“We d.i.v.e. deeper into God’s Word so He can dive deeper into us.” I’m a church girl, a...
Years ago, you chose to answer God’s call of ministry in your life and to become a pastor. And...
November 8, 2016, brought an end to perhaps the ugliest, most unethical, and most divisive...
I grew up as an active member in a medium-sized church of about five hundred. When I was newly...
“If you’re not with me, then you’re my enemy.” “Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” This wretched...
If you count the names on a church’s roll and compare the number to the attendance on a given...
“You’ll know when you go.” Many years ago a popular local commercial for my Southern town’s newly...
CHRISTMAS! The word evokes many feelings, depending on our experiences. For some, Christmas is a...
It has been said that the USA is the only place where people express gratitude on Thanksgiving for...
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Angry at Your Spouse? Six ways to handle this emotion productively.
“I don’t ever remember losing my temper until I got married.” All married couples experience anger. The tragedy is that thousands of couples never learn how to process anger productively. Marriage becomes a battlefield, each spouse accusing the other of...
Everything Old Is New Again
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. —John 15:12-13 God has given me wonderful women to link arms with every step of the way. But I’ve also run the gamut of...
The Power of Forgiveness
When we’ve been hurt, when we’ve been battered, sometimes anger and bitterness give us a sense of control. But the truth is, our bitterness and anger often control us. They keep our perpetrators close at hand, keep the wrongs they’ve done to us in the...
Sacred Endurance
The trashcan was full of CDs, and I was convinced it was for the best. It was a small act, really, but one that was significant to this music-loving gal. A year or so after I became a Christian at twenty-three, I had thrown all of my CDs in the trash. I would...
Settling…A Little
Without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. —Hebrews 11:6 ESV I dream big, I pray big, and I don’t settle for anything. If I pray for someone to be...
How Do YOU Spell Care?
All churches focus on missions, right? All churches support missionaries, right? All churches care for missionaries, right? Probably not exactly, though no church (or pastor) wants to admit where there might be some gaps in the care being given to the...
Church – care for abused and neglected children
A responsibility of the local church to care for abused and neglected children In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, CityServe, along with...
The Stamp Collector
Mark and Jeff and I are sponsors of our sons’ soccer teams this year. After a bruising Saturday morning chasing the kids through an activity that...
Life Lessons and Love Languages: How My Writing Career Started
While I never thought of myself as an author, writing has become a major part of my ministry over the last three decades. Almost all of my books...
A Dangerous Inconsistency
Ministry preparation is as old as the church itself. The apostle Paul had received formal Jewish instruction at the feet of Gamaliel before...
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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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