by Don Veinot | Aug 15, 2013 | Atheism, Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Jehovah's Witnesses
We often get phone calls that start out with something like, “I have a Jehovah’s Witness coming in 2 hours. What verse do I give them to reach them?” or “I work with an atheist and I can make a great case against Darwinism but then they throw out, ‘but Christians hate...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 10, 2013 | Christ and the Church, Cults and Religions, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCOI Journal, Spring 2010
(Originally printed in the Spring 2010 Issue of the MCOI Journal) Many years ago, in a town far, far away, or so it seems, two youthful believers-Joy and I (Don)-were part of a small church. I had grown up with an Atheist world view but had been a Christian for a few...
by Don Veinot | Aug 1, 2013 | Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Discernment, Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Deception is sometimes used as a form of entertainment. David Copperfield is perhaps the most well-known and wealthiest magician today. Doug Henning, Penn and Teller are among the top in their field and who hasn’t heard of The Great Houdini? While we watch we know...
by Ken Ammi | Apr 25, 2013 | Atheism, Cults and Religions, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCOI Journal, Mormonism, New Age, Relativism, Winter/Spring 2013
(Originally printed in the Winter/Spring 2013 MCOI Journal) This is a succinct retelling of a conversation betwixt me and an adherent of a New-Age worldview. When it comes to evangelization, apologetics, polemics or into whichever field your ministry takes you, you...
by Don Veinot | Mar 28, 2013 | Atheism, Bart Ehrman, Christ and the Church, Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection
It is that time of year again. The faithful celebrate the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Liberal media will trot out “experts” like Bart Ehrman who will assert that the resurrection never occurred or John Dominic Crossan who will offer up that the...
by Don Veinot | Dec 21, 2012 | Baptism, Christ and the Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, MCOI Journal, Mormonism, Spring 2011
(Originally printed in the Spring 2011 Issue of the MCOI Journal) This is a paper that tries to identify the unity between the Old Testament and the New Testament regarding God’s desire to reveal Himself to ALL people, i.e. evangelism. We recognize the Great...