Tommy Oaks, Storyteller I believe all preachers and teachers of truth should be concrete and clear in their communication. They should answer the questions: –Can you make that clear? –What does that look like? –Why do I care? –How can I do that?” I have learned, the way God has gifted me, that telling stories […]
Billy Graham; My “Grandfather”
This morning I got word my grandfather in the faith died. He never knew me. The man who led me to the Lord (my Dad) was saved after reading Billy Graham’s book “Peace with God.” So, you see, there is a sense in which my grandfather in the faith died today. He was 99 and […]
What To Do With Girls
Classic Re-post for those of you who have not been reading my blog since 1999. I read a lot of books. Some of them are devotional, some are theological, some are informational, a few are recreational. One of my favorite recent reads is practical. It was written by a fellow named Dan Bolin. This little […]
Growing A Family: Show Them (Sermon 1) Video
Growing A Family: Show Them Bethel Church-Jackson, Michigan February 18, 2018 AM Pastor Ken Pierpont The family pictured here is the family of Bob and Linda Dunbar. Bob and Linda raised six children who love the Lord. On February 1, 2015 Bob went to be with the Lord. His heritage lives on in his wife […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 3) The Boy Was Born With A Deformity
On Bittersweet Farm Things are peaceful on Bittersweet Farm. It almost seems the deer in the fields around us are beginning to trust us. The creatures feed closer and closer to the house every week. While we are pushing snow off the drive we are planning our bird-feeders and thinking about our flower beds and what else […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 2) You Need a Plaid Couch
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 2) This weekend a hearty snow storm swept across the southern part of the state covering our part of Jackson County in nearly a foot of fresh snow. I was away speaking at a retreat up in the tip of the Mitten at Camp Barakel. As always, it was delightful to […]