Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven. Philippians 1:27 Citizens of Heaven See Beyond...
Being Over Doing Missions Starts with a Mindset Shift For so long, the prevailing mindset in...
A few months ago, I was struggling with the way I viewed food and exercise. Unfortunately, I was...
Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud, Elihud the father...
Over the past three decades, our missionary path for my wife Jennifer and I has taken us to...
If there’s a universal motherhood experience, it’s the judgment of those who think they know...
It is worth restating that participation in the mission of God is not something that can be...
The enemy has a strategy, and it’s devastatingly simple. Discouragement: The Enemy’s First Strike...
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Living Lasts a Lifetime
I sat across from a young mom in a hipster coffee shop, the kind that serves deconstructed breakfast sandwiches in a bowl for around the price of the down payment of a tiny house. We went to the same church, and although we had known of each other for quite some time,...
Words Create Worlds
How Words Create Worlds Through God’s Design Words Create Worlds God spoke this world into existence. That’s how the Bible begins. God said, “Let there be light,” and BOOM! There was light, then water, land, animals, plants, and solar systems. From the sub-atomic to...
Your Life Is a Good News Story
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...
Understanding Your Child of God Identity
See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children—and we are! 1 John 3:1, csb I Am Actually His Child I want you...
Dream Again in Faith Even in Difficult Seasons
No matter how bad things get, you’ve got to keep dreaming. There’s something powerful about writing goals down. It makes them feel permanent, which...
Heal Spiritual Trauma and Begin Restoring Faith
Beginning to Heal after Spiritual Trauma Ella quit praying and reading her Bible. She’d lost her sense of having a deep and personal relationship...
Biblical View of Work and Our Identity as Royalty
Kings and Queens From the beginning of the story, God has been looking for partners. The imagery of humanity’s relationship to God is not of puppets...
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Quieten the Room: Finding Peace in Hard Decisions
"We've done everything possible to save this leg, all that's left is amputation. When you're ready, we'll have that conversation." Those words came...
Embracing Insufficiency: Leading with Weakness
A Call to Insufficiency How often have you thought, I’m the wrong guy for this? Right. And wrong. At the same time. Deep pastoral wellness begins...
Ignoring God’s Limits: Embracing Rest
Fourteen years ago, I suffered heat stroke in sight of the finish line of a community race I’d been training to win. It was 80 degrees, with high...
Discover Your Unique Prayer Style
When I stepped down from the platform, a lady approached me. I knew what she was going to say. I had just finished an enthusiastic and biblical...
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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