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?,’...
by Don Veinot | Nov 13, 2014 | Christ and the Church, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Discernment, Politics, Scripture
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber was paid $400K for his work on crafting the signature legislation of Barak Obama and the Democrat party made news again this week as he boldly proclaimed that the law was intentionally crafted to deceive the Congressional Budget...
by Don Veinot | Aug 28, 2014 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Christian living, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Discernment, Political Correctness, Salvation, Social tyranny
“I miss my country.” That is a line I have heard time and again lately and have even said it myself. There is a certain amount of nostalgia that is sort of made up or embellished on as one reflects back on the past. Often when we talk of “the good old days” it is...
by Don Veinot | Jan 2, 2014 | Christ and the Church, Christian living, Church, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Homosexuality
You would really have to be a near hermit to have not heard about the flap caused by the “Duck Commander” Phil Robertson and the media apoplexy which has resulted. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy made the phrase, “You might be a Redneck if…’ very popular and IndyStar...
by Don Veinot | Nov 7, 2013 | Church, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Discernment, Marxism, Politics
The Fourth Estate, more commonly known as the press, has traditionally been viewed as necessary not only to report the news but to keep tabs on political leaders. The answer in response to the question, Why is a free and open press important to a democracy?: A free...
by Don Veinot | Oct 24, 2013 | Abortion, Christian living, Church, Culture and Society, Defend the Faith, Discernment, Homosexuality, Pedophilia
Martha Beck in her Huffington Post article Simple Test Reveals If Someone Is Trustworthy gives an example one of her “coaching tricks” which is really little more than an undefined question. By leaving questions undefined they become a sort of a trap for the one on...