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Don was born and raised in the true Cajun Country of Louisiana. He holds a Bachelors Degree in History from Louisiana College, a Masters Degree in Christian Education from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Theology from Andersonville Baptist Seminary in Georgia. Don has served as a pastor, interim pastor, high school teacher, and hospital chaplain over the past thirty years. He currently serves as a volunteer chaplain (2008-present) with St. Francis Hospital and also served as the pastor/teacher from 2013-2016 at the Gospel Rescue Mission, both of which are here in Muskogee. He was called to Meadowbrook in February 0f 2017 and began his ministry in March of that year. He has also served as President of the Muskogee Baptist Association's Pastors Conference, which is a weekly meeting that presents speakers and ministry ideas and concepts to church leaders in the greater Muskogee area.
Don's top priority is to see that the good news of Jesus Christ is shared with our lost and hurting world and that the people of God are taught sound doctrine and preparation for our Lord's soon return.
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The Grace and Thinking by Which I Stand
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If we’re honest with ourselves, especially as it pertains to our maturity as a child of God, we have to admit that we don’t start out our walk with the LORD with an established, concrete… Read More ›
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An Emotion We Won’t Need in Heaven
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Several years ago the noted preacher Dr. Charles Stanley wrote a book whose title caught my attention. It was called “Surviving in An Angry World”. While I’ve never read it, I can make an educated… Read More ›
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Overdosing on “Stupid” Pills: The Real Epidemic
By Dr. Donald Whitchard It wasn’t that long ago, at least in my mind and nostalgic outlook, that I was a young boy growing up in the turbulent 1960’s, when there were riots in the streets, political unrest over… Read More ›
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The Church of Cheap Thrills
By Dr. Donald Whitchard In my last column, I expressed a growing frustration concerning the effectiveness of what I have no doubt many men called of God have experienced. For some reason, they are too afraid to be honest and… Read More ›
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The Day I Yelled at God
By Dr. Donald Whitchard What I’m about to present in this column is a confession that, if we’re honest, is something that every child of God has experienced. Even the most devout of us who serve Him have what… Read More ›
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A Different Point of View
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Last weekend (March 28-31) I had the privilege of attending a conference entitled “Hear the Watchmen”, which consisted of three days of prophetic teaching, interpretation of the signs of the times, the problem of sleeping… Read More ›
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A Report on My Progress and Other Subjects
By Dr. Donald Whitchard After some time away from the computer and reporting on the topic of biblical manhood as expressed by our Lord Jesus, I’d like to say to the readers who have been keeping up with me… Read More ›
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More of a Man than You’ll Ever Hope to Be, Part 3: The Issue of Temptation
If you have not read the first two parts to this series, you can find them here: More of A Man than You’ll Ever Hope to Be More of a Man than You’ll Ever Hope to Be, Part 2… Read More ›
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More of a Man than You’ll Ever Hope to Be, Part 2
If you have not read part one yet, you can find it here: More of A Man than You’ll Ever Hope to Be By Dr. Donald Whitchard Before I continue my series on true manliness as found in our… Read More ›
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More of A Man than You’ll Ever Hope to Be
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Not too long ago, the Gillette razor company put out an advertisement that condemned what they called “toxic masculinity”, that is, men with their grills, oblivious to the plight of women, approving of ideas… Read More ›
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A Place Far Better
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor, yet what I shall choose, I know not. For I… Read More ›
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Preparing Yourself for Answered Prayer
By Dr. Donald Whitchard The last time I presented an article here was to tell you about the disease that has come upon me, namely advanced renal failure. I want to give you an update on what has happened… Read More ›
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News I Didn’t Expect: A Journey of Faith
Editor’s Note: Our prayers go up for Dr. Donald Whitchard, and we hope that each of you who read this will join in prayer with us for healing and direction for Dr. Donald Whitchard and his family. Thank you Greg By… Read More ›
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I’m Not for Sale: An Evangelist’s Perspective
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Ever since I was fifteen years old and Elvis was alive, I have known beyond the shadow of a doubt that I was called by the Lord Jesus Christ into the gospel ministry. I have… Read More ›
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Our Victory in Christ
By Dr. Donald Whitchard What do we think of when we hear the word victory? For the serviceman, it means winning a war, often with bloodshed as a trophy. For the addict, it means conquering the desire to hurt… Read More ›
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God’s Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53) “The Victorious Salvation Mission of the Servant”
By Dr. Donald Witchard If you have not read the first four installments of this series, you can find them here: God’s Suffering Servant: A Look at Isaiah 53 God’s Suffering Servant, Part 2: The Sin-Bearing Servant God’s Suffering Servant,… Read More ›
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God’s Suffering Servant, Part 4: The Salvation Mission of the Servant
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read the first three installments of this series, you can find them here: God’s Suffering Servant: A Look at Isaiah 53 God’s Suffering Servant, Part 2: The Sin-Bearing Servant God’s Suffering Servant,… Read More ›
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God’s Suffering Servant, Part 3: The Amazing Servant of Jehovah
God’s Suffering Servant: A Look at Isaiah 53 God’s Suffering Servant, Part 2: The Sin-Bearing Servant By Dr. Donald Whitchard In our last edition, I presented an expository outline of Isaiah 52: 13 -15 concerning the Messiah as… Read More ›
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God’s Suffering Servant, Part 2: The Sin-Bearing Servant
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one, you can find it here: God’s Suffering Servant: A Look at Isaiah 53 It has been some time since I last ventured into examining the prophecy of Isaiah… Read More ›
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God’s Suffering Servant: A Look at Isaiah 53
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Part 1 There’s no doubt that the study of prophecy is exciting, especially with all of the current events that are unfolding before us. The news of the day is fitting in with what was… Read More ›
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A Word to the Skeptic from the Trenches
By Dr. Donald Whitchard One of the questions that are asked by an atheist, agnostic, or general skeptic is one that tends to put some Christians off track and leave themselves wondering, “If there is a God, why is there… Read More ›
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Something to Think About While Watching This World Go Mad
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If there is one absolute dominant teaching going on in society today, is that people believe that there are no absolutes in the world. Truth is what you believe it to be at the moment. What… Read More ›
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A Crisis in the Modern Church
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Our churches suffer most seriously from the great numbers who drop out of our ranks and either go back to the world, or else must be pursuing a very secret and solitary path in their way… Read More ›
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We Can Use A Little Good News
By Dr. Donald Witchard Psalm 27:1 – “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life: of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 34: 1, 8 – “I will… Read More ›
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What Cause Do We Fight For Today?
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Isaiah 5: 20 – “Woe to them that call evil good and good evil; who put darkness for light and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter” I have lived… Read More ›