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About Pastor Dave

Until my retirement 2 years ago, I pastored an independent Bible church in Northwest Montana for nearly 38 years. During that time I also helped establish a Christian school, and a Bible Camp. I am married and have children and grandchildren. The Wisdom of the Week devotional is an outgrowth of my desire to share what God is doing in my life and in our world, and to challenge you to be a part.

The Balance of Freedom

  Have you ever read (or heard read) the entire “Declaration of  Independence”?  We attended a Sunday service yesterday at Elohim Bible Camp  and Retreat Center and people shared various stories or poems regarding freedom  and our independence as a … Continue reading

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The Christian Work Ethic

What do the following people have in common: Kevin Durant, Clayton  Kershaw, Andrew Short, Michael McDowell, Jesse Williams, Paul Azinger, Wiley  Peterson, Cindy Klassen, Claudio Taffarel, Matt Forte, and Asafa  Powell?   They are all world-class athletes, believers in Jesus  Christ … Continue reading

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A Sweet Aroma

We had some friends over one evening this past week to share a meal with  us. It was a warm, beautiful summer-like evening so we sat out on our deck  to eat and the sweet aroma from our lilac bushes … Continue reading

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The Lord Directs Our Steps

This past Sunday was our last at Three Lakes Community Bible Church,  having been there since it began some 37 years ago, growing out of a home Bible  study which my Father-in-law, Pastor Clarence Kutz taught for  Rocky Mountain Bible … Continue reading

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We’re Still Here!

Well, May 21, 2011 has come and gone and we are still here and the world  wasn’t destroyed as predicted by Harold Camping of Family Radio.   His prediction was based on his estimated time for Noah’s flood as May  21, … Continue reading

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A Very Present Help

We had another “God Sighting” this past week here in Libby, Montana.  Caleb, a senior in Libby High School and the son of some Christian friends of  ours, sustained a serious neck injury during shop class and began bleeding  profusely … Continue reading

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The List of Most Wanted

The big news today, of course, is that the list of “Most Wanted  Terrorists” has been updated, for number one on the list, Osama Bin Ladin, was  removed, having been killed by U.S. forces in Abbatabod, Pakistan, where he had  … Continue reading

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The Secret of Changed Lives

One of the strongest evidences for the resurrection of Jesus  Christ–apart from the statements of Scripture–is the changed lives of the  disciples and all since that time who have trusted in the Biblical account of  the death, burial and resurrection … Continue reading

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The Fruit of Faithfulness

I had a graveside service this past Thursday for Beverly James, age 72.  She and her husband and four children moved to Pipe Creek near Libby in 1960.  Eight more children were born here. A couple, Lou and Nora May … Continue reading

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A Greater Law

Can baseballs fly?  No, but they can sail for more  than 400 feet for a towering homerun off the bat of a major league baseball  slugger. The distance depends on the speed of the pitch, the trajectory and  speed of … Continue reading

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