Stories from Bittersweet Farm

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Brew some coffee and get comfortable. These are warm-hearted stories by Ken Pierpont to inspire and encourage from his home on Bittersweet Farm in Michigan.

Stories from Bittersweet Farm


    • Apr 8, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 249 EPISODES


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    A Practicing Witch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 3:30


    Here is a great story I heard at a camp up north one summer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Ernest Hemingway

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 3:26


    Hemingway was not a believer, but he was right about this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Ruined by the Mormons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 1:29


    Have you ever learned from the Mormons? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    The Badge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 3:01


    Jesus has authority over Darkness, Demons, Disease, and Death. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Misty Snow at Dusk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 3:04


    Don't curse winter. Bundle up and build a snowman. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    bundle dusk misty snow
    Beautiful Things in Ugly Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 4:02


    Pray for the Conners of this world... There are so many of them, but there are beautiful places built for them... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Beautiful Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 4:24


    Woody and Gail were our friends but the years would call us apart. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Holy Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 1:41


    At Ken Pierponthttps://kenpierpont.com/all-ground-is-holy-ground/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Unhindered

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 4:15


    In which we revisit a famous trout-fishing quote and apply it to the Spirit's work in our life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Winter Mercies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 1:57


    a poem for winter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Winter Birds and Summer Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 3:30


    Here is a thoughtful story from Wendell Berry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Great Possessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 5:02


    Did God every use a book to stir your heart up about something or fuel a strong desire in you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    My Cherry Log Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 11:44


    A story about a storytelling pastor and the sweet providence of God. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 33 | When Everything is Gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 10:54


    The final chapter and some closing comments. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 32 | Among My Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 10:02


    There was something I had from the farm I had forgotten about... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 31 | Green Duster

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 3:30


    This is a touching story of tears in the driveway and sacrifice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 30 | Blanket-Lined Waamus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 6:24


    Have you ever owned a Blanket-Lined Waamus? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 29 | Unto Children's Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 5:11


    Have you thought about what will be left when you are gone? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 28 | Rural USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 9:49


    More stories from my grandparent's farm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 27 | Getting In For Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 3:37


    More stories from my Grandparent's farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 26 | Carsickness Forgotten

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 3:59


    another story inspired by my grandfather's farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 25 | A Talk With Uncle Arthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 10:57


    another of my stories from my Grandparent's farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 24 | The Last Egg

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 4:28


    This is a favorite old story that has been passed down for generations now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 23 | No. 4 Birdshot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 3:34


    This one is sobering. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 22 | Real Tomatoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 4:09


    Do you like real tomatoes? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 21 | Dolly and Skippy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 4:07


    A dog story from my grandparent's farm with an important lesson for people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 20 | Meeting God in a Cornfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 12:27


    ...more from my Grandparent's farm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 19 | Harvest Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 8:46


    This story was published in Chicken Soup for the Soul. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 18 | Help With the Harvest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 4:01


    ...more stories from my grandparent's farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 17 | Heart Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 3:24


    ...more stories from my grandparent's farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 16 | A Thousand Sacred Sweets

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 5:37


    ...more stories from my grandparent's farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 15 | Bus Ride Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 3:08


    Chapter Fifteen from For a Few Days. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    A Surprising Shepherd Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 3:37


    This story is from They Smell Like Sheep by Dr. Lynn Anderson. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 14 | Pop the Clutch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 14:53


    Here is a sweet story about how God knows what brings delight to your soul and the importance of having an understanding of the people you love. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 13 | Ugly Weeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 9:17


    Stories from a seasons of life on a family farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 12 | A Surprise In The Driveway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 8:17


    These are stories from a season of life on a family farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    The Tale of the Lazy Neighbor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 3:29


    Did you hear the one about the guy who made his wife do all the work? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    The End of the Parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 7:46


    Here is a story told live about three girls in evening gowns on a hay wagon.... You probably should listen to this one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Mowing and Praying

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 7:38


    When do you think about when you mow? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Impossible to Ignore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 4:54


    Here is a story originally written in More Willows by the Water, an unpublished collection of simple stories of faith and family. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 11 | God of the Fallen Sparrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 4:24


    A lasting lesson from the life of a little bird. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 10 | Building Materials

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 9:51


    God restores broken things and broken people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 9 | Truth Seed and Heart Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 6:49


    Don't ever let your heart get hard or barren. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 8 | One More Cast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 4:13


    A lesson from long ago on a summer evening... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 7 | Orville Pierpont

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 7:25


    Priorities and Post Toasties. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 6 | The Ignorance of Ignoring Warnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 7:08


    Do you have an evil influence in your life... you need to listen to this one.... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 5 | Statute of Limitations on Youthful Folly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 6:22


    Did you ever do anything foolish or dangerous and wait to tell your parents until enough time had passed that they would not punish you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Doctor Dave and the Dangerous Encounter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 4:16


    A friend of mine had a surprise recently on a trip. Here's the story... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Up On Sheer Lake at Camp Barakel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 8:27


    This is a special episode recorded on the north end of Sheer Lake at Camp Barakel. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    For A Few Days | Chapter 4 | Thinking and Feeling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 5:39


    How do you feel about thinking? Have you ever thought about feeling? Here is how I feel and what I think about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

    Cornhole

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 4:45


    We just returned from a long trip. It made me think about cornhole... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-pierpont/message

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