There are “Tellers” (a common name for storytellers) and there are “Tellers.” Some storytellers are simply entertainers. If you know me you know I am a teller, but I have always aspired, not primarily to entertain, but to be a faithful teller of the truth. The telling I do and the telling I love is […]
An Angel With a Tire Iron
I was running late to church yesterday feeling no pressure because I was not preaching. Snow had fallen in the night. It was a beautiful morning but it was cold. Out on route 60 I saw a car pulled awkwardly into the median. Someone was having trouble. As I got closer I could see it […]
Walking and Treadmills
I’ve been walking every day this winter. People who love me want me to buy a treadmill. Not a chance. I’m not going to do it. They want me to stay off the road. They are afraid I will get hit by a car and die. I’m afraid if I walk on a treadmill I […]
Who Will You Influence This Year? | January 3, 2023 | Bittersweet Farm Journal
In the film “It’s A Wonderful Life,” George Bailey felt like a failure and he determined to jump off a bridge so his family would have his life insurance benefits. God sends an angel who comes up with a plan. He shows George Bailey what it would have been like if he had never lived. […]
When You Are Tired of Trying (Ecc. 11:1-6
When You Are Tired of Trying (Ecc. 11:1-6) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan January 1, 2023 AM Ken Pierpont, Lead Pastor
Keeper of the Story | Bittersweet Farm Journal | December 3, 2022
Rambling Thoughts A few minutes ago I stepped out onto the east porch just to check the weather for myself. I can always check the weather on the internet but there is something about just stepping out on the porch and hearing the wind in the trees and seeing the moonlight come and […]
Between Moab and Bethlehem (Video)
Between Moab and Bethlehem (Ruth 1:1-22) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont | Lead Pastor November 27, 2022 AM
Walking in Snow | Bittersweet Farm Journal | November 21, 2022
It’s Monday as I write, my day off. We are busy making ready for family to visit for Thanksgiving. The grandchildren are mostly small and filled with wonder and eagerness especially when they come out to Bittersweet Farm on the holidays. The teens will be happy that for the first time in five years we […]
We Did It! | Bittersweet Farm Journal | October 31, 2022
The Archives: If you click on the “Ken’s Books” tab at the top of the kenpierpont.com website you will see a “archives” drop-down menu. Here you will find almost 3000 posts, many of them stories for you to enjoy. If the writing encourages you, there is a lot there and it’s all free. Stories from […]
Blessed Men (Men’s Retreat Notes)
My Dad and Brothers and I The Pierpont boys The pierpont boys with dad Blessed Men Remember the password is Blessed with a capital “B” “Blessed” (often written “blessèd” in poetry) is almost always pronounced with two syllables when used as an adjective. The verb form “blessed” (past tense and past participle) is almost always […]