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 …

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 …

Last weekend I spoke to about 200 teens at Camp Barakel. Among them was a large group of young people from Grace Church in Granger, Indiana, where our son Kyle is the Youth Pastor. It was a perfect winter weekend.
There is really no way to describe the fellowship, the birds outside the dining hall, the purity of the white snow, the sun rising over the frozen lake, the trees dusted with snow, the laughter of the campers, the fragrance of wood smoke hanging in the air, the warmth of …

Red Like Blood is a good read. I’m not going to take time for a review here, but I think it is very worth your time. If you like concrete narrative and good, gospel theology together, you will want to invest in this book. I read it on my Kindle and found it for 3.99.
There were a few places that just made me weep at the mercy of God and the sweetness of the gospel.
The language is salty in places and I think that is a bad trend and …

The Lord allowed me a couple quiet days away and alone with Him. They are coming to an end. Tomorrow I drive out and back downstate and Downriver back to family and church with a renewed love and devotion to the Lord and with a renewed conviction my deep need for Christ.
As I pillow my head tonight the great hymn And Can it Be rings in my heart…
My chains fell off!
My heart was free!
I rose went forth and followed Thee!

Our daughter Holly started a Facebook page for Christian girls who admire Tim Tebow. She has lived all her life in Michigan and Ohio and has become, first a Florida fan and now a Denver fan. What meaneth this? Read on:
Deep in my genetic make-up is a strand of loyalty to The Ohio State University Football Program. It’s almost involuntary. I was born and raised in Ohio listening to Ohio State football on autumn Saturday afternoons, when Woody was King of Ohio. Dad owned an old black Studabaker that he …

Amos was one colorful character. I taught the whole book of Amos in this message. Amos was a man with a burden, though he did not aspire to be a prophet or preacher. God took him from the sheep and figs and had a message He wanted him to deliver. This message was given at the close of a wonderful day of blessing at Evangel. I think you will sense the spirit of it.
Series: A Flyover of the Bible
Title: A Flyover of Amos
Passage: The Book of Amos
Place: Evangel Baptist …

I found this entry in an old journal today:
We are trying to teach Hope to sleep in her own bed. In April she will be five years old so she is used to sleeping with us. The other night we had her stay in her own bed in the girls room where all four girls sleep. She was not happy. She was crying so I went into her room and said; “Why are you crying, Hope?”
She said, “I don’t like sleeping in here. I don’t …

I noticed this little piece in an old journal from 2004 today.
I visited the doctor today. In the room waiting for him to arrive I read an article about a little, white clapboard Lutheran Church in Maine. Last year most of the church board got sick and one member died from poisoning. They discovered that someone had thrown a handful of arsnic into the coffee pot. Later that night a former board member took his life claiming responsibility for the deed.
They say he …

Series: Matthew’s Gospel
Message: What Kind of Doubter Are You?
Text: Matthew 11:1-19
Place: Evangel Baptist Church–Taylor, Michigan
Date: Sunday January 1, 2012
We baptized six people on New Year’s Day at Evangel. This message is about two kinds of doubters. Which are you?

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