by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 24, 2022 | Depression, Despair, Fear, Pilgrims, Suffering, Thanksgiving
If we said there is a great deal of angst and bitter division in our nation these days, I think most Americans would agree. Thankfully, Thanksgiving is approaching, and perhaps we may get a momentary reprieve from the never-ending cultural quarrel that besets us. It...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 11, 2021 | Church History, Depression, Discipleship, Economy, History, Holiness, Persecution, Sin
Joy once asked her mother’s mother, Grandma Price, how in the world she had raised 6 children, one not yet four years old, in a converted garage in Chicago during the Great Depression? Her husband had died in 1934, leaving her to manage all on her own. Even as we type...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 24, 2018 | Christian living, Depression, Divided Families, Faith tested, Mourning, Superstition
Christians are supposed to be happy, happy, happy – not fearful or depressed about difficult situations in life, right? Those of us involved in discernment ministries or missions to cults and false religious movements are focused on false teaching and false...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 14, 2018 | Cults and Religions, Death, Depression, Divided Families, Fear, Grief, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mass Shootings
Our nation collectively grieved the tragic loss of life on September 11, 2001. Despite the anger we all felt towards the terrorists, we all gathered together to comfort those who would not see a husband, wife, father, mother or child return home after a normal day of...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 9, 2017 | Depression, Divided Families, Holy Living, Political Correctness, Politics, Progressives
These days, it can be a real challenge to live above the darkness that seems to be descending upon the whole world. Right is wrong in our world, and bad is good. Christians are being hated and attacked for our beliefs. Of course, hatred of Christians has been the norm...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 10, 2016 | Culture and Society, Depression, Discipleship, Economy, Evangelical Left, Fear, Jonathan Haidt, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology
Two weeks ago, we wrote a blog called “Social Justice U”. The blog highlighted a talk by Dr. Jonathan Haidt, where he gives concrete examples of how political correctness and protected victim status is harming society, and greatly exacerbating the very social ills...
