The other evening I was clearing away a few leaves and Lois was puttering around the outside of the house. It was a lingering fall evening–the kind that gives you the sense that they are short and few and will soon be gone. She lit some candles on the porch and in the house. My […]
Sitting in Church
During a difficult childbirth Lois’s mother Allene had a vision that comforted her. She said in her vision she could see Lois sitting in church. Thus was prophetic. At 13 Lois became a follower of Jesus and was baptized at a small Baptist church with a southern flavor in her neighborhood in Ypsilanti, Michigan in […]
Old Correspondence
Today searching for an old e-mail to encourage a friend I stumbled on this cozy note from Janny Moore a number of years ago. Janny lives in Canada… “Dear Pastor Pierpont; The wind howled as it ripped across the frozen prairies on a cold Saskatchewan night. Nestled in drifts of snow in the midst of […]
Summer Evenings
One late spring evening my son and I fished a popular spot on the Muskegon River without success or any sign of fish. The sun was coming down the sky and we knew it would be dark in a little over an hour. We looked at each other and in wordless agreement waded toward the […]
Fishing Off a Boulder
For some reason my mind goes back the years, I guess a quarter-century now, to a sunny afternoon in the bend of the Kokosing River flowing through field and forest of eastern Knox County, Ohio. A long bridge passes over a stretch of the River just east of the little berg of Millwood. If you […]
Don’t Wrestle Idols Away From People
I’m at Camp Barakel preparing my heart to preach to young men in the woods tonight and thinking about the power of loving God to drive out of our lives illegitimate things and this thought occurred to me. Peter said that fleshly lust war against our souls. I’m at war. The young men I deeply […]
Longing for Our Father
We are on the west coast visiting our daughter and her husband Jesse. I love to visit this part of the country. It is so beautiful, lush and green. To reach their home you fly into Portland then drive through the Coast Range out to the ocean. Holly and Jesse live on highway 101 that […]
Living the “Full-of-Life” Life!
Between Pastor Jim and a fellow pastor there was a strained relationship. Pastor Jim was burdened about it and felt that the Lord prompted him to send the offended pastor a gift. Knowing that pastors love books he chose a little classic that he loved called; “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” He bought the […]
An Old Post
Found this old Facebook post buried in my old feed. I don’t ever want to forget the kind help of our Lord when we pass thorugh the darkest night.
HOW TO “MEZUZAH” YOUR HOME
The Jews place a Mezuzah on the doorpost of their home to remind them of their love for God and the Law of God. Here are some things that you can do to influence those in your home to love God and regard the law of God: * Fill your home with reminders of the […]