READ THIS December 25, 2006
FBC Momence December 19, 2006
Here is a wee little photo of the First Baptist Church of Momence, where I have been called to pastor while I continue to serve full-time here with the Institute in Basic Life Principles.
In the interest of equal time I should include a photo of the Institute in Basic Life Principles Headquarters where Holly, Heidi and I work every day.
Happy 17th Birthday Hannah December 18, 2006
Hannah Ruth was born at home on December 19th, 1989 at 6:54 a.m. We all celebrated with happy tears that snowy winter morning. I wrote out her birth certificate by hand at the kitchen table that morning. Her name means grace and favor. She has the grace of God on her and her favor and beauty are from the Lord. She has been such a delight to me since I first held her beside the Christmas tree that Christmas night. My heart was so happy when she was born I was inspired to write a poem about it.
Hannah Ruth Pierpont
When Holidays Get Out of Hand
Christmas can be the most beautiful season on earth or it can turn ugly fast. It can be a delightful time or it can get dangerously out of hand.
Angelic Visitation December 15, 2006
We had an angelic visitation this evening. Click the player below for proof: “Merry Christmas”
Or download this mp3 Merry Christmas
Photo by Peter Kroon
Tom and Joyce Harmon
Last weekend Tom Harmon preached at our annual Christmas Conference in Indianapolis. If you ever get a chance to hear this man preach, treat yourself. You will be glad you did.
Christmas Secrets December 13, 2006
I love Christmas time. All the decorations, the lights, the fragrances and festive sounds. I love the excitement in the air. I love the feasts and festivals. I love to give and receive gifts. I can’t help but think that one of the regrets of life will be that we did not give more, that we did not retain the generous spirit of Christmas throughout the year.
One memory of giving that I’m sure I will carry with me beyond the grave happened at Christmas in 1986. I had no money but Christmas was coming and Lois’ love language is gifts. I knew I had to do something. (more…)
Friends December 11, 2006
Miss Heidi Fredrickson, Miss Angie Novotny, and Miss Hope America Pierpont at the annual ice-skating evening during the Indianapolis Christmas Conference. See all the pictures here.
Family Booklet December 10, 2006
We have a new family booklet we hope to use to help other families. Click on this link to take a look: family-booklet.pdf
Of Mice and Memories December 5, 2006
One Saturday morning in December of 2002 the Pierpont guys made a trip to Lansing from Flint, were we lived at the time. We stopped for coffee, visited a unique guitar shop to drool over the Taylor guitars, and drove downtown to look for a Christmas present for my wife, Lois.
Gary Chapman says there are Five Love Languages. Lois is bi-lingual. Her love languages are acts of service and gifts. I want her to always feel real, real loved– especially at Christmas time. I want her to feel secure in my love like a little girl with a warm quilt tucked under her chin.
So we scouted the shops of downtown Lansing, sipped our coffee, and enjoyed the festive Christmas atmosphere. It was snowing that morning just enough to make it beautiful but not so much to make it difficult. We discovered a little gift shop called the Mole Hole. It was a delightful little shop filled with unusual gifts. I found some little mouse figurines. I knew Lois would love them. There were kayaking mice, tennis-playing mice, golfing mice, baking mice, ballet mice, and others.
My favorite mice were a group of mice in a little shed that included wise men mice, shepherd mice, Mary and Joseph mice and even a little mouse in a manger. That year I bought the mouse in the manger and the Mary and Joseph mice had them gift-wrapped in separate boxes.
From Christmas 2002 to Christmas 2005 we made our pilgrimage to Lansing in December to browse the Mole Hole and every time the Lord send a beautiful seasonal snowfall for us to enjoy. Every year we added some mice to our mice manger scene until last year I was able to buy the stable. Now we have wise men, shepherds, angels, Mary, Joseph and the little infant mouse, and we have the memory year after year of time together with the boys, playing guitars, enjoying the season, the snowfall and the local coffee.
Whatever you do to make sure the people you love know that you love them is worth the effort. Christmas is a time to love. When you do things at Christmas time you make memories and if all goes well, big snowflakes will fall while you are making them. Thoughtful acts of love are like a glue that holds our families together when so many things are trying to pull them apart.
Ken Pierpont
Brook Place
Hinsdale, Illinois
December 5, 2006
Ken's new book - Sunset On Summer, now available for order, $13.95 each.