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 expected,...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 31, 2018 | Death, Evangelical Left, Fear, Good News, Gospel, New Age, Rob Bell, Salvation, Suffering, Theological liberalism
The old saying is “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” That is true when kids are rough housing and things go dangerously awry. But life can be that way too. Quite often, it seems, human beings go through life with little thought to what happens...
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 | 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...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 27, 2016 | Culture and Society, Depression, Discipleship, Fear, Jonathan Haidt, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology
The first presidential debate of 2016 was held at Hofstra University. The leadership at Hofstra, with all the problems this nation faces, was very concerned about — hurt feelings – the possibility that students might suffer emotional distress from hearing ideas...
by Guest Writer | Apr 30, 2016 | Apologetics, Christian Life, Depression, Fear, MCOI Journal, Suffering, Summer 2003, Testimony, Volume 9
(Originally printed in the Summer 2003 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 13) by Mike J. Knowles Does any of this sound familiar? Living day to day, minute to minute, wondering if it will ever get any better, wondering if the hurt and despair will ever stop....
