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Donald was born and reared in the authentic Cajun country of south Louisiana. He is a 1978 graduate of LaGrange High School in Lake Charles. He is also a graduate of Louisiana College (B.A. in History Education, 1984), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1994) and Andersonville Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry, 2000). He is an ACPE Certified Chaplain with training in Trauma/ER, NICU, and Psychiatric Pastoral Care from the McFarland Institute in New Orleans (2003). He has over thirty years of ministry service, which concluded when he was called to serve as pastor of Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma from 2017-2018. Due to health concerns, he retired from public ministry in 2020 and now devotes his time to internet evangelism through the writing of Bible studies, sermons, and articles on current issues for varied Christian webpages and ministries. He is a regular contributor to sites such as Rapture Ready and Sermon Central as well as Inspirational Christian Blogs. He and his wife Cathy are both active members of Eastern Heights Baptist Church in Muskogee. Don will often serve as a panel member of the Gospel Rescue Mission Pastor’s Round Table Broadcast, shown monthly on the mission’s Facebook page as his health allows. He has a personal evangelistic blog as well and can be contacted at his Email address.
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 8 – Luke 2:39-52: “The Child Who Knew His Destiny”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the LORD, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth, and the Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom, and… Read More ›
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 7 – Luke 2:25-35: “An Answered Prayer to an Aged Servant”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been… Read More ›
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 6 – Luke 2:1-20: “The Birth of the Savior as Authentic History”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of… Read More ›
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 5 – Luke 1:57-80: “The Birth of John the Baptist”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard He has constantly visited them, redeemed them, provided them salvation and forgiveness, shown mercy, remembered His covenant with them… If you have not read part one you can find it here: The Gospel According to… Read More ›
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 4 – Luke 1:39-56: “Mary’s Song of Praise”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard She (Mary) is NOT to be worshipped or placed above the Lord Jesus Christ. She has NEVER provided salvation for anyone, she was blessed, not deified. If you have not read part one you can… Read More ›
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 3 – Luke 1:26-38: “One Special Day in Nazareth”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard To see her (Mary), however, as anything but a woman favored by God is idolatry. She is neither a co-redemptress on equal grounds with the Lord. If you have not read part one you can find… Read More ›
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 2 – Luke 1:5-25: “A Special Birth to a Saintly Couple”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 1 God is still in charge, that He has not forgotten His promises, and will reward… Read More ›
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The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 1
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Luke is the only biblical writer who was not Jewish. He was of Greek ancestry, trained as a physician and writer of history, and noted for attention to details. “In as much as many… Read More ›
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Things that Won’t Matter Once We’re Home
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away and there was no more sea. Then, I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,… Read More ›
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Trying to be Christlike When You Want to Be Carnal
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.” Romans 6:6 (NKJV) “For I have been… Read More ›
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A Story That’s Not About the Coronavirus, Thankfully
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If I were still serving as a pastor with a congregation, I’d rather have a church full of people like these, with tattoos, body piercings, colored hair, and ragged clothes who had been dopeheads, criminals, hookers,… Read More ›
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God is Love: That’s Why He Created Hell
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Now, hell is a necessary part of God’s plan of bringing all events and situations that have, are, or will occur under His sovereign control and bring all of history to a final conclusion. “The… Read More ›
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Cubic Zirconia Christianity: A Warning from Scripture
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Just as there are fake diamonds out in the world, there are those that have been hurt and deceived by what I refer to as ‘cubic zirconia’ people who claim to be followers of Jesus Christ,… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 11 – 1 Timothy 6:3-11: “Faith Misplaced”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Abuses of power by varied members of the clergy and laity, especially in the area of money, have unfortunately plagued the church throughout the years, and with it, false teachers who brought about heretical cults and… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 10 – 1 Timothy 5:3-16: “Caring for Widows in the Church”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 9 – 1 Timothy 4:8-16: ‘Take Heed to the Ministry”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “The Book that is in front of you on the pulpit is the true, eternal, absolute, inerrant, all powerful and sufficient Word of the living God. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar, a fool, someone… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 8 – 1 Timothy 4:1-5: “Abandonment of the Truth”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 7 – 1 Timothy 3:8-13: “The Deacon and His Responsibilities”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 6 – 1 Timothy 3:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:1-4: “How to Seek a Shepherd”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 5 – 1 Timothy 2:8-15: The Role of Women in the Church
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 4 – 1 Timothy 2:1-7: “Prayers for All Men”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 3 – 1 Timothy 1:12-17: Grace to the Chief of Sinners
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Consider the fact that we are the enemies of God prior to His work of redemption upon us (Romans 5:6-11). The hard fact is that He did not have to save us after we rebelled against… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 2 – 1 Timothy 1:3-11: Instruction against False Doctrine
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene “As I urged you when I went into Macedonia… Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), the famed English pastor and teacher of the Victorian era, once said that if the Lord Jesus Christ calls a man to the gospel ministry, he should not stoop instead to become a… Read More ›
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1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part 14 – 1 John 5:14-21: “Confidence in Prayer and Truth”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White Part two can be found here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part II: The Evidence of… Read More ›
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1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part 13 – 1 John 5: 6-13: “The Witnesses of Jesus’ Divinity”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White Part two can be found here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part II: The Evidence of… Read More ›
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1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part 12 – 1 John 5:1-5: “Three Tests of Authentic Christianity”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White Part two can be found here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part II: The Evidence of… Read More ›
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1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part 11 – 1 John 4:12-21: “God’s Love in Spite of Ourselves”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White Part two can be found here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part II: The Evidence of… Read More ›
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1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part 10 – 1 John 4:7-11: Knowing God through Love
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White Part two can be found here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part II: The Evidence of… Read More ›
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1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part 9 – 1 John 3:16-24: The Definition and Value of Brotherly Love
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White Part two can be found here: 1 John: Christianity in Black and White, Part II: The Evidence of… Read More ›