I spent last week in Chicago, finishing work on my Master’s Degree. The first day was hot and humid but one evening the heat lifted and the sky cleared and a sweet breeze blew over the Windy City. After class I had a book to read and a report to write, but the beauty of the evening tugged me outdoors.
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Taking His Bride Away
For years Kyle (my first-born son) and I have talked about that moment when he drives away with his bride. There were many tearful times when he wondered how that would ever happen. But Saturday afternoon it did.
When Kyle drove away with his bride I had a intense within that nearly made my heart burst with joy. Kyle and I have used a little hand gesture for many, many years to say good-bye. He looked over to me as he accelerated away and flashed that little sign. I watched the car until it went out of sight choking back tears of joy.
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May 16, 2005
We spent the weekend in the north again preaching between the fires in the West Side Chapel on Camp Barakel. (www.campbarakel.org) How I thank God for that place and the people who serve there. It is one of the sweetest places on earth to me. I preached on four Psalms.
Friday night I preached on Psalm 133, a pilgrim psalm for men. Saturday morning I taught Psalm 112, on how to be a happy man. We spent Saturday night in Psalm 32 on how to deal with guilt. One the Lord’s Day I preached on one of my favorite Psalms, Psalm 8, that God is bigger than any problem you have. I love the Psalms, they tug my heart Godward.
The boys and I enjoyed a good stout mountain bike ride through the hills on Saturday afternoon. Thanks to Chuk’s good aim we also won the giant water balloon sling-shot competition.
Chuk is closing in on his Bachelor’s degree. He is now a senior and he could finish this summer, but he has chosen to give his summer to ministry and on the final day of May he will go north to Barakel for the summer to be a counselor there. I can’t tell you how happy and excited I am about seeing him do that.
If you are a Michigan or Michigan State fan you will be happy to know that Thursday Walt Talbot took Chuk flying out over the thumb. He banked for some pictures and Chuk got a little airsick. He didn’t quite make it back to the airport before filling his Ohio State cap with the fruit smoothie he had eaten earlier in the day. I told the men at Barakel that story this weekend and they cheered wildly.
Sunday night we were back at Byron and I preach on Laboring to see Christ formed in others. (Galatians 4:19) I will write more about that soon.
MEN’S CONFERENCE: This weekend is the Men’s Conference. If you are interested in attending please send me an e-mail and I will send a flyer with all the information you need to register. We have three speakers, including myself and some good food planned, too. Send me an e-mail at ken@kenpierpont.com
Snow Peas
Almost twenty-five years ago I was waiting on customers at Black’s Furniture in Xenia, Ohio. A woman came in with a zip-lock bag and handed it to me. “Try these,” she said. I did.
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Open Letter to MOM
I might as well make my letter to my mother today an open letter. The Scriptures command me to honor my mother. The closer I get to my dear Lord and the longer I walk with Him, the more I see that the commands of Christ are so sweet. What precious commands he gives to do things that bring such joy and fulfillment to such a deep place within us. So here is my way of obeying the fifth commandment today. This is the letter I just e-mailed to my mom, Jane Pierpont. My eyes are still wet with happy, grateful tears as I write these words.
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Saved?
I have a friend. He is a thoughtful man who has considered spiritual things. His background is with a church that teaches salvation comes from faith and works together. He says he can’t imagine that salvation is free, that there is not something that we have to do to earn it. The Bible, specifically in the Book of Romans, clearly says otherwise. His church does not consider the Bible the final authority.
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