by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 23, 2026 | Ambassador, Buddhism, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Evangelism, New Age, Vampires, Wicca
(Originally printed in the Winter/Spring 2013 Issue of the MCOI Journal) Some years ago a youth pastor from a nearby community called me. He was concerned about a large group of Vampires that gathered regularly in his town’s park. He thought there were perhaps 300 and...
by Don Veinot | Jun 12, 2025 | Authoritarian, Books, Christ and the Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Fear, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legalism, Mormonism, Politics, Racism, Shepherding, Spiritual Abuse, Word Faith
Intimidation comes at us on a variety of fronts, sometimes in subtle ways. It might come from the political arena or even religious groups. Sometimes we can be intimidated even by family or work associates. Most of the time it is destructive, of course, but in some...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 5, 2025 | Biblical Justice, Christ, Culture and Society, Homosexuality, Immorality, Jesus, Jesus as King, LGBTQA+, Liberal Left, Liberalism, Progressives, Transgender, Woke
The question of what God is like is not really a new one. Is He cruel or is He kind? Is He distant or intimately involved in our lives? When we were new believers, we read a book that we found quite helpful on this topic, Your God Is Too Small by J.B. Phillips. In...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 13, 2025 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Creationsim, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Evolution, Jehovah's Witnesses
There are many things in life that we believe in by faith. This is true of Christians and non-Christians, Creationists and Darwinian Evolutionists, those who believe in God and atheists alike. Some do not want to admit this is the case, but it is true nonetheless....
by Pastor G. Richard Fisher | Aug 22, 2024 | Black Liberation Theology, Christ and the Church, Culture and Society, Discernment, Emerging Church, Evangelical Left, Liberal Theology, Politics, Theology
Editors Note: Although our friend, mentor and Advisory Board member, the late Pastor G. Richard Fisher, contributed this twelve years ago. With the advent of CRT and Progressivism it is just as relevant and insightful today. I have been asked numerous times about the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 8, 2024 | Culture and Society, Homosexuality, Paganism, Politics
Should Christian faith and politics be mutually exclusive or inextricably intertwined? The answer to this question is all over the map. Many Christians argue that we should not be involved in the political process at all, while others argue that it would be...
