Dr. Randy White

If you will allow with a gracious heart, I would like to share a critique from a mid-career, 25-year Pastor, who is somewhat disgusted with the direction of the modern pastoral ministry.  I’ll save the most important for last, but I have a few issues which I think have more importance that one may think at first glance.  I believe the modern contemporary pastors are shamefully inadequate in the high task to which they have been called.  I find it increasingly difficult to find a pastor who can talk about doctrine or theology, even on a basic level. They are sociological experts, they understand group dynamics, they are leadership pros, and they have a good stage presence. They can talk endlessly about golf or March Madness.  Some are even experts in the stock market or politics. They can tell me there are 12 Apostles, but cannot tell me why.  Here are a few – grievances I have with the modern ministry. More… →

Yesterday my wife, a first grade teacher in our church’s Classical Academy, showed me a new kid’s video that tells the story of the Bible. The particular video was “The Meaning of Easter with Phil Vischer.” Phil is the creator of Veggie Tales, and the series is a Veggie Tales-like animation of Bible. The video is entertaining and even educational.  But, as my wife warned me, I was squirming just a minute into the video clip. The Easter video is the only one I can comment on, but the theology underneath the story-line is bad from the git-go! (see video below) More… →