by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 24, 2023 | Authoritarian, Child Sacrifice, Christ, Claudio Naranjo, Elaine Pagels, Enneagram, Evolution, Fear, mysticism, Perennialism, Progressives, Richard Rohr
Imagine all the people, living life in peace. Yoo-hoo, ooh-ooh. You may say I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will be as one.1Imagine, John Lennon, 1971 John Lennon’s song and album by the same...
by Jonathan Miles | May 4, 2023 | Christmas, Easter, Fear, Resurrection
Easter is my favorite holiday. More than Christmas. More than Thanksgiving. I love Easter. I know what you are thinking. Of course, Easter is your favorite. You are a Christian. A theologian of sorts. Big surprise.  But, Dude, wasn’t that like weeks ago? We did the...
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 | Jun 25, 2020 | Authoritarian, Culture and Society, Discernment, Fear, Franz Kafka, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Marxism, Political Correctness, White Fragility
Why do you believe what you believe? Why do you behave the way you behave? Peer pressure has a dramatic impact on social conformity. Human beings are quite susceptible to “group behavior,†and have an almost overwhelming desire to imitate the group they are a part...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 4, 2020 | Bible, Evil, Fear, Forgiveness, Good Works, Gospel, Grace, Salvation
When talking with unbelievers, non-Christians, atheists, etc., the question underlying their objection to the faith is almost never, “Why do good things happen to bad people?†Usually their question is more along the lines of “Why is there evil?†“Why is...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 19, 2019 | ANTIFA, Civil War, End Times, Fear, Free Speech, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Liberalism, Mass Shootings, Offending Words, Violence
When we were children back in the stone age, it was not uncommon to hear a parent say, “Watch your language!†It was sometimes punctuated with “young man†or “young lady.†Our language reflected the cultural values of the time. Certain communications were...