he offered $20.00 for the right answer. A buzz of excitement went up from the boys. Many gave answers and were rewarded a few dollars but no one gave the right answer.