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BUT GOD: Retrospective on my Daughter’s Suicide – Part 1
BUT GOD: Retrospective on my Daughter’s Suicide By Darlene Franklin My daughter, Jolene, committed suicide ten years ago this March. My world still stops for a few seconds when I say those words. I still feel the enormity of the loss, the emptiness left in her wake....
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another” (John 13:34 NASB). Jesus loved us by laying down His life for us. This is how we’re to love our brothers and sisters in Christ. We cannot love each...
“For the word of God is . . . sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even to the dividing of soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitude of the heart.” (Hebrew 4:12b) Destructive thoughts and negative attitudes cannot exist in a...
“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle” (Psalm 144:1 NASB) Prayer is more than just asking God for things. It is the battlefield where we apply our spiritual armor (Eph. 6:10-18). We are at war and prayer is the warfare....
“For there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12b NIV). Jesus + our sins = His death on a cross. Jesus + 3 days in the grave = the keys to death and Hades. Jesus + resurrection = our justification. Jesus + nothing = our...
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3 NIV) The Christian life is not about what you do; it’s about Who you know. This is because only life can produce life and God’s objective is to...
Why, Lord?
Pastor Resources · Strength For Cancer You have cancer. Whether you have been walking closely with the Lord or running hard on a path far away from...
Believing You Matter
Pastor Resources · Seen Known Loved Excerpt When we talk about God, it is important to realize that we are not talking about some idea of our own...
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...
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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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