Do women experience their relationship with God differently than men do? If so, in what ways? And...
My stomach churned on Sunday as I heard the news that white supremacists gathered in...
Do you know what it’s like to continually wait on God for an answer to your prayer? Maybe someone...
One of the most difficult aspects of a pastor’s job is the role of counselor. No two situations...
Do you know what it’s like to feel spiritually dry? Do you ever wonder if you’re going through the...
A new study, “The State of Pastors,” conducted by the Barna Group in partnership with Pepperdine...
Joel Smallbone of the Grammy and Dove Award-winning For King & Country recently had a...
It’s printed right there on our money: “In God We Trust.” But do we? How much better might our...
How do you trust God and not worry when you see your child start spiraling downward? How can you...
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Moving from Incarnational to On-Line Worship: Some suggestions
First COVID-19 meant we cancelled gatherings of 500 or more. Then fifty. Then ten. Now some cities are near lockdown. Normally, the church gathers as an expression of our love for God and for one another. But in this moment we must do the opposite—for the same...
What’s with churches having security teams?
“We left our former church, in part, because they had a security team with guns!” I was told. I respected their decision and them for following their convictions. The only problem was, we had a security team with men and women carrying guns; they’re just not an...
Surviving Sorrow: Help Grieving Parents In Your Church
Helping parents who’ve lost a child must be one of the most difficult things pastors and church leadership teams must face. I am one of those parents. In 2008, when our three-year-old son died from strep throat, I did not know the Lord, nor go to a church. I...
Triangles on Purpose
“Triangles are special because they are exceptionally strong.” “Any structure requiring a strong and rigid construction depends on triangles to achieve that goal.” “Triangles hold large loads without collapsing or having their structure altered.” These are just a...
Unwrapping Gifts
God is our gift giver. And all too often we are like hesitant, nervous children, questioning the gifts under the tree. We leave them lying idle, gathering dust. Our Creator, our heavenly Father, the ultimate parent, has lav¬ished on us a generous wide range of...
The Most Important Thing I Learned in the Third Grade
Third grade started out very badly. I hated my new teacher, and to make matters worse, I was sure that she hated me. Some of the blame goes to my second grade teacher. She was nice - so nice. In fact her name was Miss Nice - really. Miss Nice had a soft way, a nice...
The 5 Best Decisions to Make When Life is Hard and Doubt is Rising
When we first moved to the Fixer Upper Farm, it was a bit of an eyesore. Weeds six feet tall. Broken windows. Snakes swimming in the broken-down...
Walking in God’s Known Will
I remember having a conversation with a pastor from my home church a few years ago. We were discussing the idea of living with purpose. The phrase...
Why Is “Relational” Parenting That Important?
It’s been thirty years now since the first personal computers and cellphones began infiltrating almost all aspects of our everyday life. We’ve been...
Why So Serious?
“Why so serious?" That was the line The Joker, played by Keith Ledger, in the iconic Batman series gave explaining why he had the scars on his face....
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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.
Dave Wike
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