This would be a beautiful read for the close of Christmas Day. God bless you. Thank God for the Lord Jesus Chirst.

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.

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 …

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.

We had an angelic visitation this evening. Click the player below for proof: “Merry Christmas”
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Photo by Peter Kroon

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.

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 …

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.

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

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. …