Every Sunday, my church recites the Nicene Creed during the worship service. Sometimes, I wonder...
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Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. - Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)...
I grew up in a traditional church in small-town Texas and still remember people joining that...
The part I can’t wait for in every Fixer Upper episode is the reveal. It’s a highlight, but some...
I think I used to see God working in my life very linearly. I kind of saw God as someone who...
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in...
Regular church maintenance is important for keeping your facilities in working order. Beyond...
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Three Ways Pastors and Churches Can Care for Missionaries
This year, over 7,000 missionaries will be forced to leave their calling. That’s almost 20 missionaries a day, throwing in the towel. Over the years I’ve heard a lot of reasons why mission workers return home. Look at some of the reasons we lose valuable, qualified...
Twelve Ways to Get Started in Evangelism
I love the mountains and spend any time that I can hiking and climbing in them. I therefore own gargantuan quantities of hiking equipment, and one of my favourite pieces of kit is my ice axe. There is just one little problem. I’ve never used the thing. I certainly...
Eight Reasons We’re Afraid to Share Our Faith with Others
We live in a very fear-based culture. Our news media is full of endless stories about things we should be afraid of: climate change, pandemics, financial crashes, asteroid strikes, tortoises, shark attacks, coconuts falling on you, and so on. Whether irrational or...
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Monasteries during the Dark Ages, the first Franciscans facing a church weakened by wealth and power, the Protestant Reformation alarmed by legalism and religious profiteering, the early Anabaptists disturbed by a cozy relationship between church and state, Methodism...
That Thing Called Courage
What is the most courageous thing you’ve done? I have read many stories of courage, but one comes immediately to mind. On March 7, 2022, the massive Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, Florida, was closed as part of a 10K race for the armed forces. Nearly seven...
Learning to Welcome the Questions
Each Thursday night for almost an entire year, about twenty-five young adults would arrive at my house at 7:00 p.m. We would gather each week to study something interesting about the Bible as it related to the world we were living in. The group was so fun, and I...
Submission in Marriage
Why Submission in Marriage Isn’t Blind Obedience “I need help submitting to my husband,” my client said. I noted her sad countenance. “Tell me about...
Disciple-Making Grade
A Modern Parable: Does Your Disciple-Making Make the Grade? Imagine with me that your family moved into a new community and was exploring schools...
Make Disciples Effectively
Making Disciples of All People For years I led my church in what is sometimes called street evangelism. We would walk up to people we didn’t know...
Understanding Trauma: A Savior’s Perspective
A Savior's Understanding of Trauma Because God saw the pain and suffering I walked through, he provided the help, support, healing, and deliverance...
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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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