Bittersweet Farm
Photo by Lois Pierpont
If places could talk I would ask this old schoolhouse to tell its stories. Does anyone know the history of this schoolhouse at the corner of Cedar Knoll and Willis Roads near Chelsea, Michigan? What was its name? When was it functional? When was the last time a class met there? Did it ever double as a chapel? Is there anyone around that could still tell stories of what it was like to go to school there?
This morning I was looking at an old journal entry. Here is what it said;
“We are trying to teach Hope to sleep in her own bed. In April she will be five years old. She is used to sleeping with us. The other night we had her stay in her own bed in the girl’s room. She was not happy. She was crying so I went into her room and said; “Why are you crying, Hope?”
She said, ‘I don’t like sleeping in here. I don’t want to sleep in here. I don’t get any attention.'”
I know how she feels. I hate it when I don’t get any attention.
No matter what their age, paying attention to people is a powerful thing – it is a very powerful thing. Try it. People will love you for it.
Most people feel they can earn their way into God’s favor. Many are seeking ultimate fulfillment in this life. Both of these things were true about Christopher Parkening. Read his powerful story here.
I believe and I must believe in Godward nudges. Let me give you three examples of what I mean:
Tony told me that there was once a pastor who asked him a question. “If you were to die tonight and stand before God, and He were to ask you, “Why would I let you in my heaven, what would you say?” Tony acted as if the question had no effect on him and left the pastor’s house but years later, soul-searching in the middle of the night, he remembered the question, turned on the television and became a devoted follower of Christ. The pastor had asked him a question that nudged him Godward. [Read more…] about Godward Nudges
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Ken Pierpont
Series: Five Steps Into the Heart of God’s Plan for Your Life; Romans 12-16
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Ken Pierpont; 2 Corinthians 5:15
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