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 […]