Leaders Must Remember They Are Beloved

Do you remember your first leadership title? Maybe it was pastor, director, manager, or supervisor. You likely felt the affirmation and responsibility as someone entrusted to lead others. It’s a significant moment, but it can also be a subtle trap....

Hospitality That Reflects Christ

And let us consider how we may spur one another...

Restoring Joy in Work and Ministry

How to Restore the Whistle in Your Work Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go… Remember the seven dwarfs singing as they headed off to work? Does that describe your mornings? Work Was Never the Curse...

Addiction, Brokenness, and the Hope of Christ

When I was seventeen, someone introduced me to a drug called crystal meth. Since the age of eleven, my story had been a drug-induced downward spiral, but this was a new low. How Addiction Took Control Crystal...
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How to Build a Blazing Bonfire of Hope in a Dizzyingly Dark World

How to Build a Blazing Bonfire of Hope in a Dizzyingly Dark World

There’s nothing quite as disorienting and terrifying as getting lost in the mountains at night. I speak from personal experience. My buddy Donnie Coxsey, an experienced outdoorsman, introduced me to the wonderful world of elk hunting. He had previously taken me on...

Christ-Centered Bible Study

Christ-Centered Bible Study

When we think about understanding a passage of Scripture, we can picture an arrow aimed at the bull’s-eye heart of the passage: the purpose and meaning of the text. To hit the bull’s-eye, we must understand the content of the surrounding rings. The outside ring...

Teaching Our Kids to Love God’s Word

Teaching Our Kids to Love God’s Word

As Christian teachers, parents, grandparents, and caregivers, we want our kids to love God’s Word. We long for them to grow closer to God as they spend time in Scripture. But how do we encourage engagement with the Bible? By giving them a compelling reason to pick it...

Faithful on Every Page

Faithful on Every Page

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9 There has never been a single moment in all of history where God has not been faithful. You may be thinking, But what about the times in my life when I...

Trusting Jesus in the Public Square

Trusting Jesus in the Public Square

Parents have a biblical responsibility to protect their children not only from physical harm but also from spiritual harm. It is entirely appropriate and right for a parent to wrestle with whether they want to allow their child to continue to have a friendship with a...

God’s Refining Process

God’s Refining Process

Few people predict the turbulence and pain that life will inevitably bring. Lives that are filled with joy today can suddenly become bumpy and hard tomorrow, but few people make plans that consider the difficult roads that are sure to come. Understanding the Refining...

Savoring Scripture: A Feast for the Soul

Savoring Scripture: A Feast for the Soul

Let’s consider this common analogy: the Bible is like an owner’s manual for life. What a pragmatic picture. What a joy-killing image. The owner’s manual for my car is hidden in the glove compartment along with napkins, the car registration, and ketchup packets. The...

Prepare for Life’s Storms with Biblical Wisdom and Leadership

Prepare for Life’s Storms with Biblical Wisdom and Leadership

Forecasting the weather isn’t new. Jesus said as much in Matthew 16:3, “And in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.” When we...

When Work Disappoints: Finding Biblical Wisdom in Setbacks

When Work Disappoints: Finding Biblical Wisdom in Setbacks

Disappointment at work is an everyday experience for most of us. It happens when work fails to live up to our hopes or expectations. We don’t finish everything on our to-do list. Only one person attends the online event we planned. Customers prefer our competitor’s...

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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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