by Carl Teichrib | Apr 27, 2023 | Abraham Maslow, Buddhism, Eastern Mysticism, Enneagram, Hinduism, Homosexuality, Islam, Shaman, Transcendental Meditation, Yoga
Secularism didn’t supplant religion in the Western world, as some Twentieth Century humanists had anticipated. Instead, new spiritual expressions and movements entered the landscape, often with roots firmly planted in the metaphysical soil of the East. This article,...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 18, 2022 | Deity of Christ, Gospel, Hinduism, Islam, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Jesus Resurrection, Judaism, Kolob, Liberal Theology, Mormon, Mormon History, Mormonism, mysticism, New Age, Resurrection
The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” (John 10:33) Jesus the Messiah has been to many an enigma since he walked this Earth. He is near the center – or at least...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 3, 2022 | Buddhism, Centering Prayer, Chakras, Contemplative Prayer, Cosmic Christ, Eastern Mysticism, Empire Strikes Back, Evangelical Left, Hinduism, Kundalini, Meditation, mysticism, New Age, Paganism, Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Rob Bell, Roman Catholicism, Willow Creek Community Church, Yoga
The 1960s and ’70s was a time of great transition for Western culture – and in our opinion, not in a good way. Sadly in our view, America led the way down that slippery slope. Social mores and long-held religious tenets were challenged and often discarded by...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 3, 2020 | #Blacklivesmatter, #BLM, ANTIFA, bigotry, Black Liberation Theology, Black Lives are Sacred, Carl Jung, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Gnostic, Hinduism, kabbalah, Lawlessness, Liberal Theology, Liberalism, Marxism, Politics, Post Christian, Progressives, Psychology, Racism
On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy (JFK), the second youngest President of the United States, was sworn into office (The youngest was Theodore Roosevelt at 42). Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic to be elected to that position by a very slim margin of 118,000...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 8, 2019 | Centering Prayer, Church leadership, Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, Evangelical Left, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, Hinduism, mysticism, Perennialism
After I spoke at a church this past weekend, I was asked, “How is it that so many celebrity preachers, celebrity Christian authors, and celebrity pastors take the stage with known (and popular) false teachers?” There are, of course, many possible reasons. It could be...
by Guest Writer | May 18, 2019 | Aldous Huxley, Buddhism, Contemplative Prayer, Hinduism, Roman Catholic, Thomas Merton
(Originally printed in the Fall 2006 Issue of the MCOI Journal page 8) Twenty-some years ago, my sister Janet and I signed up for a field trip sponsored by the Crystal Cathedral to a Vedanta monastery in the nearby Saddleback Mountains. At that time, we were working...
Don and Joy, Well written and a view of “evangelicalism” growing in many sectors today. They throw “white supremacy” and…
Hello, Deborah, thank you so much for reading this and for your comment. Yes, this has been seeping into the…
I’ve just come across your articles and am very thankful for your clear exposé on the problem with contemplative prayer…
Greetings, I appreciate your zeal. Even so, there is a difference between attempting to answer the question of how god…
Thank you for your reply. I wanted to point out in love that Colleen Tinker has abandoned the gospel to…