Dear Lord, this grumble is for you…
At risk of sounding like a liturgical snob, I fear for churches who never make time or hold space for … Continue reading Dear Lord, this grumble is for you…
Author: pastorkemp
These are the random musings of a man whose goal is to make Jesus the paramount pursuit of my life who, while in this effort, is writing down a few lessons I've learned along the way. You'll have to decide if they are worth heeding but at least you may learn a few things not to do.
Pride alone
I remember my first pastorate. Virtually no salary, a wife and a newborn son. We could have gotten food stamps, … Continue reading Pride alone
Who is it?
The default question when something is wrong is to ask, “Who is it?” But the best question to ask is, … Continue reading Who is it?
When you see a little girl with a ribbon in her hair
When a mother puts a ribbon in her little girls hair it is not to make her pretty and loveable. … Continue reading When you see a little girl with a ribbon in her hair
The dark side of self-discipline
Simply put, it’s seldom simple. Take self-discipline, for example. The danger with self-discipline is you that you forget why you’re … Continue reading The dark side of self-discipline
What is it right now?
You will not always be in the season you are currently in. Right now…the season you’re currently in, in the … Continue reading What is it right now?
With all the changes going on…
Urgent!
No one is a stranger to urgency, we live with it everyday. However, a leader must be a steward of … Continue reading Urgent!
Do it once
What if you lived in the twilight darkness of moonlight 364 days out of the year? But suppose one day … Continue reading Do it once
The day I quit golf
Tiger Woods was not consulting me and I was under no illusions that I could feed my family by playing … Continue reading The day I quit golf
