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 ›
INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLES
Would You Recognize Him If You Saw Him?
“Days pass and years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles. Lord, fill our eyes with seeing and our minds with knowing; let there be moments when Your Presence, like lightning, illumines the darkness in which we walk. Help us… Read More ›
AND THERE IT WAS ALL THE TIME
Have you ever been so familiar with a portion of Scripture that it just rolls off your tongue like blackstrap molasses—a verse that you perhaps have gravitated to for years and you can quote it verbatim? But then one day… Read More ›
YOU INTEND TO DO WHAT???
Today we are going to visit together about an episode in the life of David—one I am sure you all are very familiar with—his encounter with Goliath. Hopefully you will gain some new insights into this story that will strengthen… Read More ›
Shame
Man’s first transgression came from a desire to be something other than what God created us to be. Adam and Eve wanted to be more than human. Shame was birthed out of this original sin. The Oxford dictionary defines shame… Read More ›
HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE
This is a well known phrase—holding on for dear life—but the following Scripture sheds entirely new light on these words—here is clarified meaning in black and white. This passage always has significance but especially so when our life capsizes and… Read More ›
SELF CONTROL (The Gift)
ll Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear—but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and… Read More ›
Jellyfish Christianity
Jellyfish are invertebrates; they don’t have a backbone. Nor do they have a brain or heart. They are 95% water. Sadly, there are many jellyfish Christians and theologians today. If we are not careful, we can subtly become one too…. Read More ›
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 ›
DISCIPLINE (The Gift)
ll Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear—but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and… Read More ›
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 ›
The Return of the King
Loved the Lord of the Rings – The Return of the KING!! “The eye of the enemy is moving – the end has come – Frodo moves closer to Mordor – It is time – give him the sword of… Read More ›
WELL BALANCED MIND (The Gift)
ll Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear—but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and… Read More ›
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 ›
The Hauntings
Haunting – It’s a strange word – these days we mainly think of something eerie – like spectres/ghosts taking over isolated, dilapidated and crumbling old houses. The Internet tells me that the word also has other meanings like poignant or… Read More ›
When Life Takes a Hideous Detour
How do we cope when things go radically wrong?? People, events, attitude and even the weather can change our lives in often dramatic ways – things we never even thought of before can come thumping into our lives in the… Read More ›
CALM (The Gift)
ll Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear—but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and… Read More ›
Can trials be good?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. James 1:3 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A man had a grandfather clock. One day he felt sorry for the grandfather clock because it had a weight on it…. Read More ›
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 ›
The Heavens are Angry
Jan. 24, 2019 11:37 a.m. The heavens are angry and My wrath shall be poured out. My children are crying, their hearts are ripped apart. For good reason! Listen up My children for the day of redemption is very… Read More ›
LOVE (The Gift)
ll Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear—but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and… Read More ›
POWER (The Gift)
ll Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear—but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and… Read More ›
JESUS???? REALLY????
We have a son named Daniel and a daughter named Rachael. We have five amazing Grandblessings. Sue Ann my adored has one brother and two sisters. I Have two brothers and one sister and another sister who was a twin… Read More ›
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 ›
THE GIFT
ll Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity—of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear—but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and… Read More ›
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 ›
I AM – Devotional Style Short Stories – “We Were not Alone”
We Were Not Alone Her nerves are stretched to where she feels she can stand this no more. She slams on the brakes of the car in the parking lot and sits staring at nothing as the motor idles. Her… Read More ›
I’m Selective and I don’t Apologize for it
This is rewritten (just a bit) from a post way back in 2014. I still stand by it! Yep, that’s me! There are days when all I want to do is sit and play computer games. It seems I go in… Read More ›
I AM – Devotional Style Short Stories – “The Garden”
The Garden The ground has been tilled, the weeds removed, and the tools set aside, for now. The woman sits at her kitchen table holding her hot mug of coffee while contemplating on the day ahead. The doorbell rings startling… Read More ›
LEAVING AND ARRIVING
I feel the following consideration is very apropos at this time as we are en masse participating in a leaving and arriving from 2018 to 2019. In Genesis 12:1-5 we have an account of a huge “leaving” for Abraham and… Read More ›