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BUT GOD: Retrospective on my Daughter’s Suicide – Part 2
[This post is continued from Darlene Franklin's post BUT GOD: Retrospective on my Daughter’s Suicide - Part 1. Here she enumerates the ways in which God remained faithful and provided in her grief over her daughter Jolene's suicide.] BUT GOD: Retrospective on my...
“Praise the Lord who has given rest to his people, just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the wonderful promises he gave . . .” (1Kings 8:56 NIV). “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ.” (2Cor. 1:20). Generally, we don’t...
“Is not My word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer which shatters a rock?” (Jeremiah 23:29 NASB) There will always be obstacles in the way of your dream. Having vision, goals, plans, and promises doesn’t move the bramble and boulders obstructing your...
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth” (John 14:16-17). The Father gives us the Holy Spirit to do in and for us what Jesus did in and through His disciples. The Holy Spirit is our counselor...
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth” (Psalm 73:25 NASB). Disappointments are a fact of life. The more we accept this fact, the less disappointed by disappointments we’ll be. One of the major problems with the health and wealth,...
“The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied” (Psalm 16:4a NASB) Our hearts are often torn between the god we want and the God that is. Our sorrows increase when we opt for the god we want over the God that is because serving the god we...
Self-Emptying, The Mystery of Our Salvation
Pastor Resources · Self Emptying If I want to be full, open to receiving abundant grace—more human, selfless—first I must be emptied. He must...
Memory and Mercy at the Table of the Lord
Pastor Resources · Memory And Mercy At The Table Of The Lord How do we remember well? How do we recall the pain of history without reinforcing its...
How to Debate the Bible—and Win
Pastor Resources · How To Debate Most often, when we debate the Bible, we make secondary things primary. When we love our opinions, perspectives, or...
Compassion & Conviction
Pastor Resources · Compassion & Conviction No one makes political decisions from a neutral position. To make a policy decision is to choose...
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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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