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Does God Like Me? Understanding God’s Love
Does God Like Me? Questions Many Christians Ask Psalm 139 helps us see how God’s intimate knowledge of us should bring us comfort. That, in essence, is the goal of this book: to understand the blessing of being known and loved by God so that we can live confidently in...
Love Languages Strengthen Relationships
Love Languages Go Beyond a Single Expression of Love The 5 Love Languages explains how everyone has a primary love language, one that resonates most deeply. But it’s rarely the only way that person feels loved. A secondary love language can be incredibly important,...
God’s Impartial Love Reveals Our True Identity
Impartial Love Shapes How We See Humanity From the start, God welcomed humanity . . . This is life in the ancient Near East: Families rise in their stone homes, greeted by the melodic chanting of voices as the light of dawn breaks over the horizon. Grand temples and...
Unshakable Faith in a Culture of Compromise
When Truth Gets Twisted: How Secular Culture Is Rewriting Christianity from Within “My dear Wormwood, I note with grave displeasure that your patient has become a Christian . . . There is no need to despair; hundreds of these adult converts have been reclaimed after a...
Deep Conversations Build Meaningful Relationships
Deep Conversations Create Authentic Connection “Friends, do I have permission to go deep with you?” This is how I start many of my keynote talks, because I’ve learned over time that if you give people a choice to go somewhere meaningful with you, most will. Most...
Why Every Christian Needs a Rule of Life
A Rule of Life Helps Christians Grow Intentionally Last spring, my kids and I planted a garden. We’re novice gardeners, but we like getting our hands dirty and we aspire to eat more vegetables. So, in great hope, we planted lettuce, kale, squash, and a variety of...
Pursuing Holiness and Intimacy With Jesus
Pursuing Holiness Means Living in His Presence In my sixty- six years of being a citizen of the USA, I’ve been under the leadership of eleven...
A Journey Through Doubt Often Begins With Questions
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Practice Solitude for Spiritual Renewal
Why Leaders Must Practice Solitude When we look at the life of Jesus, we see a busy man. He’s healing the sick, he’s feeding the poor, he’s...
The Power of a Seed and Lasting Legacy
The Power of a Seed Begins With Faith Orthodox Seed In 1963, Israeli archaeologists were excavating Herod the Great’s palace at Masada. As they dug,...
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Quieten the Room: Finding Peace in Hard Decisions
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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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