One of the sad realities of life is that the opportunity of a life time does not last a lifetime. Like driving through a small town, you can blink and miss some opportunities forever. Not only that, opportunities can be taken from you. Abusive and manipulative people can rob you of your innocence and youth. … Continue reading
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Why You Meet Matters…a lot!
Today is my first visit to “The Meeting Place” which is our newest church in the North Central Region. It was officially organized on March 22, 2020 just as the Covid-19 shelter in place was being implemented. The founding pastor, Mike Dana, still wanted to move forward and so we organized the church “virtually”. Since … Continue reading
Dying to Leave
“All flesh is as grass,And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.The grass withers,And its flower falls away.” 1 Peter 1:24 (NKJV) __________________________ The wide open fields of the Dakotas and Montana are almost breath-takingly beautiful to me. It was said of my Grandmother Todd that she had a “green thumb”. … Continue reading
Losing to succeed and thoughts on ice cream
As grandparents, my wife and I have two entirely different tacks when it comes to playing games with our grandchildren. For me, I never win–they know they are going to win when they play against papa. My goal is to affirm them and let them experience winning. Sonja takes a little different approach…she doesn’t mind … Continue reading
Bring your best
And their father Israel said to them, “Take some of the best fruits of the land in your vessels and carry down a present for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds. (Genesis 43:11) You may be running on empty. But you’re still running… That means you’ve got to … Continue reading
Bring it up
The picture below was taken by one of my pastors in Lemmon, S.D. It is a prairie fire that burned miles of prairie in just a few moments. Left unchecked it would have done untold damage, but thanks to the heroic efforts of the local fire fighters and citizens of the surrounding area, the fire … Continue reading
First Things First
Sonja and I preached this message together at the Abundant Life Fellowship in Butte, MT, Senior Pastor, Tim Moslander. ____________________ Introduction David Whether married, single by choice or not by choice I think we can all agree that love is important. In the words of Deon Jackson’s 1966 classic song: “Love Makes the World Go … Continue reading
“Kemp’s Rules” #1-3
The picture included with this video is a picture I took in South Dakota a few days ago. It is called Bear Butte and is just a few miles north of Sturgis, SD. I remember the first time I saw it. It was the winter of 2018 and I was driving south from Bismarck heading … Continue reading
The supply is over there
My God shall supply all my need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) Amen! I can truly say, beyond my wildest imagination, that God has faithfully supplied all my needs. I am amazed and grateful! But in looking back over the years I have learned something… Often the supply that … Continue reading
Before you lose faith…
What does it profit if someone says he has faith but does not have works? _James the brother of Jesus (James 2:14) You must work on what you have faith in. Perhaps you are losing faith in your… friend, marriage, company, country, church, yourself… especially yourself. Before you throw in the towel, work on making … Continue reading
