This week a read a book about a man who lived for 27 years alone in the Maine woods without ever having a conversation with a single human being. He survived by stealing from cabins in the off-season while the owners were away and looting a camp for children with disabilities. Finally, one dark winter […]
The Preaching of Charles Kenneth Pierpont
Charles Kenneth, Cecilia, Lalea, and Aspen Gail Our son Charles is the Youth Pastor at First Baptist Church in lovely Portland, Michgian. Portland is a city on the Grand River between Lansing and Grand Rapids. Chuk has been asked by Senior Pastor Gary Coleman to preach one Sunday evening a month. We are deeply grateful […]
When The Church You Love Hurts the Women You Love
A Painful Tension Lately there has been a stirring in the media about pastors who encourage abused women to stay in an abusive relationship. This is an issue that is very important to me. I am a pastor. I love pastors and I love the church. My grandfather was a pastor. My father is a […]
All Ground is Holy Ground
The ancients would sometimes say that there are places on earth when the distance between heaven and earth is thin… They called them “Thin Places.” To a devout woman or man every place can be a “Thin Place.” What a difference it might make today if you treated …all ground is holy ground …every bush […]
Lessons From the Porch-Free Audio Book
Lessons From the Porch is a free audio book I created to share something that has profoundly shaped my care for people and ministry habits. I want to get it into the hands and hearts of as many pastors, elders, deacons, Sunday School workers, small group leaders and ministry leaders as I can. Please listen […]
Dee Duke Testimony on Prayer
The personal testimony of pastor Dee Duke on prayer. https://kenpierpont.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2015_11_01_0900_the_gospel_of_john_pt_38_web-1.mp3