On State Route 13 near the little village of St. Louisville, Ohio, just where the North Fork Licking River snakes under the highway south of the village, an old gas station stood between the railroad and the highway. It hadn’t been a working gas station for many years. On the mid-summer afternoon twenty years ago […]
Things I Love About Being a Pastor
It was beautiful last night. There was a light breeze. The sky was clear and the sun was setting. Hazard took me on a long walk and I got to thinking about being a pastor. On August 11 I will have been a pastor 34 years. I pastored my first church when I was seventeen. […]
I Will Build My Church
Date: June 10, 2012 PM Title: I Will Build My Church Speaker: Ken Pierpont Series: Matthew’s Gospel Text: Matthew 16:13-20
Willful Blindness
Date: June 3, 2012 AM Title: Willful Blindness Series: Matthew’s Gospel Text: Matthew 16:1-12 Speaker: Ken Pierpont Place: Evangel Baptist Church–Taylor, Michigan
Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash
This sketch of Johnny Cash is by Brian Falk Music Appreciation 101 How do you feel about the music of Johnny Cash? I never got it. It always puzzled me that he became so popular and successful without always singing on-key. He even talked on records some. Growing up we never listened to country music, […]
Worthwhile Stuff!
Our good brothers over at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary are blogging as a team. Good stuff. When you get a chance surf over to learn and dialog. There is an active comment stream. Dave Doran has had a worthwhile blog for a while, but this is a team-effort with open comments. Pastor Doran also contributes […]