“You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way . . .” (1 Peter 3:7...
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Sometimes we make ministry harder than it should be. Now, I’m not saying it’s easy. We all know...
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As we are getting closer to Christmas during this Advent season, it is easy to find ourselves...
Sometimes it feels like we should be doing more. Our preaching could improve, and there’s always...
My teenage son, Justin, had been invited to an area church by a friend. Since he had grown up as a...
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How Memorizing the Bible Empowers Us for Discipleship and Mission Part 2
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...
How Memorizing the Bible Empowers Us for Discipleship and Mission Part 1
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...
Holes in Our Fences: Why Preventative Measures Sometimes Fail
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...
Podcast Episode 1 – Churches Reopening – Bob Franquiz Part 1
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...
Examination of Our Anxiety
The interior examination of anxiety is another powerful practice to engage in. To be anxious is to be human. But to be regularly shaped by anxiety diminishes our humanity. Therapist and pastor Peter Steinke noted two types of anxiety: acute and chronic. Acute anxiety...
As Long as It Has Fuel
The metaphor of fire is common among the spiritual masters. Indeed, ever-greater union with God has often been understood to be accompanied by purification and illumination. But that process is by no means linear. There is no straightforward progression from one to...
Learning How to Apologize to Yourself
Apologizing to oneself requires self-talk. Perhaps you have heard someone say, “Talking to yourself is a sign of mental illness.” Wrong! Mentally...
Going It Alone
Henri Nouwen writes, “Pain suffered alone feels very different from pain suffered alongside another. Even when the pain stays, we know how great the...
Finding Our Way Home
There are two things that really stress me out. Getting lost and asking for directions. Perhaps that is why I am such a fan of GPS technology....
4 Remarkable Truths in the Story of a Poor Widow Who Gave All
Part 2 Click here to read part 1. Jesus knew this poor widow had no property and no close family to take care of her. Therefore, since it was...
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About the President
Dave Wike is a family man. Serving pastors, and those who desire to do the same, became his calling over the last 20+ years. He and his wife Margie live in North Carolina. They have a son living overseas, and three daughters still at home. Dave enjoys writing instrumental guitar music, and plans to complete his Masters in Biblical Counseling. He’s also well aware he can do nothing good apart from the Holy Spirit.
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