by Jonathan Miles | Jul 19, 2017 | Bible study, Christian Life, Christianity Today, Church History, Church leadership, Evangelism, Pornography, Salvation, Scripture
Sometimes when someone makes such an outlandish, obviously inflammatory statement you have to step back and look at what’s really going on. Take this headline from Churchleaders: “The Ridiculous Emphasis Christians Place on the Bible” I’m mean...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 22, 2016 | Christmas, Church History, Faith tested, Grief, Incarnation
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Christmas Bells) The poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” was composed...
by Ron Henzel | Dec 3, 2016 | Church History, Culture and Society, Evangelical Left, Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberal Left, Political Correctness, Politics, Progressives, Social Justice, Theological liberalism
[Trigger warning: statements that might qualify in some minds as offensive hate-speech will be quoted in this post. Heck, I might even throw in a few of my own!] You know Joe. He’s the VP whose favorability ratings go up every time he puts on Ray-Bans. And you know...
by Guest Writer | Dec 5, 2015 | Church History, MCOI Journal, Reformation, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Scripture, Sola Scriptura, Theology, Winter 1999
(This originally appeared in the Winter 1999 edition of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 4) by Steve Berg In a recent debate between two apologists (a Catholic and a Protestant) over the issue of sola scriptura,* the Catholic defender, Gerry Matatics, argued that...
by Don Veinot | Apr 2, 2015 | Christ and the Church, Church History, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection
The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus will take place for many this Sunday. For most people these days, it is more-or-less a cultural event. I don’t necessarily mean they deny that the resurrection happened, but that they believe it based on their family and...
by Don Veinot | Mar 19, 2015 | Apologetics, Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Brian McLaren, Church History, Cults and Religions, Defend the Faith, Divination, Jesus Seminar, Wicca
I never really know when I start the day what questions, comments or challenges may come up but they are often interesting. This past week was no exception. On March 13 “Gary” posted a comment to Dr. Tom Howe’s blog, “Brian McLaren, ‘Is Jesus the Only Way to What?,’...
