by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 13, 2024 | Atheist, Dads, Discipleship, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Prayer
How does one learn to be a father? There really isn’t a “father training school” per se. Like so many things in life, it mostly happens by observation and imitation. Some people are blessed with great fathers, uncles, or other male role models, while others do not...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 28, 2024 | Emerging Church, Enneagram, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Progressives, Resurrection, Richard Rohr
The great weapon with which the disciples of Jesus set out to conquer the world was not a mere comprehension of eternal principles; it was an historical message, an account of something that had recently happened, it was the message, “He is risen.” But the...
by Jonathan Miles | Mar 21, 2024 | Jehovah's Witnesses, Lament, Resurrection
In the months leading up to this Easter our church had several deaths. Not that unusual. Our church has a strange sort of age gap—either the members are young couples or 70+ couples. Both groups suffered losses of close friends or families. Others were facing...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 14, 2024 | Bart Ehrman, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Most of us will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord in a little over two weeks. For many, the significance of the celebration gets lost in the now predominant popular “add-ons,” such as Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, and the like. The awe and wonder of the historical...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 29, 2024 | Angels, Elohim, Hermeneutics, Jehovah's Witnesses, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Have you noticed there is a strong attraction to secret knowledge?1The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary gives a number of definitions for “Secret” including: “kept from knowledge or view : HIDDEN,” “revealed only to the initiated : ESOTERIC,” “something kept hidden...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Dec 14, 2023 | Christ, Christmas, Church History, Deity of Christ, Incarnation, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jewish, Virgin birth
The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah (the Festival of Lights) began on December 7 and will end today. It is an annual celebration of the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, Israel, which took place in the second century BCE (Yes! Jews were living in the land long...
