In her historical narrative on Joseph, Jacob’s deserted son, American writer Madeleine L’Engle...
How often do widows come up in the Gospels? Surprisingly, a lot! The most famous widow’s story is...
Hope is a term often used in a context of doubt. When we say, “I hope my team wins,” there is a...
There is hope in your story, whether you feel it or not. You may be in the midst of a hard season,...
Surrender is far from a widely embraced concept in our culture today. Surrender is the opposite of...
A friend and I began planning an event for our church where unmarried men and women could mingle...
“Then Jesus told them this parable, ‘Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them....
I’m with some fellow graduate students who are seeking God for next steps. Out of all we have...
As I have spent more time gardening in the past year than ever, I’ve learned some valuable lessons...
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How Social Media Changes Us
Social media likely shapes the people you love and disciple more than you do. What are you going to do about it? I think there are, simply speaking, two wrong ways to approach social media: 1) uncritical embrace and 2) passive ignorance. These are two ends of a...
Embracing Advent: A Season of Yearning and Anticipation
As the calendar year winds down, as the days darken and grow short, as Christmas songs spill from crowded stores and children set about making wish lists for Santa, the church’s year dawns. On the fourth Sunday before Christmas, Advent begins. The first day of Advent...
Don’t Wait Until You “Have Time” to Develop Healthy Habits
It’s easy to believe that once you graduate, get married, get a better job, settle down, or [insert whatever other milestone you’re hoping to reach next], you will have more time to focus on Bible study, prayer, and other spiritual disciplines. Quite the opposite is...
Engaging God through All Things
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made. John 1:1–3 I’ve never been much of an empirical thinker. While I was growing up, the languages of physics, chemistry,...
What Does Christian Meditation Look Like?
What does the word meditation mean to you? Some see it as spiritually dangerous or discount it as simply not for them. In reality, meditation has deep roots in the Christian faith. Psalm 1 sets a precedent for Christians regarding meditation. Originally written as an...
A Way of Life Developed in God’s Freedom
There are moments when a single truth seems to cry out for focused proclamation. For me one of these moments came in the early 1980s; freedom in Christ seemed the truth in need of focus. When I looked at the people I was living with as pastor—fairly affluent, well...
Our Salvation in Christ
Just like the Old Testament, the New Testament teaches that this wonderful salvation is extended to us as a kindness. Paul opens his letter to the...
Cultural Sanctification
There is no question that our culture is changing, and many have noticed the similarities between our modern world and the ancient pagan one. In my...
Only Jesus Can Save
The garden was God’s original plan played out on earth. Authority and power were the birthrights of His beloved children as they walked by His side...
Church Programs vs. Community
My wife is quick to point out my errors, particularly when I commit the linguistic sin of hyperbole. Hyperbole occurs whenever we exaggerate or...
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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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