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, […]
A Prophet Has Been Among Them
Years ago, when I was going through a season of reaction and resistance to my leadership in a church, my brother Nathan was helping with music. He was living at home and attending college. Nathan came to church one particularly difficult evening and he had a note for me from Dad. It was a simple […]
Blinded by Stubborn Legalism
If you don’t love you don’t really know your Bible and you don’t really know God. Love is the heart of God’s law. Message: Blinded by Stubborn Legalism Series: Matthew’s Gospel Text: Matthew 12:1-14 Date: January 22, 2012 AM Place: Evangel Baptist Church–Taylor, Michigan Speaker: Pastor Kenneth L. Pierpont
The Demonic Vortex of Legalism
There is good religion and bad religion. In this talk I go after bad religion. Jesus had very little patience with bad religion. He saved his straitest talk for “Bad-religion pushers.” Message: The Demonic Vortex of Legalism Series: The Gospel of Matthew Place: Evangel Baptist Church–Taylor, Michigan Date: January 15, 2012 Speaker: Pastor Kenneth L. […]
My Dad
Click on the photo to enlarge it. 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 […]
Red Like Blood
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. […]
Quiet Time Away
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 […]
She’s Still Out to Change Her World
When I speak to young people, and I often do, I almost always tell them about Ann Kiemel’s 1979 book “I’m Out to Change My World.” Ann Kiemel still writes and she still speaks. I think most of her books were aimed at young women, but her writing has always stirred up my heart to […]
Barakel Twitter Feed
If you spend a weekend at Camp Barakel in the winter there are a few things you can count on. You will leave with a sweet taste in your mouth. Sticky buns are a tradition on Sunday morning. You will feed on the Word of God. You will sing Christ-honoring music. You will smell the […]
Tim Tebow
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 […]