I’m in mid-life. I’m not at all in a mid-life crisis, but aging is sobering and thought-provoking. What am I to do with the rest of my life? At mid-life you think every day about how much time you have left to do what God has called you to do this side of the next […]
Did Your Mom Tell You This?
When I was a boy my mom always tried to force me to eat vegetables—spinach, oh my. Brussels’s Sprouts. Cauliflower. Broccoli. Squash. She was always buggin’ me to eat this stuff. I didn’t like any of it. Finally I reached an age where I could make all my own food choices. I began to eat […]
My Aching Heart
No one told me when we had four sons and four daughters what it would do to my heart. Heidi and Keira came for a visit this week. They came to be a part of Holly’s bridal shower and while they were here little Keira just stole our hearts. Yesterday Heidi (who is carrying a […]
Sunset on Summer; Story Podcast #10
https://kenpierpont.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Sunset-on-Summer-Storytelling-Podcast-10-7714-5.52-AM.mp3 In this storytelling podcast I read the last chapter of Sunset on Summer from the Evangel Pulpit at the close of an evening message. Sunset on Summer, Simple Stories of Faith and Family is available for only 2.99 in digital form. You can order a printed copy or digital from Amazon, or an autographed […]
You Don’t Have to Know the Way Home
Last night we gathered for a communion service in the evening. I preached on what to do about unanswered questions. I showed the people that God often conceals things from us for a time. He doesn’t always tell us what He is doing. He doesn’t always tell us where He is leading us. He doesn’t […]
Smiling in the Storm
In the home of my youth we had a warm tradition. Back in the 1940’s a traveling evangelist names Sykes wrote a children’s chorus. It was based on a simple couplet lifted from a hymn by John Newton. Newton was a sailor before is was converted. It’s sort of a sailing song. I don’t know […]
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