by Don and Joy Veinot | Sep 7, 2023 | Bible, Biblical Ethics, Christian exclusivity, context, Evangelical Left, Holiness, Immorality, Inerrancy, Liberal Left, Liberalism, Morality, mysticism, Political Correctness, Politically Incorrect Jesus, Salvation
No True Christian … Part One examined what basis there is for an assertion that a true Christian would or would not do certain things or behave in certain ways. By way of reminder, those who do make such assertions commit the No True Scotsman Fallacy. Knowing right...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 26, 2022 | Bible study, Deception, Discernment, Discipleship, Enneagram, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Guarding the flock, Heresy, Holiness, Homosexuality, Immorality, Kenneth Copeland, LGBTQA+, Word Faith
It is troubling to find so many Christians embracing false beliefs and teachings. But it is less surprising when we discover with George Barna’s most recent research that only “Only 37 Percent of U.S. Pastors Hold a Biblical Worldview.†That is astounding. Of...
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...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 9, 2020 | Christmas, Evangelical Left, Forgiveness, Holiness, Hypocrites, Identity Politics, Morality, Redemption, Sin, Social Justice, Social tyranny
At some point in December, the popular film “A Christmas Story†is always aired. Set in 1947 Indiana at Christmastime, we find we can easily identify with that earlier time and culture, as do many people our age. Ralphie was a typical boy with simple dreams, and...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 10, 2019 | Holiness, Jesus, Reverence
Over the years we have watched various dubious fads ripple throughout the church. They’re not all the same, but one trait these fads seem to have in common is the loss of God’s holiness. Of course, God has lost none of His holiness, even after all these centuries,...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 13, 2019 | Drugs, Holiness, Holy Living, Morality Tale, Problem of Evil, Redemption, Sin
The A&E Series, “Breaking Bad,†could aptly be described as “Mr. Rogers becomes Scarface.†It is a morality tale about a milquetoast high school science teacher who is diagnosed with cancer. Out of concern for the finances of his family – the medical...
