Beginning to Heal after Spiritual Trauma Ella quit praying and reading her Bible. She’d lost her...
Kings and Queens From the beginning of the story, God has been looking for partners. The imagery...
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed and exhausted that you couldn’t catch your breath? That was me...
Biblical Knowledge Attention Spans in a Distracted Age I was a pastor for a long time. Every week...
I sat across from a young mom in a hipster coffee shop, the kind that serves deconstructed...
How Words Create Worlds Through God’s Design Words Create Worlds God spoke this world into...
Living as a Good News Story in God’s Narrative If we want to become more of who God made us to...
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Living as a Good News Story in God’s Narrative If we want to become more of who God made us to be—both individually and collectively—we don’t need another new strategy for discipleship, we need a whole new narrative. Or rather, we need to return to the Good News...
Radical Transformation in Jesus
Throughout the Bible, we see radical transformation stories of ordinary individuals who played pivotal roles in God’s plan for humanity. These transformations not only impacted their own lives but also influenced countless others who came to faith through their...
Practice Hospitality: Becoming a Person of Welcome
Why We Must Practice Hospitality in a Broken World Family and friends welcomed them to a foreign land. My parents were the first of their families to move across the world to gain access to opportunity, education, and a different life. The United States was a...
Ask Better Questions to Expand Your World
Why You Must Ask Better Questions in Life EXPANDING—OR SHRINKING—YOUR WORLD The dimensions of your life expand or shrink in proportion to the questions you ask. I remember the first time I asked two significant questions. Little did I realize how those two questions...
Pastor as Gardener: A Biblical Model for Ministry
Pastor as Gardener in Biblical Ministry The story of the early church—Mary, Thomas, Peter, and so many more—is a story of lives transformed through Jesus and then becoming more like Jesus in thought, word, and deed. The early Christians, as they lived in resurrection...
Faith Behind the Mask: Finding God in Hidden Pain
Faith Behind the Mask in the Modern Church Have you ever walked into church and wondered if anyone could tell you were wearing a mask? As you leaned in for that infamous church hug (the one that gives the appearance of closeness while ensuring that the two bodies...
Pastor as Gardener: A Biblical Model for Ministry
Pastor as Gardener in Biblical Ministry The story of the early church—Mary, Thomas, Peter, and so many more—is a story of lives transformed through...
Faith Behind the Mask: Finding God in Hidden Pain
Faith Behind the Mask in the Modern Church Have you ever walked into church and wondered if anyone could tell you were wearing a mask? As you leaned...
God Is Near: Experiencing His Presence in Everyday Life
God Is Near and Invites Relationship God’s greatest desire is that we would reach out to him and connect with him. The Bible calls God our Father,...
Citizens of Heaven: Living with a Kingdom Perspective
Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven. Philippians 1:27 Citizens of Heaven See Beyond Earthly Circumstances Paul knew a thing or two about...
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Choose Joy Daily in Every Season
Who is the most joyful person you know? Stop—don’t keep on reading. I want you to think about the most joyful person you know. How do you feel when...
Max Lucado: The One Thing I Know After 45 Years in Ministry
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Seeing the Supernatural: Investigating the Mysteries of the Unseen World
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Years ago, a friend of mine led a conversational ESL class for immigrant women in her town. She covered all the things you need to know to get...
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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