When God Leads Us the Roundabout Way In an American dream paradigm, the graph of formation and...
What It Means That God Knows Yo In the middle of the Bible, near the end of Psalms, we find the...
Answering this question can get us a ways toward where we want to go. But it’s not nearly so...
Why Teaching with The Chosen is Powerful The Chosen is a television drama series that portrays the...
When Fear Chokes the Soul The pressure of reality was closing in from all sides. It was as if the...
Why Sermon Exegesis Matters Deeply Here’s another thing I’ve heard Tom Long say: “Come sum- mer...
Why We Crave to Be Seen by God We are hardwired to desire affirmation, and that’s not a bad...
What Is Liturgical Catechesis? Worship is at the heart of Christian existence. The church can be...
The Origins of the Trinity Doctrine From the beginnings of the Christian movement, the earliest...
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Finding Peace in Life’s Storms
In the mid-1970s Steven Spielberg produced a movie called Jaws, the fictional story of a monster shark that made a meal out of the swimmers off the New England coastline. One iconic scene involves a crusty boat captain, the police chief, and a scientist. They set off...
Jesus Exalted King and the Meaning of the Ascension
What Does the Ascension Tell Us About Jesus? Jesus is exalted as the true King of the world, worthy of ultimate allegiance. He intercedes for us before the Father and is present with us by the Spirit. EVERYONE WANTS TO ASCEND. Think about the metaphors we often...
Surrendering My Way to God
In the book of Judges, we see the outworking of those who kept choosing what they felt was right. There, you see wars, conflicts, death, and endless cycles of sin, repentance, then sin again. These words are haunting: “In those days Israel had no king; all the people...
Crushing Chaos Begins with God’s Order
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Genesis 1:2 (NIV) The main emphasis [of creation] is not on a process from nothing to something, from nonexistence to existence, but on...
Poisoned Profit and Christian Integrity
Generosity is a virtue. It is widely held that Christians with resources have a moral obligation to give away some portion of their bounty, but our moral obligation also extends to how we make our money. We should be concerned with the giving we can do with our money...
Living with Restoration Rhythms
Sustainable Activism Includes Rest I’ve come to recognize I am an exponentially more kind, patient, and attentive person after I have had a good...
Try God Breakthrough in Ministry
As I write this, our local church has been experiencing massive growth. Throughout this process, I’ve been asking and seeking God for a larger...
Walking in Freedom Through the Holy Spirit
Once, I went to an escape room with my mom and sisters. Oh, man, my blood was pumping the whole time! I felt anxious—the pressure to figure out the...
Faith Foundation Guide for Parents
Work began on the bell tower, the final structure of a cathedral complex in Tuscany, in 1173. This eight-story tower would stand two hundred feet...
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Finding Belonging in Church
I could see her out the corner of my eye. A woman from church who I did not know well lingered just off stage, clutching a notebook to her chest....
Continuing Education for Pastors
The Importance of Continuing Education for Pastors In today's rapidly evolving world, the role of pastors extends far beyond traditional pastoral...
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...
Embracing Forced Pauses
Doesn’t a forced pause always seem to happen at the most inopportune times? Not now, Lord, we tend to whisper loudly. I have noticed though, as I...
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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