Oct 19, 2020 | Perspectives
I remember speaking on this topic at a Christian physicians conference. I began by explaining that marital sex is good and a God-blessed, sacred spiritual act. I said that God wants a couple to build a foundation for their relationship by connecting deeply on mental,...
Oct 16, 2020 | Perspectives
You care deeply about your members, the people God has entrusted to your care. You want them to experience the abundant life of Jesus, to become more and more like Him, and to fulfill the purpose for which God has created them. But many if not most of your people seem...
Oct 15, 2020 | Current Events, Editor's Pick, Inspiration, Respond to latest issue
Live Long and Prosper I vividly remember Diane and I visiting the California Giant Sequoia groves in Yosemite National park. They are massive and purportedly the largest living things on planet Earth. From what I read about these majestic giants, their root system is...
Oct 13, 2020 | Inspiration
There are times in our Christian experience when we don’t always feel like God keeps His promises. That might not be something most of us are willing to admit publicly, but most of us have probably felt it nonetheless. There are times when it looks like God said one...
Oct 12, 2020 | Covid 19, Podcast
Welcome to the Pastor Resources podcast! Today Pastor Resource’s president Dave Wike continues his conversation with Pastor Bob Franquiz of Calvery Fellowship. In part 2 of their discussion, they talk about dealing with struggles COVID has caused churches. Dave...
Oct 9, 2020 | Perspectives
More than fifty years ago, The Navigators released the Topical Memory System (TMS). It offered a simple system for memorizing Bible verses that help you live a new life, proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, rely on God’s resources, be a disciple, and grow in...
Oct 8, 2020 | Perspectives
In 2018, Baeble Music released its list of the top karaoke songs of all time. You don’t have to particularly like any of these songs or even have been born in the era when they were hits to have some of the lyrics of every one of these songs buried in your brain...
Oct 7, 2020 | Church Matters, Perspectives
A couple of summer’s ago, my wife and I discovered that some skunks were living under the porch of our house. We awoke one morning to the nose-pinching smell of a skunk’s spray permeating our home, called a pest control company, and waited a week or two for the...
Oct 6, 2020 | Covid 19, Podcast
Dave Wike speaks with Bob Franquiz about how churches are dealing with reopening. Hey guys, this is Dave Wike with Pastor Resources. You may remember back in early March we sent out a bunch of resources right when COVID took off and it became quite a crisis for the...
