Last week Lois and I enjoyed a wonderful date (we took Hope America as a chaperone). We went to a concert together in Ohio.
Lois and I disagree on a lot of small things and we really agree on some big things. One of the things we agree on is our favorite singer outside our own family: Fernando Ortega. The evening was everything we hoped it would be. The concert was in Ohio. We arrived early enough to have something to eat and explore the idyllic little village of Hudson. …

We now have a forth grandchild–a grandson the third son born to our oldest, Kyle and his wife Elizabeth. Here is a photo of the growing family. God has blessed. Leland was born on the forth of April.

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My two oldest boys hiked a section of the Appalachian Trail a couple years ago. I even have a picture to document their adventure. They came back with some neat pictures and tales to tell that will endure long after the pictures are gone.
There is an interesting tradition on the Appalachian Trail. Along the tail, hikers and locals would perform acts of kindness and goodwill to help hikers on their way. Often this involved food, because it is difficult to pack as much food and your …

In the fall of 1978 I started my second year of college. Always trying to find ways to fund my education I was delighted to have won a singing scholarship for the first semester of the year. My boyhood plan was to attend my Dad’s alma mater on a basketball scholarship, but I’m a much better singer than I am a basketball player. My plans to attend college on a basketball scholarship never progressed beyond the “wild fantasy” stage and my Dad’s alma mater was way out of my price-range. …

Classic re-post from 2010
What memories will your children cherish when they are a long way from home one day? I like to think my children will cherish the memory of my joy in the public worship of my Savoir, the Lord Jesus Christ.
I want them to remember the Lord’s Day as a special day set-apart for the honor of the Lord Jesus.
I want them to remember the Lord’s Day as a day different than any other day of the week. I want them to feel a great emptiness if …

Classic re-post from 2009

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.

Lois took some beautiful pictures of Sue Lodico. Sue is a missionary who is leaving for South Africa on Valentine’s Day. The pictures turned out great. She tried to give Lois money but Lois wanted the pictures to be a gift. They had a friendly argument and then, like good friends do, they arrived at a compromise.
Lois gave Sue the pictures. Sue gave Lois a gift certificate to a neat little restaurant in don’t-blink-or-you-will-miss-it, Waltz, Michigan. It’s been unseasonably not-so-unbearably-cold lately. We had a nice drive out to …

As I write it’s Monday morning. I’ve had a wonderfully exhausting weekend, driving north and preaching five times, and a restful night. It’s a cold winter day outside. I only know because I let Hazard out for minute or two before ducking back into the warm security and comfort of our home. Now I want to write.
I realize more and more that I am probably not a writer who speaks, but I am a speaker who writes. But I do and I will write and work hard at writing for …

Keira Lee Hancock
This week we were surprised with the birth of our third grandchild, a tiny, beautiful, perfect little girl. Her name is Keira Lee Hancock. She was born on Tuesday to our daughter Heidi and her husband Austin in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was born a few weeks earlier than we expected. She weighed five and a half pounds at birth and she was 18.5 inches tall. Word cannot tell the story so you might want to click here to see the photos of the young family. http://loispierpont.com/our-sweet-granddaughter-keira-lee/ We’ve …

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This evening I came across this wonderful photo of my Dad preaching at Evangel for a Good Friday service. He as at his best that day. I just spent a few days alone with the Lord, just fostering fellowship with the Lord and spending time with Him.
Over and over I thanked Him for my faithful, godly parents. Driving home it occurred to me again how profoundly my parents have influenced me for good and for God and how deeply I love them.
Mostly …