by Don Veinot | Jul 22, 2010 | General, Jehovah's Witnesses, Theology
I received a phone call last week which began, “I am not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, but …” This is nearly always a tip off that the caller is a Jehovah’s Witness who is currently disfellowshipped, or for some other reason not meeting with the Jehovah’s Witnesses at...
by Don Veinot | Dec 10, 2009 | Atheism, Church History, Cults and Religions, Culture Driven Church, Don Veinot, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism
Matthew, Mark and Luke recorded the words of Jesus when He said: YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ (Matt. 22:37) Mark adds “strength” (Mark 12:30) and Luke adds “strength:” and loving your...
by Don Veinot | Mar 20, 2008 | Hinduism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Judaism, Liberal Theology
I appreciated the comments and challenges on last week’s blog I Don’t Like Apologists As I and several others within the ministry of MCOI went back and reread Stephen Macasil’s article Apostasy Warning: Tim Keller and the interview in First Things we were not...
by Dave Moore | Mar 23, 1997 | Baptism, Boston Church of Christ, Christadelphians, Cults and Religions, Jehovah's Witnesses, March/April 1997, MCOI Journal
By Dave Moore (This originally appeared in the March/April 1997 MCOI Journal) Ask the average person in the street if he knows who the Christadelphians are and he probably won’t have a clue. Even most Evangelical Christians don’t know who the...
by Joy Veinot | Jan 23, 1997 | Cults and Religions, January/February 1997, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCOI Journal, Salvation, Spiritual Abuse
(This originally appeared in the January/February 1997 MCOI Journal) One of the most talked-about movies of 1995 was “Dead Man Walking.” Sean Penn played the part of a man convicted of a capital crime and under the death sentence. As such, his life was...
by Michael Ervolina | Nov 23, 1996 | Cults and Religions, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCOI Journal, November/December 1996, Pagan Celebrations, Paganism
By Michael Ervolina (Originally printed in the November/December 1996 MCOI Journal) It’s the day after Thanksgiving. You’re pulling out the decorations from the attic and setting up the tree when you hear the doorbell. You mumble something about how this...
