March in Michigan March 8, 2010
The sun is shining on the Granville Cottage and the temperature is going to be over 50 degrees today! The snow is melting into little rivulets and running away. Holly has been driving around with her sunroof open. Hazard is straining at his lead. Saturday the boys rolled the basketball goal out into the drive. The neighborhood is coming out of hibernation. The church house was nearly full yesterday. (We still have a whole section of the balcony that I call left field bleachers to fill). We are Michigan people so we know we could still get slammed with winter weather, but for now we are blissful as the birds and singing the praises of spring. Sunday morning just before church Bessie Bass told me they had crocuses coming up through the snow in their backyard in Rockwood. She said it with a smile on her face and a gleam in her eye. Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
We have ordered 10,000 invitation cards. The people of Evangel will use them to invite friends to visit on Resurrection Sunday. We are praying that the balcony will be full and that it doesn’t snow. Hey Hazard wants out. I gotta’ run.
What I Want to See Before I Die
This week I heard from Rebbecca. She is a young lady now, but my first memory of her was when she was just a little girl. The first time I ever saw Rebbecca was when I preached her grandmother’s funeral in Centerburg, Ohio. It was difficult because I had never met her grandmother before. The whole family filled the chapel in the funeral home that day and I did my best to comfort them and make the gospel clear. (more…)
Her Name was Beth March 1, 2010
Here is a link to my message Sunday morning.
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I love coffee. I prefer gourmet coffee from a little family-owned roaster north of Grand Rapids, Michigan, but I don’t commonly have any on hand. Most mornings are not gormet mornings anyway, they are plain-vanilla, get-it-done days. They are MacDonald’s mornings. I usually drive through at the MacDonalds over on Sibley and Telegraph a few miles south of the church. I pick up a large, black, fresh coffee and a friendly word on the way to work. (more…)
Family Man February 27, 2010
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When the Church is Big Enough February 22, 2010
Here is a copy of my message at Evangel Sunday morning:
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In the first year of our marriage Lois and I served a little country church and lived across the road in a tidy cape cod parsonage. It was their tradition to have a revival service every year. After the meetings one night Lois and I took the evangelist and his wife to a restaurant for dinner. (more…)
Speaking in Grand Rapids February 13, 2010
In March Daniel and I will visit Grace Bible College in Grand Rapids. I will speak in chapel. I promise I will be sampling the coffee in Rockford before we head back to the sunrise side of the State.
Lust… February 12, 2010
I fell into the trap of lust last week in an embarrassing way. Of course I know all of you are responsible citizens who are aware of national trends and concerned for the health of our nation—so I’m quite sure most of you tuned in to the President’s State of the Union Address, right? Well, not me. I had meetings with people at the church until fairly late but I couldn’t wait to get home. I knew that the big news of the day would be archived in video format. I cleared all the family that wouldn’t be interested, commandeered my portion of the ownership of the big IMAC in the living room and settled in for a session which turned immediately into nearly unbridled lust…. It was Steve Jobs the CEO of Apple Computer rolling out the new IPad in all its digital glory.
Glory in the Church February 9, 2010
If you listen to this message carefully you will here the following things:
-How to be filled with the Holy Spirit
-How God Manifests His glory in our day
-Does the Bible teach that rock music is wrong?
-A story about how God taught me to evaluate my personal music listening habits.
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When you get some time, give it a listen and let me know what you think…
Communion Over Comfort
I duck my head into the boys room most mornings before I get prepared for the day. Their sleeping room and my dressing room are on the same level. Wesley’s bed is often empty. He is not in his bed. He likes to sleep on the floor. He has a wonderful bed with a nice mattress and box springs. He has nice flannel sheets on his bed, but he prefers the floor. (more…)
The Privilege of Being an American February 6, 2010
Kenneth F. Pierpont
(my father)
Tomorrow my Dad will preach on the Haitian disaster, why it happened and how believers should respond. This is one short, stirring application:
older posts »Within hours after the quake soldiers of an advance party of our 82nd Airborne Division were forming up to go the Haiti to prepare for the sending of an entire brigade there to help. The first pictures showed them helping and speaking kindly to these Haitian survivors. Troops from an African nation, also shown, were addressing some of the same Haitians with kicks from heavy boots and threats from rifle butts. The compassion of our soldiers was clearly evident.
Soon, our Marines were there. They were not threatening the citizens. They were passing out MREs (meals ready to eat, the same as they themselves eat while in the field). They were passing them out at the rate of 50 per minute! Our Marines are trained to kill their enemies when they are called upon to do so. I loved it when I saw them feeding our friends instead. The morale among our soldiers and marines there is sky-high the reporters say.
Our giant aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson quickly turned to this island nation. As soon as it was within range combat helicopters began flying in our military and relief supplies. She is now tied up just off the coast, a floating command station.
The beautiful USNS Comfort, the most sophisticated hospital ship in the world, got up steam and made for Haiti, a week’s sailing distance away. As soon as she got within helicopter range her flyers began rescuing horribly injured survivors from Haiti for surgery in her dozens of operating rooms. Soon her mighty crew of doctors, nurses, technicians and support personnel were overwhelmed with the need. On they work to this day!
By God’s grace I will never lose appreciation for my beautiful country. God made me an American. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ!
