It’s a cold December evening in the western suburbs of Chicago. The Year of our Lord 2006. We’re gathered in the family room enjoying the warmth, light, and fragrance of the fire. Our Christmas tree glows in the corner. I’ve read some Christmas stories to the family. Now we’re listening to carols on Moody Radio. […]
Where Meek Souls Will Receive Him
Here’s a Christmas re-post I thought you would enjoy: December 16, 1995 was a Saturday. My message needed work. Our church occupied a little Grange Hall West of Mt. Vernon, Ohio just off State Route 229. North of the church was a bit of woods wrapped around a pond. My study window looked out from […]
Reserved Seats
I wrote this piece at Christmastime in 2008 but I have not posted it to the site yet. Thought you might enjoy reading it. It’s about honoring your parents at Christmastime. The wind starts somewhere in the coldest part of Canada, gathers force over vast Lake Superior, blows across the Upper Peninsula, sweeps down the […]
A Little Christmas Music
When Hope was about seven I recorded her singing a little Christmas greeting. I like to re-post it at Christmas. We mean it every year. Merry Christmas https://kenpierpont.com/wp-content/uploads/hopeamericachristmasgreeting.mp3 Or download this mp3 Merry Christmas
A Scowling Witness at Christmastime
Corner of Eureka and Telegraph. Last Saturday before Christmas. Shoppers bustling. Festive excitement in the air. Busy sidewalks. Heavy traffic. Starbucks is selling Ginger Bread Lattes, Egg Nog Coffees and Peppermint Mochas. There’s line wrapping around the Holiday Ham Store. Shoppers are rushing about in mittens and scarves with their treasures. It’s cold. A man […]
The Christmas Squeeze
Christmas pressures have a way of bringing out the real you. Have you noticed? I’m at the mall Christmas shopping. I’m waiting at the curb. A car pulls up. A dear, sweet, old, grandmother-type opens the door and gets out. Her husband is dropping her off so she won’t have to walk far. What happens […]
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