Thank you for sharing. Will be praying for you and your family. “In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9

With a voice like yours reaching others with the Gospel, more souls can only be won. If you ever feel compelled to record some sermons, me, and many others I’m certain would be pleased as ever to hear them!

Babe wake up, new Old Carolina Pipe Cottage just dropped.

May the Heavenly Father strengthen you and bless you in your transition, Brother. Just being recently retired, I am learning to slow down and enjoy the beauty in everyday life. As an avid outdoorsman I am often blessed with the finesse of the Great Architect and a feeling that we are all connected by God’s breath of life. May God bless

Wow! Alan, big news. So…The Old ‘Kentucky’ Pipe Cottage?? I’ll pray for you and your family. I recently received my second package from the old Carolina pipe cottage and I’m grateful for your tobacco service. I happen to be enjoying the same types of tobacco myself lately. Just the more plain Virginia, Burley, English blends. I’d have to say that they are absolutely my favorite go to flavors. Probably nothing will beat a good Virginia, in my opinion. I love your videos so much and I have waited for this installment. Please keep them coming as much as you can. I have just recently put a little more effort into my KZfaq channel and will be putting out more regular content. Following your lead, I will be introducing some literature reading into my videos. I think it just goes absolutely hand-in-hand perfectly with the pipe smoking mentality. Also, I’m still waiting for the availability of an old Carolina pipe cottage baseball cap. 😎God bless you and your family, Alan. Cheers P.s, thank you for introducing me to Malcom Guite. I just subscribed to his channel. That reading really was excellent.

A rich and full video to enjoy and ruminate on(with a good pipe and tobacco of course). Accepting the 'Call' to ministry when I was young I am now celebrating 43 years in ministry for our Lord. It has been a journey of challenge, sacrifice, and delight. My prayers are with you and your family as you follow Him where he leads you. Guite never ceases to amaze me. He is a gift from God to our hurting world!

I’m happy for you and your family! A man in step with God is a very wise man. God is faithful and will bless you!

Oh man... Pipes and Malcolm Guite. Great topics

Glad to see new content! I just got into pipe smoking and am really enjoying your videos.

God bless you and your family. My wife and I will pray for y'all too!

Great recommendations, thanks for sharing!!!

Over 100 Blends in my collection, been smoking 2022 8 State since late March and I see no end in sight, it's fantastic. Great price as well.

Always love your content! You are a gem in the KZfaq pipe smoking community.

The push n pull of this earth always leaves much to wonder... one just needs to slow down and look..I mean realy look. So much beauty it's overwhelming. CONGRATS on you new post & all the best for ur whole family. Currently pipe free for about 3 weeks..cigars seem to just go with spring.

Great video, on many levels. Thank you.

God bless you and your family. I will be praying for you. Great news and congratulations! GOD IS GOOD!!!

God rewards obedience! Be blessed in your new endeavors in Kentucky!

Much appreciated...

Just stumbled onto your channel tonight, very much enjoy your content. Wish you the best in your move. I was raised in the Mormon religion, but no longer believe it to be true. I haven’t joined any other denomination or attended any church meetings in several years. I do believe in God, and I believe He does guide us in our lives if we listen.

Excellent vid OCPC. Thanks a lot. Have a great weekend.

You are a remarkable man. May the Lord bless and keep you and your family.

Two of.my favourite people. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for another great video. Fantastic to hear you are being led. Look forward to the Pipe Cottages Grand Reopening!

Bless you sir in your works of faith. Also, Southeastern Kentucky is my childhood home.

Cheers from Kentucky! If you're looking for tradition, don't go anywhere near Louisville. Most other places are just what you seem to be looking for though. Bardstown is also a neat place to check out and was voted," The most beautiful small town in America". If you ever open up a brick and mortar shop in the commonwealth, my friends and I will be some of the first through the door, I'm sure. Happy piping!

I very recently discovered Malcolm Guite's KZfaq channel and have been watching him diligently since - a lovely fellow. Prayers for you and your family as you move into a new season of life!

Excellent Video . Nature is where II get my solace . No where else can i find peace . Life is to fast to sit and get my center ,so nature makes me stop and appreciate the wonders of life .

Glad to see you again. Thanks for the story. You have to do God’s will. Thanks for sharing. Happy smokes

And. This. Is. Why. Keep up the great content.

I live under the shadows of the Three Sisters volcanoes in Oregon. They, too, are creations of God. As are the deep, undisturbed, old growth pine forests over and beyond the Santiam Pass, towards Eugene and Salem (towns which I avoid, along with parts of Portland). I never cease to wonder at the majesty. Never.

Listening to you read is healing. I love your videos. Please keep posting. Cant wait for the store to open again.

Another great video, thanks Allen 👍🏆.

This is Fred, We prayer the Lord's Blessings on your decision, and Ministry.

Ah yes, Malcom Guite. The God-fearing pipe-smoker's philosopher. I love his work. Good luck in Kentucky, good sir!

Thank you for sharing. May God bless you and your family's transition to your new home. All the best.

Alan, I was so looking forward to visiting your brick and mortar store here in SC soon. Good luck in Kentucky and best wishes to you and your family. When the dust settles, keep us posted on developments. Regards from Aiken, Carl Huffman

I’m from Kentucky so that’s pretty cool, prayers for safe travels to you and your family

Good to hear from you Alan. I have been somewhat absent myself from youtube things. First of all, what a marvelous passage you shared from Malcom Guite. Malcom is such an interesting and entertaining man to listen to. I believe I may have to check that book out myself. It actually moved me in a personal way to listen to your read it. I'm a little lost for words to describe it. So my sincere gratitude for sharing it. I wish you the very best in your new adventures to Kentucky. May blessing be with you and your family. Take care fella.

Glad to see you back! Thanks for sharing that

Malcolm Guite is a Treasure. Thanks 🙏 so much

I very much enjoy Malcolm Guite. His enthusiasm and ability to recall and recite so many great works of poetic literature is amazing and infectious. Thank you for sharing a few paragraphs here. Hoping your Kentucky re-location and re-vocation are going well. -Greg

Blessings to you and your family. Wishing you a gentle and rewarding path to your quest to move to Kentucky. I look forward to trying your featured blends.

Godspeed to you and your family with the upcoming move. I subscribe to Mr. Guite's channel and have heard many of his lectures here on KZfaq, he is in my opinion a great man.

As some who is a full time minister, I applaud you sir! Moving to answer the calling of The Lord is something not many understand but I believe only those of us who have that specific calling can understand it. You have been tremendously helpful for me as a new pipe smoker. I look forward to the new videos and I will be praying for you and your family as you answer the call of Almighty God.

Sr. may God bless you and your family in this new path. I continue like a child busting in anticipation for the arrivel of your installments. The joy I obtain from your presentation are dificult to explain, but I'm very greatful. Best of luck Sr.

Prayers are with you and your family. I’m sure you will enjoy Kentucky a lot more than me living her in California. I’ve been here 54 years and the changes have been unbelievable to say the least. Kentucky is a beautiful place, which I’m sure you and family will find comfortable.👏🙏

Allan, my prayers and my families prayers are with you. We wish you the utmost luck in your mission. Trust that voice, God is great!

I'm catching this a month after you posted. From one Kentucky boy to a soon-to-be Kentucky boy, welcome to the Commonwealth.

Hope to see more content from you when your time permits. Your style is second to none. I admire you for setting on a course to follow your passion in life. That is the dream and I wish you well in your endeavors. If you can combine your passion for The Lord and tobacco that would be awesome. I assume you arrived at your decisions while in contemplation with your pipe thinking of "matters of importance". Always love your quote on that. God speed and hope you can continue your passions.

Good to hear about starting a new chapter in y'alls life. Hope and pray everything goes smoothly with the move and getting settled in. Just cracked opened a tin of Presbyterian I ordered from the pipe cottage a while back. A+ stuff. Take care.

As a Kentuckian, a minister and pipe smoker…congratulations and welcome to the commonwealth!

Malcolm is great! Glad to see you reading him.

That’s great news! I look forward to hearing where you guys will be. Welcome already from a fellow Kentuckian.

Good to hear from you Alan. So many times watching your videos the fact that you would be a splendid man to build a ministry crossed my mind. Its definitly in you and i am convinced this is going to be a success. To surrender to a calling is the most amazing experience you can have in life. All the best Alan, good health for you and your familly. make it happen, stay blessed, B.

We miss the beauty of a spring day... indeed in these days. Sad, but very true though. Let us focus on the basic things again and not keep on running in a senseless spinning wheel. All the best to you and your family!

Hello Alan, look forward to more of your content when you get settled.

very good book. I have three other books by Malcolm Guite , In Evey Corner Sing, Sounding the Seasons, After Prayer new sonnets & other poems all great enjoyable books .

New to your channel and enjoying it immensely. I have enjoyed fine cigars for years and am relatively new to the world of pipe smoking. After watching a few of your videos, I purchased tins of Presbyterian and My Mixture 965. These are my first experience with English blends and I was an instant fan. Excellent tobacco! I will be praying for your move to Kentucky and the ministry God has called you to as you labour (English spelling) for the Kingdom of Christ. God’s blessings to you and your family, sir.

My grandmother was from Kentucky I was only able to visit once but it was such a beautiful land. Much love to you and yours!

Glad to see you back on KZfaq you are one of the best

Malcom is phenomenal!

To add comment to your wonderful Books and Pipes video, here's a quote that you may or may not have already heard: "Smoking a cigarette is like watching TV, smoking a cigar is like watching a movie, and smoking a pipe is like reading a good book."

Excited for your family's move to Kentucky and visiting your B&M!

Praying for your transition and obedience to God’s calling!!!

I'm a female pipe smoker who just stumbled on your channel and love it. Your decorum is quite refreshing compared to the crassness I've seen in some pipe communities. I pray God blesses your family's journey and look forward to new videos!

Prayers for you and your family Alan. Always am blessed by your sharing.

God Bless you and your family on this new adventure. Praying for His divine wisdom to reach you as you go along. When you get there I do have one request, please make a video about the farm with scenery. I too am a farm boy but had to give it up for health reasons Now that they have been cleared up I cannot afford to get back into farming. But I still have my health and family so I'm ok. I smoke the old OTC blends more than anything and Carter Hall is what I crave and smoke more than anything. Take care until I see you again,your friend Tommy

Congratulations on your dream property you and your family will be in my prayers

Alan, thanks for sharing the news of your ministry journey! I'll contact you via email with a couple of questions. Thank you for a great YTPC site on YT and TOCPC site. Grace & Peace, brother. Soli Deo Gloria!

great news, praying for you and your family right now in Jesus name

If I ever write a book I'm going to have you read it for the audio version

Amen Amen brother so awesome to hear and will continue to pray for your yielding to the Lord’s leading! As you read my mind went to the open scene of Forest Gump the leaf falling etc. Your wife and children are blessed to have you as a bedtime reader!🙏🙏🙏

Wow! Just received this book about a week ago before seeing this video. I have come to greatly admire Malcolm and hope to meet him someday. I also appreciate very much your channel and thoughts on pipes and life. Like you I have recently moved to a place where I can find peace and solitude, and for me, in my dotage. Cheers!

Thank you and you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for the content. I recently started smoking a pipe which is how I found your channel. I quite enjoy your mannerisms and your decorum. Hope to see more content from you on the future. Also I enjoyed the pipes and books video and would love to see more.

I’m happy for you and your family. God bless

Tremendous peace of philosophy to smoke my Eight state burley to. I still have a tin of the original release as a special treasure of mine. That blend was a game changer for me as a newer piper. I searched all over the web for the one tin I mentioned. I lost it when they re did it and stocked up nice. Blessed travels to you and your family my brother..

You said that right friend... layer by layer she's definitely changing and we desperately need voices such as yours as loud as ever nowadays! I hope all's well

Good to see you Alan. Hope you and the family are well sir. Appreciate you sharing Guite’s words. I too am enjoying this year’s Eight State burley. I have not yet tried First Amendment or the Virginia Flake 14; I will need to give those are try. I lived in Davies Co, Kentucky years ago on a tobacco farm. It was quite beautiful and a wonderful setting to raise my boys when they were little guys. Y’all have a good week.

God bless you, your family, and your ministerial endeavors.

Out of luck I discovered Rev Guite and your channel in the last week. Great work.

Prayers for you and your family. Hope you are able to open the pipe cottage again soon. 2 summer blends that you may enjoy are Samuel Gawith Springtime flake and Salty Dogs Traditional Navy style plug both are quite complex and have extremely light toppings, great summer blends both are

God bless you and your family as you make this transition, and may it be a smooth one. My family includes intercessions in our evening prayers, and I will include your family in those prayers. I, too, am in a bi-vocational ministry as part of Christian Veterinary Mission, though we are currently in the States (Iowa) as a civil war is happening in our part of the world. I know several of us who follow you would be delighted to hear a little more about your faith background, but I also realize that it's not the focus of the OCPC social media presence. I'm grateful once again for introducing me to Prof. Guite. I'm going to have to try First Amendment in the near future.

My favorite pipe tobacco was from The Tobak Schack, in the Cedar Vale mall in Eagan Minnesota.

Alan, would you mind doing a video on how you picked up smoking a pipe? I’ve watched every video you’ve published and maybe I missed something or it didn’t register haha. Love all your content, keep it up good sir!

My the Lord bless you and your family as you endeavor forward in His works. I'll be praying for you and your family.

It sounds like the principles of instress and inscape as Hopkins understood and expressed them in his poetry are alive and well in Guite's writing. It's no wonder, and yet it's all a wonder. Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful news..!!

I'm glad you're enjoying the books🖤

Alan, good for you buddy. Follow God’s calling. You won’t regret it. Where he guides he will provide. Praying for your family.

Welcome to ministry! Keep your eyes on Jesus. Kristos Kyrios!

Love Malcolm Guite!

Best wishes on your move to Kentucky.

God Bless!

Congratulations!!

"How a small thing can be pleasure if we are only pay attention" Thanks for that! i will take this with me! Is that book available on Amazon, ebook? I am not a praying man but i will fingers crossed for Your and Your family happiness. Hope You will soon n make a video outside and show as new farm and new environment. Regards from polish zootechnic man.

Thoughts and prayers from Wyoming.

Welcome to Kentucky, it’s a great place.

This video was sure...loaded. I am with you on the choosing of eight state burley and First Amendment. I appreciate those blends as well. I am with you on your reading and observation concerning the beauty and wonder all around us in the small things. I will try to pay more attention. Stop and smell the roses, so to speak. I am definitely with you on your decision to follow the Lord's leading. The world needs more ministers of God's word. The world needs more husbands and dads who are Godly men, willing to stand up and follow as He leads. You, being an educated, degree holding man, will be in a position to serve God and man mightily. I will absolutely be praying for you and your family. I am with you in choosing Kentucky. I am in Arkansas... I am so concerned about the state our states are in or the direction I see them headed. I am spending a fee days in Gatlinburg right now and... I am saddened by what I see. There is definitely a trend toward "adult" and carnal activities and away from family and wholesome. I won't be coming back here. I have been in Kentucky some. It is beautiful. It seems to have a more conservative slant. I sincerely hope everything works out the way you need. I will be praying toward that end. And if you need to ship me any of your library in order to keep from having to pack, load, unload and unpack... I can give you my mailing address.🙂 Too few people take the time to enjoy books any more. From one Allen to another Alan - God bless you. And I pastor a small church in the Ozark foothills - if you are ever in the neighborhood.

I could use more videos of you reading meaningful excerpts. You have a great reading voice.