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- Karen Wheaton - Hugh Whelchel - Bob Whitaker - Tim Whitaker - James Emery White - Leslie White - Thomas White - Timothy Dale White - John Whiteford - Katharine Whiteford - Lamor Whitehead - Donald Whitney - Timothy Whitt -
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==Karen Wheaton======
Karen Harris Wheaton Towe is an American Pentecostal preacher, Gospel music singer and recording artist based in Hamilton, Alabama whose career has spanned the late 1970s until the present time. She has toured throughout the U.S. performing at events that also featured preachers and Christian artists such as Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, Benny Hinn and the Gaither Homecoming. Her singing voice is classified in the Mississippi Delta style, which is fused with blues, urban contemporary gospel, and bluegrass gospel influences. She is the Director and Founder of "The Ramp," a youth ministry located in the city of Hamilton, Alabama. The Ramp operates with the goal of "awakening a generation," holding Christian rallies, concerts, and conferences for teenagers.
Mar 29, 2015: Youtube: "Lord You're Holy" by Karen Wheaton
D2D4H (Destined to Dance for Him) ministers in a MIGHTY way under the direction of Shannon Lehew
Dec 17, 2014: Daystar: Karen Wheaton, Rodrigo Rodriguez, Ricky and Cyd Texada (12.17.2014)
Coming up on Marcus and Joni, Rodrigo Rodriguez ministers through music, plus Karen Wheaton and Ricky and Cyd Texada share their stories.
Nov 2, 2010: Youtube: 03. Karen Wheaton Live! "Lord You're Holy" & "Exhoration III"
Karen Wheaton Live! "Lord You're Holy" & "Exhoration III". Eddie James directs Choir & Band.
D2D4H (Destined to Dance for Him) ministers in a MIGHTY way under the direction of Shannon Lehew
Dec 17, 2014: Daystar: Karen Wheaton, Rodrigo Rodriguez, Ricky and Cyd Texada (12.17.2014)
Coming up on Marcus and Joni, Rodrigo Rodriguez ministers through music, plus Karen Wheaton and Ricky and Cyd Texada share their stories.
Nov 2, 2010: Youtube: 03. Karen Wheaton Live! "Lord You're Holy" & "Exhoration III"
Karen Wheaton Live! "Lord You're Holy" & "Exhoration III". Eddie James directs Choir & Band.
==hugh whelchel=====
Hugh Whelchel is executive director of the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, a biblical advocacy think tank based in the Washington, DC area, and author of How Then Should We Work? Rediscovering the Biblical Doctrine of Work.
Hugh Whelchel
God gave humanity dominion over the earth to steward with authority, responsibility and care. In Genesis 1:28, we are told that one of the things we are created to do is to subdue the earth. The Hebrew word, translated “subdue” in verse 28 (Hebrew kabash) in that context, means to make the earth useful for human beings’ benefit and enjoyment. Stewardship implies an expectation of human achievement. If God entrusts me with something, then he expects me to do something with it, something worthwhile, something that he finds valuable. God has entrusted us with certain resources, gifts and abilities. Our responsibility, as Dr. Ken Boa, president of Reflections Ministries, writes, “is to live by that trust by managing these things well, according to his design and desire.” --Hugh Whelchel
==bob whitaker======
“When I think of Christianity, I think almost the opposite of what I understand Christian nationalism to be. I think of the beatitudes. I think of the life of Jesus. I think of the fact that Jesus gave a completely open invitation to follow him.” --Bob Whitaker; Christ Evangelical Church; Bloomington
Evangelical pastor: Look to Jesus’ teachings to oppose Christian nationalism
Searching for a way to counter the authoritarian Christian nationalism that is gaining strength in Indiana? Christian theology and values could be a good starting point, a speaker at a public radio-hosted forum suggested Friday. “When I think of Christianity, I think almost the opposite of what I understand Christian nationalism to be,” said Bob Whitaker, senior pastor at Christ Evangelical Church in Bloomington. “I think of the beatitudes. I think of the life of Jesus. I think of the fact that Jesus gave a completely open invitation to follow him.” Whitaker referred to comments by Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, who recently declared that “radical Democrat Marxists” are waging war on “our Constitution, our children and the future of this Republic” and by White House adviser Stephen Miller, who said the assassination of Republican activist Charlie Kirk had ignited a conservative fire that “burns with a righteous fury” against their “enemies.”
(American Reformer 10/27/25) READMORE>>>>
Searching for a way to counter the authoritarian Christian nationalism that is gaining strength in Indiana? Christian theology and values could be a good starting point, a speaker at a public radio-hosted forum suggested Friday. “When I think of Christianity, I think almost the opposite of what I understand Christian nationalism to be,” said Bob Whitaker, senior pastor at Christ Evangelical Church in Bloomington. “I think of the beatitudes. I think of the life of Jesus. I think of the fact that Jesus gave a completely open invitation to follow him.” Whitaker referred to comments by Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, who recently declared that “radical Democrat Marxists” are waging war on “our Constitution, our children and the future of this Republic” and by White House adviser Stephen Miller, who said the assassination of Republican activist Charlie Kirk had ignited a conservative fire that “burns with a righteous fury” against their “enemies.”
(American Reformer 10/27/25) READMORE>>>>
==tim whitaker======
Comment from BNG’s editor on our coverage of The New Evangelicals
The day Baptist News Global published a second article detailing alleged abusive behavior by Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals, Whitaker returned from a week-long public silence with a new video post on social media.
That March 24 video appears to be an attempt to return to business as usual despite the 94-page report from GRACE outlining abusive behavior against employees and despite Whitaker’s attempt to intimidate a BNG writer and other influencers and despite the board of directors pledging to take seriously the report and make adjustments. (Baptist News Global 3/25/25) READ MORE>>>>>
The day Baptist News Global published a second article detailing alleged abusive behavior by Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals, Whitaker returned from a week-long public silence with a new video post on social media.
That March 24 video appears to be an attempt to return to business as usual despite the 94-page report from GRACE outlining abusive behavior against employees and despite Whitaker’s attempt to intimidate a BNG writer and other influencers and despite the board of directors pledging to take seriously the report and make adjustments. (Baptist News Global 3/25/25) READ MORE>>>>>
June 24, 2023: Flux: Can evangelical Christianity be saved from right-wing extremism?
Activist and podcaster Tim Whitaker describes how and why he and others are trying to build an inclusive faith
Activist and podcaster Tim Whitaker describes how and why he and others are trying to build an inclusive faith
==james emery white======
2010: Preaching: The 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years
A quarter-century has brought great changes to the preaching landscape, and today’s list of contributing editors includes names that would have been unknown to most pastors 25 years ago: Rick Warren, Bryan Chapell, James MacDonald, Robert Smith, Dave Stone, James Emery White and Ed Young Jr. (though his pastor dad would have been a good candidate for the original list—and is now among our senior consulting editors).
A quarter-century has brought great changes to the preaching landscape, and today’s list of contributing editors includes names that would have been unknown to most pastors 25 years ago: Rick Warren, Bryan Chapell, James MacDonald, Robert Smith, Dave Stone, James Emery White and Ed Young Jr. (though his pastor dad would have been a good candidate for the original list—and is now among our senior consulting editors).
==james r white======
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Pastors slam Todd Starnes for urging Christians to leave churches if they didn’t preach on Trump attack James White, a well-known pastor and elder at Apologia Church in Tempe, Arizona, who also serves as director of Alpha and Omega Ministries in Phoenix, said Starnes’ comment about what pastors should be preaching about on Sunday was out of order and urged him to get “back in your lane.” (Christian Post 7/15/24) READMORE>>>>> |
July 14, 2024: White to Todd Starnes: “You've GOT to be kidding me. No sir, I did not address the assassination attempt in today's service. I taught on Jesus' view of Scripture, actually. There would have been nothing wrong in mentioning it, even praying about it. In fact, if we had wanted to address, again, the proper role of the church in calling magistrates to obedience to Christ (something we were doing long before it became popular after 2020), that would have been fine as well,” White wrote on X. “But how dare you get on your high horse and pretend to dictate to the elders of Christ's churches what they must address on a given Lord's Day from the pulpit lest they be labeled ‘limp-wristed wokevangelicals.’ You need to apologize for this absurd tweet and delete it. Back in your lane, sir.” |
==leslie white======
Lesli White is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and a concentration in print and online journalism. In college, she took a number of religious studies courses and harnessed her talent for storytelling. White has a rich faith background. Her father, a Lutheran pastor and life coach was a big influence in her faith life, helping her to see the value of sharing the message of Christ with others. She has served in the church from an early age. Some of these roles include assisting ministry, mutual ministry, worship and music ministry and church council.
Lesli White
If the devil can get you to believe the physical world is more real than the spiritual world, he can trick you into pursuing things like money, power and fame and have you believing that materialistic things are more important than being in a relationship with God. If you think this, then you won’t seek first the kingdom of God. But there is far more greatness in God’s Heavenly Kingdom than any material possession we acquire while in physical form on Earth.
In 1 Timothy 1:9-11, lying is listed as something that is practiced by the lawless. Just as there are people around you who will lie to avoid confronting the truth, there are people who will buy into lies in order to avoid God’s truth. While the devil lies constantly, God never does. In fact, He is the source of truth. Hebrews 6:18 tells us, “It is impossible for God to lie.” Jesus tells us He is the way, the truth and the life. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be people of truth. Believing these lies keeps us from fully living this. --Leslie White; Belief.Net: 6 Lies Satan Wants You to Believe About God
In 1 Timothy 1:9-11, lying is listed as something that is practiced by the lawless. Just as there are people around you who will lie to avoid confronting the truth, there are people who will buy into lies in order to avoid God’s truth. While the devil lies constantly, God never does. In fact, He is the source of truth. Hebrews 6:18 tells us, “It is impossible for God to lie.” Jesus tells us He is the way, the truth and the life. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be people of truth. Believing these lies keeps us from fully living this. --Leslie White; Belief.Net: 6 Lies Satan Wants You to Believe About God
==Thomas white======
Feb 16, 2023: Christian Post: Cedarville University experiencing ‘outpouring of the Lord’ in campus revival
A Christian university in Ohio is seeing spontaneous prayer and worship among its student body days after a revival began at Asbury University in Kentucky.
Cedarville University President Thomas White described what was happening as “a special outpouring and sensing of the presence of the Lord,” adding that it “will be left to the historians” to determine if it was truly a revival.
A Christian university in Ohio is seeing spontaneous prayer and worship among its student body days after a revival began at Asbury University in Kentucky.
Cedarville University President Thomas White described what was happening as “a special outpouring and sensing of the presence of the Lord,” adding that it “will be left to the historians” to determine if it was truly a revival.
==timothy dale White======
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Evangelicals, Trump and the cost of silence in America For more than 60 years, I have been an evangelical Christian. I have never seen our moral credibility thinner — or our silence more consequential — than it is now. I am a retired evangelical pastor who, with my wife, founded Washington Cathedral in Redmond in 1984. (Pastor Mark Nsimbi now leads the church, and the views expressed here are mine alone.) For most of my pastoral life, I believed it was not my role to tell people how to vote. Full disclosure: I have not voted for President Donald Trump, though I rarely said so publicly. I was formed in a time when political disagreement did not automatically imply moral condemnation. Voting against a candidate did not mean withdrawing support for that person as president. Our democratic republic endured because disagreement was governed by respect, conversation and civic restraint. (Timothy Dale White; Seattle Times 2.22.26) READMORE>>>>> |
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==Catherine Whiteford======
GOP divided by Capitol Hill visit from Orthodox Christian advocacy group
“It is prudent to be aware of foreign influence operations by U.S. adversaries.” The delegation on Capitol Hill on Tuesday included Orthodox Christian clergy and supporters from the ROCOR, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese and the Orthodox Church of America, among others, according to Catherine Whiteford, who helped lead the delegation. Whiteford is co-chair of the Young Republican National Federation, but she wrote on the social platform X that she was advocating with the clergy in her personal capacity. Her father, John Whiteford, is a priest in an Orthodox Church in Texas. (The Hill; 12/20/25) READMORE>>>>
“It is prudent to be aware of foreign influence operations by U.S. adversaries.” The delegation on Capitol Hill on Tuesday included Orthodox Christian clergy and supporters from the ROCOR, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese and the Orthodox Church of America, among others, according to Catherine Whiteford, who helped lead the delegation. Whiteford is co-chair of the Young Republican National Federation, but she wrote on the social platform X that she was advocating with the clergy in her personal capacity. Her father, John Whiteford, is a priest in an Orthodox Church in Texas. (The Hill; 12/20/25) READMORE>>>>
==john whiteford=======
GOP divided by Capitol Hill visit from Orthodox Christian advocacy group
“It is prudent to be aware of foreign influence operations by U.S. adversaries.” The delegation on Capitol Hill on Tuesday included Orthodox Christian clergy and supporters from the ROCOR, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese and the Orthodox Church of America, among others, according to Catherine Whiteford, who helped lead the delegation. Whiteford is co-chair of the Young Republican National Federation, but she wrote on the social platform X that she was advocating with the clergy in her personal capacity. Her father, John Whiteford, is a priest in an Orthodox Church in Texas. (The Hill; 12/20/25) READMORE>>>>
“It is prudent to be aware of foreign influence operations by U.S. adversaries.” The delegation on Capitol Hill on Tuesday included Orthodox Christian clergy and supporters from the ROCOR, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese and the Orthodox Church of America, among others, according to Catherine Whiteford, who helped lead the delegation. Whiteford is co-chair of the Young Republican National Federation, but she wrote on the social platform X that she was advocating with the clergy in her personal capacity. Her father, John Whiteford, is a priest in an Orthodox Church in Texas. (The Hill; 12/20/25) READMORE>>>>
==lamor whitehead=====
Mar 12, 2023: Daily Mail: When good pastors go bad: From disgraced Carl Lentz's multiple affairs in Hillsong scandal to NYC's 'bling bishop', these are the biggest falls from grace
New York City's notorious 'bling pastor' Lamor Whitehead, the founder of Brooklyn's Leaders of Tomorrow International Church, was charged in December 2022 with scamming his parishioners out of more than $100,000 and lying to the FBI.
Whitehead, who made headlines for preaching prosperity, was robbed at gunpoint by two men while he was giving a live-streamed sermon.
It was later revealed that he had previously served two years in a state prison on multiple counts of identity fraud and grand larceny before he was released early for good behavior.
According to the indictment, Whitehead scammed one of his parishioners out of $90,000 from her retirement savings.
It says he had promised to buy the woman a home, but instead spent the money on luxury goods and clothing.
Separately, federal authorities allege Whitehead extorted an unnamed businessman out of $5,000 in April and May of 2022 and asked the man to lend him $50,000, promising he could make them both 'millions'.
The pastor also made a name for himself negotiating the surrender of a subway shooting suspect who was wanted for killing a Goldman Sachs employee.
In May 2022, Whitehead rolled up to the NYPD's Fifth Police Precinct on behalf of the shooting suspect in his $350,000 Rolls-Royce, wearing a Fendi blazer.
Whitehead, who denies the fraud allegations, was later hit with further fraud charges for fabricating bank records in an attempt to finance his million-dollar New Jersey mansion, federal prosecutors said.
The pastor allegedly created a fake bank account to get a mortgage loan in 2019 and altered bank records to make it appear that the LLC had an average balance of more than $2 million, when it actually had less than $10.
New York City's notorious 'bling pastor' Lamor Whitehead, the founder of Brooklyn's Leaders of Tomorrow International Church, was charged in December 2022 with scamming his parishioners out of more than $100,000 and lying to the FBI.
Whitehead, who made headlines for preaching prosperity, was robbed at gunpoint by two men while he was giving a live-streamed sermon.
It was later revealed that he had previously served two years in a state prison on multiple counts of identity fraud and grand larceny before he was released early for good behavior.
According to the indictment, Whitehead scammed one of his parishioners out of $90,000 from her retirement savings.
It says he had promised to buy the woman a home, but instead spent the money on luxury goods and clothing.
Separately, federal authorities allege Whitehead extorted an unnamed businessman out of $5,000 in April and May of 2022 and asked the man to lend him $50,000, promising he could make them both 'millions'.
The pastor also made a name for himself negotiating the surrender of a subway shooting suspect who was wanted for killing a Goldman Sachs employee.
In May 2022, Whitehead rolled up to the NYPD's Fifth Police Precinct on behalf of the shooting suspect in his $350,000 Rolls-Royce, wearing a Fendi blazer.
Whitehead, who denies the fraud allegations, was later hit with further fraud charges for fabricating bank records in an attempt to finance his million-dollar New Jersey mansion, federal prosecutors said.
The pastor allegedly created a fake bank account to get a mortgage loan in 2019 and altered bank records to make it appear that the LLC had an average balance of more than $2 million, when it actually had less than $10.
==Donald Whitney======
Donald Whitney
Although the Holy Spirit produces the desire for godliness, progress in godliness isn’t automatic. After all, God says, “Train yourself for godliness.” The Spirit motivates and enables us to train ourselves, but He doesn’t do the training for us. The practical, day-by-day obedience to the command is our Spirit-empowered responsibility. The key to cultivating practical godliness in real life is discipline: intentional, ongoing participation in the God-given means of grace found in God’s Word. That’s why I prefer the New American Standard Bible’s rendering of 1 Timothy 4:7, “Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.” The “purpose” of the practice is godliness, that is, the “holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” The God-designed responsibility you have in this lifelong pursuit is to “discipline yourself.” What kind of discipline? Well, obviously it’s not bodily discipline (as the next verse—1 Tim. 4:8—makes clear), otherwise body-builders would be the godliest people on earth. Rather the Bible is referring to spiritual discipline. And the practices found in Scripture which cultivate practical godliness have come to be known as “the spiritual disciplines.” So, the way we discipline ourselves for the purpose of godliness is by practicing the biblical spiritual disciplines. -Donald Whitney; Gospel Coalition; Cultivating Practical Godliness
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Nov 19, 2021: Southern Equip: How God Helps Us Pray According to His Will
To pray the Bible, you simply go through a passage line by line, talking to God about whatever comes to mind as you read the text. See how easy that is? Anyone can do that. Apr 1, 2016: Crossway: An Interview with Donald Whitney
In this video, Justin Taylor sits down with Donald Whitney to discuss his new book, Family Worship. |
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==Timothy Whitt======
Timothy Whitt
James 2:17, “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
James once again wants to make it clear. Faith in God equals working to be God’s hands, feet and voice in this world. The Bible is clear in verses like Ephesians 2:8-10, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.” we are not saved by our works. However, in verses like James 2:17, and again in James 2:26, “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.” The Bible is clear that your life must exhibit a working faith. So now is the time for you to reflect on your life of faith. If you do not see yourself doing, going or speaking for God then it might be time to give your faith life some CPR.
--Timothy Whitt; LetterPile; Your Faith - Dead or Alive, a Devotion From James 2:14-19 8.2.23
James once again wants to make it clear. Faith in God equals working to be God’s hands, feet and voice in this world. The Bible is clear in verses like Ephesians 2:8-10, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.” we are not saved by our works. However, in verses like James 2:17, and again in James 2:26, “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.” The Bible is clear that your life must exhibit a working faith. So now is the time for you to reflect on your life of faith. If you do not see yourself doing, going or speaking for God then it might be time to give your faith life some CPR.
--Timothy Whitt; LetterPile; Your Faith - Dead or Alive, a Devotion From James 2:14-19 8.2.23
