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About David
  • Education: Masters of Divinity Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
  • Best advice given to me about preaching: "Preach Christ, not yourself; shepherd faithfully, and trust God for the results." Proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ: Don't seek personal glory or validation. Shepherd Faithfully: Care for others with humility, love, integrity and vulnerability. Trust God for Results: Growth and the transformation of hearts are the work of the Holy Spirit. This advice aligns with biblical principles (1 Corinthians 2:2, 1 Peter 5:2-3, Philippians 1:6)
  • Books that have had an impact: "Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God" by Francis Chan "The Cost of Discipleship" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis "The Bondage of the Will" by Martin Luther "The Heidelberg Catechism"
  • Hobbies: Reading and Writing Travel, Cultures and Languages Nature: Walks and Mountains
  • If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: "Grace is enough." In a world full of striving, comparison, and self-reliance, we often forget that God’s grace is sufficient for every need, every weakness, and every moment of our lives. The truth is, no matter where we’ve been or what we've done, God's love for us is unshakable. His grace is not just a doctrine to be understood, but a power to be experienced and lived out. I would remind us that it’s not our own efforts, our own goodness, or our own strength that determines our worth before God. It is His grace. His unmerited favor. The grace that calls us out of darkness and into His marvelous light. If I could preach one more time, I would say: Don’t try to earn God’s love or approval. Rest in the fact that He has already given it freely. And let that grace transform the way you live, love, and serve. In that grace, we are freed from the tyranny of pride, the weight of comparison, and the exhaustion of self-sufficiency. We can now humble ourselves, serve others, and worship God from a heart of gratitude. And finally, I would urge everyone to remember that no matter what happens in life, the gospel is still good news. Jesus is still the Savior, and His grace is still greater than all our sin.
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  • Keeping It Together

    Contributed on Dec 20, 2025
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    In a divided world, Christ—not agreement or control—holds the church together as peace, creating unity without uniformity through grace, love.

    Two old men were sitting outside a seniors’ home enjoying the sunshine. One turned to the other and said, “Slim, I’m 83 years old and I’m just full of aches and pains. You’re about my age. How do you feel?” Slim said, “I feel just like a newborn baby.” “Really? Like a newborn baby?” “Yep. No ...read more

  • When Jesus Comes In Your Storm

    Contributed on Dec 11, 2025
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    Jesus meets us in the storm, reveals Himself above the waves, strengthens faith through obedience, rescues when we sink, and draws worship from our weakness.

    THE PROBLEM THEY SUFFERED Just hours before, the disciples had a completly different frame of mind. They were psyched.They were energized and confident, ready to take on anything. Jesus had just fed thousands with a boy’s lunch, and the crowd erupted with messianic excitement. People surged ...read more

  • Who Is Sufficient?

    Contributed on Dec 11, 2025
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    We are not sufficient for the calling of Christ—but He is. In our weakness, His triumph is revealed, and through us the fragrance of His grace fills the world.

    There is something profoundly moving about gathering in the house of God and sensing that you are not alone in the journey of faith. A worship service—when it is filled with sincerity and unguarded hearts—reminds us of something we tend to forget: God has already been walking toward us before we ...read more

  • Here God... Talk To My Hand

    Contributed on Dec 11, 2025
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    Grace is the oxygen of heaven—opening the heart, empowering the climb, and transforming resistance into surrender so we can breathe freely at God’s altitude.

    >>> The Voice We Ignore There is a universal gesture that needs no translation. It crosses cultures, languages, borders, and time zones. Teenagers use it. Grandkids use it. Some husbands use it. And nearly every wife has perfected it. It’s the motion that says: “I am not receiving ...read more

  • Unshared Unrivaled Unequaled

    Contributed on Dec 10, 2025
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    Christ alone is the unshared, unrivaled, unequal Rock; surrender means stepping off the throne of self and letting Him reign today.

    There’s a certain comfort, isn’t there, in imagining that somewhere out there is a man who carries the weight of spiritual certainty on his shoulders. He sits robed, enthroned, vested in centuries of tradition and expectation. His words ripple across continents. His gestures become symbols. His ...read more

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  • Still Standing

    Contributed on Dec 16, 2025
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    When I was in ninth grade, I was chosen to recite the Declaration of Independence in a high school patriotic play. I had the whole thing memorized. Every word. Every pause. I had practiced it until it lived in my bones. What I didn’t know — and wouldn’t discover until later — was that my zipper ...read more

  • Rose?

    Contributed on Dec 10, 2025
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    John had always been famously forgetful. Everyone knew it—birthdays, appointments, even his own anniversary once. So when he ran into his friend Bill at the grocery store, he could hardly wait to share the news. “Bill!” he said, grinning. “You’re not going to believe this. My memory problem? I ...read more

  • Ten Dollars Is Ten Dollars

    Contributed on Nov 28, 2025
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    A man named Stumpy illustrates how money affects people. Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year and every year when Stumpy saw the antique bi-plane he would say, “Martha, I’d like to ride in that airplane.” Martha always replied, “I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ...read more

  • Blue Jeans Gospel

    Contributed on Nov 21, 2025
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    It was just after noon on a gray Thursday. Rick, a young grocery worker, had finished his shift and was heading home when a customer named Ian asked for a favor. Could Rick drive to Toronto to pick up an auto part? He’d lend him his new car and pay him a hundred dollars. Rick said yes. He ...read more

  • Newton's Story

    Contributed on Nov 21, 2025
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    The story of John Newton and the hymn Amazing Grace. Newton’s hymn has grown so familiar to us that we sometimes forget the depth of the testimony behind it. Those lines were not crafted by a saint who lived an unblemished life. They were written by a man who walked through the same spiritual ...read more