When I was about five years old my dad had a week or two of training in New York City to be a military chaplain. While we were there our family lived in a very modest apartment. It was a different world from the Michigan farmhouse that was the parsonage of First Baptist Church in Wayland.

06:00 PMKen Pierpont; I Chron. 4:9-10

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11:00 AMKen PierpontSeries: Christmas at Evangel; Luke 2:10

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The family was in for Christmas

In January I am going to preach a series of messages on the Bible. I hope to inspire the people to build a daily habit of reading, study, memorization, and meditation on the Word of God. I can’t think of anything that will ultimately be more helpful. I am going to share biblical truth about the power of the Bible and practical ideas for Bible study and mediation.
January 4; AM: Read and Mediate on the Bible Daily. PM: Communion: The Blood
January 11; AM: Obey the Bible Faithfully. PM: …

It’s not easy being a pastor’s kid…

11:00 AMKen PierpontSeries: Christmas at Evangel; Matthew 1 and 2

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Hannah was born on this day nineteen years ago in Knox County, Ohio at home. I brewed a pot of coffee for the midwife, sat down at the table and filled out her birth certificate by hand.
Here is a birthday letter I wrote Hannah a couple years ago:

The neighborhood is covered in a huge layer of beautiful snow this morning and everyone is digging out and trying to get to work. I have another plan.

Some of my neighbors have snow-blowers. I have fine, stalwart sons who rise early and throw large amounts of snow in small amounts of time. Now if I can just get them some manly hats…