Darnell Kemp shares how his worldview was shaped by his faith, family, and experiences. Growing up with a tough childhood, he developed empathy for others and a belief that children are gifts who need protection. His career as a teacher and adopting two sons reinforced his view of responsibility to help others. While humans are flawed, people can strive to do better with God's help. Sources of his ethical wisdom include the Bible, his mother, and wife who strengthened his faith. His brothers taught him the values of hard work, compassion, and responsibility to others, and his students and family continue shaping his views.

1. Darnell Kemp’s
“All we need is love”
"'Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your
mind and with all your
strength.' The second is this:
'Love your neighbor as
yourself.' There is no
commandment greater than
these" Mark 12:30-31 (NIV).

2. Protect the innocent
 “It really bothers me when people are
cruel to children.” Response to
terrorists
 “The beautiful child that might not be
born.” Response to abortion rally
 I feel that children are a gift. They
come into the world so innocent, and it
is our responsibility to protect them.
“Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward
from him” Psalms 127:3.

3. Shaping my views on children
 A tough childhood
 My empathy
 Watching others suffer
 Being a teacher
 I believe that we our
responsible to others

4. How it manifest in my life
My two sons – stepson and adopted son!
Decided when very young, I would rather be there for children
already here rather than bring more children into the world.

5. View of human nature
 We are flawed, however, we can
strive to be better
 We cannot achieve perfection on our
own
Influenced by my faith and
watching people try to live lives
of perfection and instead live
“lives of quiet desperation”
(Thoreau).
“Let integrity and uprightness
preserve me; for I wait on thee”
Psalm 25:21.

6. Responsibilities to others
 That every person can make the
world a better place
 That we are “our brother’s keeper.”
 That sometimes we must often do
what is difficult to help others
 Influences
 My mother believed this
 My faith
 My career choice
“Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him]
as a brother” 2 Thessalonians 3:15.

7. How it manifest in my life
The various animals I have rescued.
I was supposed to
be a boy not a
pregnant stray!
We are two of her
four kids that are
now at home.
Our mom heard about the other
cat, so decided to give birth to us
in the backyard. We were all
adopted, but mom still lives in the
backyard.
I wandered in on the 4th
of July.
After trying for days to find my
home, I was taken to the shelter
so my owner could claim me.
When no one claimed me, Mrs.
Kemp paid to spring me, and
gave me to a former student
who wanted me.

8. Sources of ethical wisdom
 “Christ in Me"
 In this obsession with the things this world says make us happy
Can't see the slaves we are in all the searching all the grasping
Like we deserve much more than all these blessing we're holding
So now I'm running free into an ocean of mercy unending
 So come and empty me
So that it's you I breathe
I want my life to be
Only Christ in me
So I will fix my eyes
'Cause you're my source of life
I need the world to see
That it's Christ in me
That it's Christ in me (Jeremy Camp)
 Influences – my faith, the Bible, my mother, my husband
“But thanks to be God, who always
leads us in triumph in Christ, and
manifest through us the sweet
aroma of the knowledge of him in
every place” (2 Corinthians 2:14).

9. Two people who shaped my world view
My brothers shaped
my world view. My
oldest brother,
Darryn, taught me the
value of hard work
and being responsible
for your own “good
life.” My other brother,
Sean, taught me
compassion and a
responsibility “to
others.”
“Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy
fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?” Matthew 18:33

10. The person who changed my worldview
 My husband Paul has made me
much more conservative and
strengthened my faith “Let us therefore follow
after the things which
make for peace, and
things wherewith one
may edify another”
Romans 14:19

11. People who continually change my worldview
 My students
 My boys
 My daughter-in-law
 My granddaughter
 My friends
Token cat picture

12. References
 Blue letter Bible -
http://www.blueletterbible.org
(slides 4,5,7,9)
 Google Images (slide #1)
 New International Version Bible
(slide 1)
 Personal Pictures
 Third Day. “Creed.” Offerings II.
Essentials, 2003. (Slide #6)