Mom is on the left. Her sister, our Aunt Sue is on the right. Why did she do it? About fifty years ago in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Clancy Street. My Dad was a seminary student, a student pastor, and he worked at a grocery store in the meat department. Mom had my sister Melony […]
Serious Celebration; Story Podcast #1
This story was taken from a message preached at Evangel Baptist Church in Taylor, Michigan on July 3, 2011. You can listen to the entire message here. Subscribe to the Ken Pierpont Storytelling Podcast Storytelling Podcast RSS Feed Storytelling Podcast in iTunes
Seeing the Sacred in the Mundane
There are sacred and beautiful things all around all of us all the time, but we have to cultivate the capacity to enjoy them. This is a re-run an old piece that I hope will encourage you to see the sacred in the common things around you. Wise men realize that after the years have […]
Ken Pierpont Storytelling Podcast Announcement
This Saturday morning I will post my very first Ken Pierpont Storytelling Podcast. I will include story told live and a story-telling tip for those of you who want to work on your communication skills. I hope you will pass the word along to your friends and let me know what you think. The podcast […]
Enjoy Life Now
Later this month we are planning a trip to Bois Blanc Island in the Straits of Mackinaw. It will be an adventure. Years ago, when the children were small, I dreamed about being with the family in God’s creation. Here is a story a wrote ten years ago about something that happened about 20 years […]
Pressed Clover-Story Podcast
A couple years ago I began experimenting with a Podcast version of the Stonebridge Newsletter. Today I am re-posting my second experiment with it. On Saturday we will officially launch the podcast… and it will be weekly! Every week you will be able to enjoy and share a story right there wherever you are. Subscribe […]