Listen to these classic excuses for not attending church: – I just feel closer to God in the out-of-doors. – I don’t think you have to go to church to worship God. – The church is full of hypocrites. – My parents forced me to go to church when I was young. – I used […]
Harold Hill’s Watermelon Story
Harold Hill told me this story himself. He loved to tell it. After he told me the story if he asked me if I had heard it before I always lied and enjoyed watching him tell it again. It was either true or he had told it so many times that he had the details […]
Retirement
Al and Betty are retired. They have been retired for years and they are spending their retirement years in a unique way. Like many who retire, they bought a travel trailer to rove the county. But unlike many who retire they had no intention of taking it easy.
Spring Thoughts
It’s April tomorrow and we have springtime in our heart at the Pine Street Parsonage.
The Party Committee
My son Danny is nine. I coach his little league team. Last night Danny got up to bat three times. He hit a single, triple and grand slam home run. I think he would have made it all the way around even if they hadn’t overthrown third so I say it was a grand slam. […]
Cut Away
They say its good for a swimming pool to be agitated regularly. I guess it keeps mold and scum from growin’ in the water. Pool agitation is one of the Pierpont family’s hidden talents. Few families do it better. There are ten of us and you should see us boil the water.