On Facebook my son Kyle listed his favorite music:

-In Spring: the Robin’s song,
-In Summer: the sound of the water of Lake Michigan or the soft noise of the Pere Marquette River and the hiss of my fly-line,
-In Fall: the sound of crunching leaves,
-In Winter: the music of wind in the pines or a crackling fire.
That’s fine poetry if you ask me.

Kyle Kenneth Pierpont

The last few hours of Christmas day are slipping away. God has been very good to us. We exchanged a huge pile of gifts, and Lois made all our favorite Christmas dishes and desserts. Friends from the church made us a counter-full of Christmas baked goods. The house was alive with chatter and laughter all day, well, most of the day. The girls all watched the six-hour version of Pride and Prejudice which they have done repeatedly vowing that it gets better every time they see it. Just overhearing the …

In the classic movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life” George and Mary Bailey renovate an old house called the Granville House. As their family grows they fill the house with children, friends, and love. The house is drafty and in need of attention but over time they transform it into a beautiful home, especially after God sends an unusual angel to show George in a unique way how wonderful his life really is.

I like to brew my own coffee from The Melting Pot in Rockford, Michigan. It’s the very best I have ever had. When I ran the Character Inn in Flint it was the house coffee. People raved about it. But if I am ever in a rush and want a quick drive-through gormet coffee, this little shop is convenient. It is just one mile south of the church, right on my way. It’s a lovely little shop, isn’t it? Bearclaw Coffee is pretty good stuff on a winter day. The …

I was strolling through Sam’s Club the other day and noticed a pallet in the isle stacked with cases of ten-pound bags of navel oranges. I bought a bag. They were big and bright and promising. They weren’t the sweetest oranges I have ever enjoyed but they brought back a sweet memory.

Four of the bookcases are done. This evening I filled them with books.

This is the outer study. The library is in the inner study.

Here you can see both.

The wonderful people of Evangel Baptist Church have provided me with everything I need to study, and pray, and prepare messages and teachings to feed, teach, and encourage the flock. Sometimes I will write the Stonebridge here–sometimes at home. I thought you might to want to be able to “imagine” the place where I study, and pray, and write.

We had an angelic visitation this evening. Click the player below for proof: “Merry Christmas”
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Or download this mp3 Merry Christmas

Chuk has been asked to be the Youth Pastor at First Baptist Church in Sister Bay, WI. He will move there the first of the year. I will miss him. He has been the “son of my right hand” for the last six years, since his oldest brother, Kyle launched out to missionary work, college, marriage, and ministry. First Baptist is on the beautiful Door Peninsula. Lois and I drove by this church on our anniversary trip in September.

The Bob Thayer family was driving thorugh Pierpont in northeast Ohio and knew I would be interested in this photo. Some day I want to be the honorary mayor of this town.

The Five Points of Criticism…. this is worth reading.