Twenty-one years ago tonight Charles Kenneth Pierpont was born at Foote Memorial Hospital in Jackson, Michigan. He was born at exactly 10:00 p.m. and he was at home on Dogwood Drive by midnight. He’s been a great guy to have on the team. He has a great sense of humor. He is a very bright […]
The Secret of Joy
I try to be a happy man. A sad Christian is a public rebuke to his God. They say a flag flies over the castle when the king is present. The idea inspired this little chorus we used to sing; “Joy is the flag flown high from the castle of your heart when the King […]
I’m Thankful
Its Thanksgiving morning. I got up early, brewed a pot of coffee spent some extra time reading my favorite Bible and thinking about how good the Lord has been to me. From my desk at work I can look out through a beautiful arched window on the campus of the Institute in Basic Life Principles […]
GAME DAY
IT IS THE DAY OF THE OHIO STATE V. MICHIGAN RIVALRY. THIS MAY BE THE BIGGEST ONE EVER. I FELT LED OF THE LORD TO SEND THIS NOTE TO MY FAMILY THIS MORNING: You all know that since my earliest childhood I have memories of the tradition of enjoying college football with the people that […]
Holly Writes
Take a look at Holly’s post about the weekend of ministry. I think you will like it.
Dolly and Skippy
Two dogs lived on Grandpa’s farm, Dolly and Skippy. Skippy was colored like a Beagle but he had long legs and was about the size of a Golden Retriever. He was a sturdy, affable farm-dog. He lay on the porch when Grandpa was home. He followed him to the field when he was farming. When […]
Daniel Pierpont
Daniel was born fifteen years ago tonight in Knox County, Ohio. At the very hour of his birth the sky glowed with a rare occurance of the Northern Lights. This evening we celebrated by watching a new version of “Where the Red Fern Grows.” It is a beautiful movie and above reproach. The movie is […]
Is This That?
All that calls itself Christian is not. All that calls itself “Evangelical” is not the evangelical of history. Follow this link to a powerful, thought-provoking message by the late Vance Havner. The message was called; “Is This That?” Among my treasured posessions is a near complete collection of the writing of Vance Havner. Years ago […]
Chronological Snobbery
I’ve been thinking about what C. S. Lewis called “Chronological Snobbery.” Chronological Snobbery is the arrogance of measuring every age against our own age. It is the foolish short-sightedness of thinking we are living in the best days of the church. The folly of chronological snobbery is erecting a false standard of Christian vitality and […]
Peace in the Face of Death
This fall I was asked to speak at a retreat in the beautiful Northwoods. Among the guests at the retreat was a well-known Christian author, Gary Smalley. I was thrilled to be able to speak to him personally for the first time. His book, The Key to Your Child’s Heart, as been a favorite of […]