I was looking at the results of a major survey of pastors the other day and noticed a trend....
How would you characterize your own witness efforts? A characterization must be accurate enough to...
beep…Beep…BEEP! Your alarm clock goes off. Do you… __groan and go back to sleep? __press the...
1. Be Interested Birds of the same feather flock together. We typically are interested in others...
My mother chuckled as she penned her poem, a parody of “The Church in the Wildwood,” entitled,...
As a former church staff member, I’ve seen it happen over and over. A growing congregation, fully...
You write that conflict is something to be expected as part of our human experience—that wherever...
June 20th is the first day of summer. I can barely contain my excitement. It may sound like I’m...
In the story of Chicken Little, an acorn falls on the head of a young chicken, causing him to...
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Visit to Elizabeth
Elizabeth sat on the ground, heels tucked beneath her, and kneaded the dough in the bowl in front of her. A strand of gray hair slipped from beneath her head covering and clung to the perspiration running down her temple. After a moment she grimaced, sat up straight,...
If God Turned Away from His Only Son, What Hope Is There for Me?
I was sitting on a hillside in Israel when I first believed God loved me. I spent a good portion of my early life in church. My mother tells me I attended my first service when I was no more than two-weeks-old. After that, I was there for Sunday School, Sunday morning...
A Thrill of Hope
If you listened to my Christmas playlist, you’d quickly get bored. It’s essentially every version of O Holy Night available on Spotify. Even though they’ve left out some verses, my favorite version is still the *NSYNC cover. Oh, holy night! The stars are brightly...
Nativity
The word “nativity” is derived from the Latin nativus, which means “arisen by birth.” Although technically we could use the word to describe any birth, it has become synonymous with the birth of Jesus. Nativities created as art, models, carvings, or even live...
Who IS the Reason for the Season?
We are the reason for the season? It struck me while reading that popular Christmas phrase one more time. I know I’ve read it hundreds of times. “Jesus is the reason for the season.” But reading it this time made my head tilt to one side with one eye closed. “We are...
Christmas Away From Home
There are many reasons and places to experience a first Christmas away from home. If you have, you understand. Have you thought of the first time anyone spent Christmas away from home - the very first time? Have you thought of Mary and Joseph in this way? About 90...
She screamed, “Where’s my child!? Where’s my daughter!?
Standing outside the train station right at the border of Poland and Ukraine, our leadership team decided to gather for prayer. As we united to...
Serving the Widow: Helpful Tips for the Local Church
The Widow—A Compassion Initiative—is a biblical template for how the local church can care for the widow in their sadness and loss. It is often the...
Technology is God’s Gift to Mankind to Push Back the Curse
A farmer knows more than anyone that technology is God’s gift to push back the curse. Remember the curse God pronounced on Adam, which cursed...
Five Ways to Have a More Peaceful Home
“Why are you doing that? Stop! Stop! STOP!” I was out of control. I screamed so loud my throat hurt. He was just being two. My son had gotten out...
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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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