Dave Jenkins
@mzeedave.bsky.social
Old African missionary circuit preaching in North Dakota. Son of Lloyd & Lois; Ike, Madeline, Jay & Minnie’s grandson; Brother to 3; Husband to Jana; Dad to 5; Grandpa to 3; outdoorsman; cross-trainer, neighbor; and more cousins than I can count
American Christians historically lead in international adoption. Recent visa suspensions have placed many families (including some we know personally) in limbo in an already stressful situation. Here’s another reason to pray, support others, & send a letter www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/adop...
Trump’s Visa Suspension Leaves Adoptive Families in Limbo - Christianity Today
The government doesn’t provide a blanket exemption for international adoptions but will examine them case by case.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
American Christians historically lead in international adoption. Recent visa suspensions have placed many families (including some we know personally) in limbo in an already stressful situation. Here’s another reason to pray, support others, & send a letter www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/adop...
America Needs Restraint—and Facts www.wsj.com/opinion/amer...
Opinion | America Needs Restraint—and Facts
The violence in Minnesota calls for a return to the ways of Martin Luther King and the wire services.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:03 AM
America Needs Restraint—and Facts www.wsj.com/opinion/amer...
Listening to this for the first time, I am so thankful to be the 6th generation to call Minnesota the place I grew up. God be with all my family and friends there youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 30, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Listening to this for the first time, I am so thankful to be the 6th generation to call Minnesota the place I grew up. God be with all my family and friends there youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
It's been an emotionally difficult few months for us diaspora people. There is a beauty and comfort to listening to God's Word. You can join our Killdeer Mountain Table Talks each week on Facebook, Substack, and YouTube
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
It's been an emotionally difficult few months for us diaspora people. There is a beauty and comfort to listening to God's Word. You can join our Killdeer Mountain Table Talks each week on Facebook, Substack, and YouTube
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Lies Have a Purpose
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January 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
The last few weeks have been exceptionally hard on me. Who would have thought that having grown up in Minnesota and then having served as a missionary in Africa would put my relationship network at the center of American political tensions? open.substack.com/pub/davejenk...
An Open Letter to my Senators and Congresswoman
Who would have thought my childhood in Minnesota and my missionary service in Africa would put my network in the center of American political tensions?
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January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The last few weeks have been exceptionally hard on me. Who would have thought that having grown up in Minnesota and then having served as a missionary in Africa would put my relationship network at the center of American political tensions? open.substack.com/pub/davejenk...
Our daughter, Ruth did a YouTube post today that is full of courage, wisdom, compassion, and transparency. She represents what many immigrants think and feel during this season. The video is less than 6 minutes long. We are so thankful God gave us such a treasure in her youtu.be/Lfzm1YzU3fs?...
Empathy Should Not Be Political
YouTube video by Ruth
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January 28, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Our daughter, Ruth did a YouTube post today that is full of courage, wisdom, compassion, and transparency. She represents what many immigrants think and feel during this season. The video is less than 6 minutes long. We are so thankful God gave us such a treasure in her youtu.be/Lfzm1YzU3fs?...
Friends and family in Minnesota - All of my North Dakota Senators and Congresswoman have received a letter and a phone call from me asking for ICE to be withdrawn and our national executive branch to be held accountable. You are seen, prayed for, and supported.
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Friends and family in Minnesota - All of my North Dakota Senators and Congresswoman have received a letter and a phone call from me asking for ICE to be withdrawn and our national executive branch to be held accountable. You are seen, prayed for, and supported.
January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Dave Jenkins
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
This Sunday we finished our Christmas series on Jesus taking refuge in Egypt while other toddlers are killed at a tyrant’s command. We applied it with what diaspora neighbors and churches experience. If ever a Bible story spoke to the contemporary this one surely does www.youtube.com/live/TBoPLR9...
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This Sunday we finished our Christmas series on Jesus taking refuge in Egypt while other toddlers are killed at a tyrant’s command. We applied it with what diaspora neighbors and churches experience. If ever a Bible story spoke to the contemporary this one surely does www.youtube.com/live/TBoPLR9...
In 41 years of preaching I usually preach yearly on Matthew 2:13-23 where Jesus’ family escapes to Egypt. I noticed the last month that application to this text has become controversial in America. I am double checking old commentaries. Here is Dr. N.T. Wright’s thoughts
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 AM
In 41 years of preaching I usually preach yearly on Matthew 2:13-23 where Jesus’ family escapes to Egypt. I noticed the last month that application to this text has become controversial in America. I am double checking old commentaries. Here is Dr. N.T. Wright’s thoughts
We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now
As the leader of the Catholic community in St. Paul-Minneapolis, I see the human cost on all sides. The chaos benefits no one.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
It is far too easy to conclude if we lived in 1961 we would have sided with Martin Luther King Jr. My old friend, Lester has an insightful Substack that is always worth a read. On Martin Luther King Day I especially encourage others to read his writing
open.substack.com/pub/lestercr...
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Birmingham Closed Parks and Pools to Prevent Integration
After a federal court ruled that racially segregated public facilities were unconstitutional, the city closed them to everyone.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
It is far too easy to conclude if we lived in 1961 we would have sided with Martin Luther King Jr. My old friend, Lester has an insightful Substack that is always worth a read. On Martin Luther King Day I especially encourage others to read his writing
open.substack.com/pub/lestercr...
open.substack.com/pub/lestercr...
This past Sunday I did something I have not done in 41 years of preaching. I used some else’s sermon. We were in Matthew 2:1-12 discussing Epiphany. We met Pagan Space Wizards. Thank you my son, Caleb for such exceptional study and application in sermon preparation
www.youtube.com/live/yH8o1p5...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This past Sunday I did something I have not done in 41 years of preaching. I used some else’s sermon. We were in Matthew 2:1-12 discussing Epiphany. We met Pagan Space Wizards. Thank you my son, Caleb for such exceptional study and application in sermon preparation
www.youtube.com/live/yH8o1p5...
www.youtube.com/live/yH8o1p5...