Even Mustangs Need Rest: An Invitation to Something Better

Learning Biblical Rest from a Wild Mustang The first time I walked up to a wild mustang in a round pen, I knew I was looking at an animal who would do anything to break free from the barriers around him. The horse’s name was Amarillo. He was as...

Reclaiming the Table

Following Jesus Together Around the Table Every...

Can I Trust You?: Cultivating Character That Isn’t Performative

I stood beside him in the church choir. Months later, he was arrested for murder. Back then, he seemed like the kind of man no one would ever question—steady, respected, a pillar of our community. Sure, he...

The Key to Resilience: Returning to Joy

Returning to Joy in the Middle of Tragedy In November 2013 tragedy struck my hometown of Washington, Illinois. An EF-4 tornado, with damaging winds reaching 190 miles per hour, destroyed over one thousand...
Devotions that matter

Devotions that matter

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Shots Fired

Shots Fired

  It was shortly after 3 am as I was rudely jolted from sleep by my ringing cell phone. Good...

Don’t DNF

Don’t DNF

     I am fairly determined when it comes to accomplishing a task. My wife, Diane, would...

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By the time they have turned eighteen, most Americans will have moved at least twice. Most thirty-year-olds will have moved six times. By the end of our lives, most of us will have pushed that number up to eleven. This highly mobile way of life is mirrored in our...

The Power of One Peacemaker

The Power of One Peacemaker

I truly want to transform our internet dialogue, but it’s hopeless. We’re doomed. We’ll never make it! The internet is too powerful and social media is too corrupting for any of us to make a difference. Social media forms us into really divisive, dehumanizing,...

Forgiveness is central to the Christian story

Forgiveness is central to the Christian story

At the core of our faith is the knowledge that we are broken people, incapable of restoring our relationship with God, or with each other, through our own efforts alone. And that admission of our own brokenness is foundational to understanding and navigating our...

Pastor swarmed and arrested by police

Pastor swarmed and arrested by police

"If you are watching this video, it means that they have successfully arrested me." We are crowdfunding pastor Artur Pawlowski's legal defence please go to https://t.co/5RfUUBxoVx to donate! pic.twitter.com/1UAwXQLVy9 — Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) May 8, 2021 I’ve...

Pastoring Is About People

Pastoring Is About People

After months of sitting with the Enneagram and sharing in its insights, my mind turned to my work as the pastor of a church. What about the church? I remember thinking. Does the Enneagram have anything helpful to say about pastoring a congregation, working with a...

The Call to Radiance

The Call to Radiance

In Matthew 5, Jesus steps on a mount and begins to teach. His prophetic words are drenched in love and wrapped in vision. It was a sermon unlike any other that has now found its home in what we call the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5–7). In it, Jesus shares his dreams for...

Love is a Choice

Love makes the world go ’round.” “All you need is love.” “Love can make you crazy . . .” As long as any of us can remember, poems, songs, films, and...

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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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