Current Thoughts

Maybe We Should Hit The “Reset Button” on Church. I’ve been thinking about church and homes that honor God and produce children who love God and follow God. In our home growing up Saturdays were pretty utilitarian. Dad was a pastor and a school teacher most of the time so we had things to get […]

There is just a little hint of thaw out on Bittersweet this morning. We have a house guest this week, an adorable little female dog who belongs to our daughter Hannah. Her name is Peppermint. I let her out last night before climbing the stairs to bed. The acres we call Bittersweet ware covered with […]

    You Are Not Running Alone (1 Peter 5:8-14) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont | Lead Pastor February 6, 2022 AM  

This weekend I preached six times if you count my talk at Jackson Christian Elementary, four messages for a Men’s Retreat at Bambi Lake near Roscommon, and my Sunday morning message at Bethel. That is my definition of a wonderful weekend. Most of my pastoral duties are delightful. Sometimes they are heavy, hard, and sad, […]

He was in his 90s and he had been in the church since we was converted at 14. I went to visit him at his humble home in Flat Rock. I wanted him to tell me his story. I wanted to know him and be a good pastor to him. He showed me his place […]