I love to take Hope on the Farris Wheel. It’s a tradition we started back in Fremont where she was born. High over the midway we are above the throng up in the night air. The smell of sausage and grilled onions wafts up to us. We laugh. She’s always pretty, but when she laughs […]
The Cross is Not A Ladder to God
07/28/2013 11:00 AM The Cross is Not a Ladder to God Ken Pierpont Series: Matthew’s Gospel Matthew 27:45-56
North Manitou Journal 2013 (Number 6) Quicksand and Fog
When we planned the North Manitou trip we planned only as much hiking as it would require to get to the west side of the island. Kyle and Chuk and I had such fond memories of it from our trip in 2001. None of us remembered the hike being difficult. We remembered the trail wide […]
North Manitou Journal 2013 (Number 5) Losing a Bet
Our trip to the Manitous will live for years as an unforgettable family tale, perhaps more so because it did not go at all as planned. While preparing for the trip, knowing that Kyle Kenneth, our oldest “grandbuddie,” would be with us, I thought of telling the great legend of the Sleeping Bear (you can […]
North Manitou Journal 2013 (Number 4) Porcupine for Dinner
You can’t build a campfire in the North Manitou Island backcountry. Fires are only allowed in the small village camping area near the dock on the east side of the island. Our first night on the island we were determined to get to the west side and compensate for the campfire restriction with a beautiful […]
North Manitou Journal 2013 (Number 3) Decorating With Maps
The morning of July 7th I woke eager for the week to begin. I taught the membership class in my study and then preached. When I finished I had lunch with the girls and then aimed my Jeep toward Grand Rapids. Chuk and Wes had left the night before. We would all meet in Grand […]